Item 5.2 AFD annual Report
ALBERTVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
2020 Annual Report
ALBERTVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
•Mission Statement
Albertville Fire Department members are highly trained and
dedicated to their community in order to maintain the following oath to our
citizens:
"The mission of the Albertville Fire Department is to minimize the
loss of life and property from fire, natural disaster, and hazardous material
incidents; and to save lives by providing emergency services in life
threatening situations in the Cities of Albertville and Otsego; and to perform
these services in a safe and efficient manner by maintaining effective
emergency response, life safety principles, fire suppression initiatives, and fire
prevention training.“
•Vision Statement
“The Albertville Fire Department is committed to providing a
superior level of emergency service that continually improves the quality of
life, health, and safety of the people who live, work in, and visit our
community.”
ALBERTVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
•The Albertville Fire Department is committed to the following Core Values:
Integrity
Professionalism
Honor
Dedication
Integrity:That our moral principles and intellectual honesty will carry
through to the Fire Department and everything we do in the community.
Professionalism:We hold our individual involvement in this
profession to the highest standards through committed, quality service to our
community. We exemplify our professionalism in the way we take pride in
ourselves through our service and day-to-day interactions.
Honor:We are committed to honesty, moral values, and ethics in all
that we do. We believe that every action we take reflects on all the members
of the Fire Department, both past and present.
Dedication:We hold a passionate belief in our mission as a Fire
Department.
2020 Call Data
Calls for Service
o Total Calls in 2020: 414
Yearly Call Volume
•Annual call volume has increased by 61.09%
since 2010.
Calls for Service by City:
o Total Calls in 2020: 414
Albertville: 231 (55.79%)
Otsego: 158 (38.16%)
Mutual Aid: (6.04%)
Calls for Service by City -History:
2016:
•Albertville = 153 (55.40%)
•Otsego = 105 (38.00%)
2017:
•Albertville = 184 (54.44%)
•Otsego = 129 (38.17%)
2018:
•Albertville = 218 (59.56%)
•Otsego = 131 (35.79%)
2019:
•Albertville = 234 (55.98%)
•Otsego = 164 (39.23%)
2020:
•Albertville = 231 (55.79%)
•Otsego = 158 (38.16%)
Calls by Day and Time
Maximum call volumes for each day are shown with a REDbackground, and maximum
call volumes for each hour are shown with a BLUEbackground
Incident Statistics
Property Values Versus Loss and Save
Breakdown of Major Incident Types
-Overall
Breakdown of Major Incident Types
-Albertville
Breakdown of Major Incident Types
-Otsego
Average Number of Personnel Per Call
Average Number of Personnel Per Hour
COVID-19 Information
•COVID-19 = Factor in Incidents:
–Yes, COVID-19 was suspected = 14
–Yes, COVID-19 was confirmed = 6
–No, COVID-19 was not a factor = 302
–Unknown = 2
•Staff time missed to Administrative Leave:
–445 Hours of Call Time
2020 Fire
Department
Information
Fire Department Staffing
o Staffing as of 1/1/2021:
o 1 Full-Time Fire Chief
o Paid-On-Call Members (30 Authorized):
1 = Deputy Fire Chief
1 = Assistant Fire Chief
3 = Company Captains
1 = Training Captain
3 = Lieutenants
18 = Firefighters
27 Paid-On Call Members
o Reserves:
3 = Reserve Firefighter
o Total Staffing = 30 Members
Fire Department Time Commitment
o Call Hours:
Members attended 6,265 hours of call time
•Average of 209 hours per member
o Training Hours:
Members attended 2,053 hours of training
•Average of 68 hours per member
o Community/Volunteer Hours:
Members volunteered 720 hours of time
•Average of 24 hours per member
o Total Time Commitment:
Average of 300 hours per member
Fire Department Recognitions
o 2020 / 2021 Retirements:
Assistant Fire Chief Tate Mills
o 2020 Resignations:
C. Adams = 5-Years
J. Neal = 1-Year
o 2021 Service Year Awards:
5-Years:
B. Asfeld
15-Years:
E. Bullen
S. Olson
Special Recognition:
B. Valerius= 31-Years
2020 Fire Department Awards
o Top Volunteer Hours:
Top Volunteer Hours = Deputy Fire Chief J. Davis
•56.5 Volunteer Hours
Department Average = 24 Hours
o Top Caller:
Top Caller = Firefighter J. Grove
•307 Calls
•75.62%
Department Average = 38.28%
o Paul Heinen Above and Beyond Award:
Winner: Captain J. Eull
Nominations: K. Anderson, J. Deehr, N. Dording, D. Eull,
K. Gammell, G. Gerads, T. Mills, B. Valerius
2020 Board of Officer Promotions:
o Assistant Fire Chief:
R. Peterson
o Captain #1:
D. Asleson
o Training Captain / Captain #4:
K. Gammell
o Lieutenant #1:
2020 Grant Review
o Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education:
Requested $6,823 in Training Reimbursement in 2020
o National Fire Safety Council:
Received $1,400 in local corporate donations for Fire Safety
/ Public Education materials
•Joint venture with the St. Michael Fire Department
•STMASchool District approach to fire prevention
materials
2020 Department Accomplishments
o New Class of 3 Reserve Firefighters
o Target Solutions On-Line Training
o First Arriving Digital Dashboard
o PSTraxEquipment / Inventory Program
o SOP / SOG Updates
o Second Set of Turn-Out Gear
o Emergency Management:
Local Emergency Proclamation
Pandemic Emergency Response Plan
Continuity of Operations Plan
AFD Emergency Procedure and Operations Plans
Looking forward to 2021!