CAL FIRE/Pismo Beach Fire Department
Report to the City Council
By Battalion Chief Paul Lee
June 4, 2024
Emergency Response by Type –
May 2023 through May 2024
0%
75%
8%
0%
1%2%
2%
7%
0%0%
5%
0%0%
Debris Emergency MedicalFire Alarms Fire Menace StandbyFloodingGas LeakOtherPublic Service AssistanceSmoke Check Structure Fire Type of
Incident
Debris 2
Emergency Medical 1210
Fire Alarms 128
Fire Menace Standby 0
Flooding 10
Gas Leak 24
Other 24
Public Service
Assistance 113
Smoke Check 0
Structure Fire 1
Traffic Collision 88
Vehicle Fire 4
Wildfire 2
Total 1606
Year Incident Review
•2024 had 1606 calls for service
•Trends
•Medical Aids down 3% at 75% call volume
•Fire Alarms down another 5%
•Inspections
•Flooding was up (storms)
•Downtown generates 21% of call volume
•5 Cities Dr. generates the next highest at 12%
•Was Ventana
•Pismo Terrace
Pismo Beach Lifeguard Program
Lifeguards
•Early hiring continues to work well•USLA Academy•Incentive Program •Lead Lifeguard Academy
•Continues to look 2 years out
•Watch Tower
•Workload (Rescues)
•Time of day
•Violations
•Clams
Session 1 Session 2
Junior Lifeguards
Junior Lifeguard
Program
•90 Participants•Session 1: 70•Session 2: 40
•3-week program with 2 sessions
•1 Junior Lifeguard Program
Coordinator-Lead Lifeguard I
•6 Junior Lifeguard Program
Instructors
Prevention
•Special Events (SEC)
•Surf Events
•Winter Lifeguard Staffing
•4th of July
•Sidewalk CPR
•Car Show
•Citywide Weed Inspections
•100% SB1205 Inspections
•93 Apartments (3 units or more)
•32 Hotels
•2 Schools
Vegetation
Management
Program (VMP)
•CAL FIRE Fuels Battalion Projects
•Lighthouse Unit 3
•Cave/Bluffs/Ontario Communication Site
•1000 Hills RX Burn
•Pile Burning
•Avila Fire Control Lines
Light House Unit 2 VMP
Light House Unit 2 VMP
Staffing
•Captain Dell Wells
•Engineers
•Training•3 Year JAC Program
Equipment
•New Engine
•Rescue Type 3 recertification with OES
•Rope system changes•Size of rope & vortex•Lifeguard Tower •Most small engines replaced•Chainsaws
Grants
•FSC $35,000 Fireshed Project
•FSC 50 Days of Crew Work $500,000
•OHV Mobile Radio $7000 Lifeguards
•CAL FIRE CCI 2023 $190,000 Masticator with Trailer
•CAL FIRE CCI 2024 VMP Equipment
CCI Grant
Thank You