annual report-2008.pdf - The City of Titusville, Florida

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Battalion ChiefDaryle BlankenshipBattalion 3—Station #10L-R: Firefighter/Paramedic Greg Sutton, LieutenantRoland Carpenter, Driver-Operator Chris HittBattalion Chief Blankenship is in chargeof Battalion 3. He has a total of 28 yearsof firefighting experience, 25 of whichhave been with Titusville and 6 in a supervisorycapacity. Chief Blankenship is alsoresponsible for the maintenance andupkeep of department facilities.Battalion 3—Station #12L-R: Lieutenant Phil Jones, Firefighter JohnnyHigginbotham, Firefighter/Paramedic Lisa Caron,Driver-Operator/Paramedic Scott EinkopfBattalion 3—Station #11L-R: Firefighter David Neeld, Driver-Operator Wally Kohler,Lieutenant/Paramedic Jerry Ford, Firefighter Brian Hahn11
Battalion 3—Station #13L-R: Firefighter Adam Vaknin, Firefighter ShawnHolbrook, Firefighter/Paramedic Brian Strong, Driver-Operator/Paramedic Doug Chamberlain, Lieutenant/Paramedic Brian MarfittA Firefighter’sday isn’t agame ofcheckersIn the middle of the twentieth century, we allwatched Beaver visit his friend, Gus theFireman, and watched as they played arousing round of checkers. But, the jobresponsibilities of a Firefighter in the twentyfirstcentury is no longer a game.Number of bicycle accidents: 8• Bicycle versus motor vehicle: 2• Falls from bicycles: 5• Bicycle versus pedestrian: 1• Average age of bicyclist: 31 yearsPedestrian accidents: 9We often refer to our fire department as an“all hazards” department. That means ourfirefighters don’t sit around the fire housewaiting for the fire bell to go off. Titusville’sfirefighter job responsibilities consist ofmultiple disciplines: structural firefighting,vehicle accidents, medical services, confinedspace rescues, water rescues, hazardousmaterials responses, aircraft responseand rescue, wildland fires, public educationand community services. When a firefighteris not dealing with an emergency call, thereare equipment, station maintenance, andtraining, training, training, training .When community and firefighter lives are atstake, it’s no game.12
Page 1 and 2: ANNUAL REPORT—2008TITUSVILLEFire
Page 3 and 4: VISION STATEMENTTitusville Fire and
Page 5 and 6: Executive leadership of the Fire an
Page 7 and 8: The majority of our resources, tang
Page 9 and 10: 2008 Calls By 24 Hour Clock2008 Cal
Page 11 and 12: 2008 Fire Calls28106554Natural Vege
Page 13: Of structure fires responded to in2
Page 17 and 18: There is a vast difference in the s
Page 19 and 20: A firefighter’s job requires nume
Page 21 and 22: Service doesn’tcome from amanual
Page 23 and 24: Fire prevention must be the primary
Page 25 and 26: A 27-year employee, LifeSafety Spec
Page 27 and 28: 2008 Childseat Inspections and Inst
Page 29 and 30: FIRST RESPONDER FEE PROGRAMFirst Re
Page 31 and 32: Over 250 years ago, Benjamin Frankl
Page 33 and 34: An HONORABLE SERVICE AWARD is award
Page 35 and 36: 6/10/08: Vehicle Roll-over on I-95F
Page 37: All levels of the department’s or

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