Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURES3.12.1. Fire Protection and EMSAffected EnvironmentWatershedFire protection and EMS within the Gorst Creek watershed is provided by the Bremerton Fire Department andSouth Kitsap Fire and Rescue (SKFR). Bremerton Fire Department serves those areas within the corporate limits ofthe City of Bremerton, and SKFR serves the unincorporated portions of the watershed, as well as the City of PortOrchard and the Bremerton National Airport under contractual agreements.Bremerton Fire DepartmentThe Bremerton Fire Department provides fire protection and EMS within the limits of the City of Bremerton andmaintains a response force of 51 professional line personnel, as well as five staff personnel. The Departmentserves about 37,729 people.Facility InventoryStations and equipment. The Department has three staffed fire stations, but does not maintain any fire stationswithin the Gorst Creek watershed. Fire protection and EMS services are provided from other stations locatedwithin the City of Bremerton. The closest station is Station 2 located near the intersection of SR 3 and Kitsap Way(5005 Kitsap Way), approximately four miles from the center of the Gorst UGA. The equipment housed at Station 2includes two engine units and two medic units.LOSThe levels of service for EMS and fire protection is measured in terms of response time (to understand locationneeds) and call volumes (to understand staffing levels). Response time is defined as the amount of time thatelapses between the initial call for assistance and arrival of the first emergency unit on site. Response timeplanning is tied to the geographic distribution of stations, the equipment housed at each facility, and the level ofstaffing.Bremerton Fire Department’s currently adopted LOS for fire protection is a 4.0 minute response time. For EMS, theLOS is a 4.0 minute response time for basic life support (BLS) and an 8.0 minute response time for advanced lifesupport (ALS).South Kitsap Fire and RescueSKFR covers approximately 118 square miles in southern Kitsap County and, at the end of 2012, employed 102career personnel, supplemented by approximately 76 volunteer firefighters and support staff. The district servesan estimated population of approximately 72,046 residents.Facilities InventoryFire Stations and equipment. SKFR responds to all types of fire, medical and related emergency situations from 16stations throughout the district. SKFR maintains two fire stations within the Watershed:• Station 6 – A volunteer fire station in the Sunnyslope area, located at 6170 SW Rhododendron Drive whichhouses one engine and one water tender.• Station 16 – A professional station just outside of Gorst, located at 4058 W. State Highway 3, which housesone engine, one medic unit and one brush truck with the capability to fight fires in forested areas.LOSKitsap County has adopted levels of service based on fire/emergency units per 1,000 population in its CFP.Fire/emergency units include fire engines, water tenders, and medic units. Fire stations are included in the CFPDraft | June 2013 3-179