PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
JUNE 22,
2006
The meeting was called to
order by Chairman Marshall at 6:03 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: John
Marshall, Mark Reams
Excused: Leah
Sellers
OTHERS PRESENT: Chief Johnson, Asst. Chief Myers, Ryan
Horns-Journal Tribune
AGENDA:
New fire station location & vacation options for current
station
Chief Johnson talked
briefly about staffing and how its set up in the County. He referred to a map and pointed out the
pink area shows projected growth and green area is the Marysville Fire District
and the other fire districts are outlined according to
the particular color.
In
the Marysville fire service jurisdiction, there are box alarm assignments. They are set up according to staffing
assignments in other stations where you go full (inaudible) station as opposed
to a volunteer station as opposed to type of equipment. Assignments are broken down City West A
assignment, a typical alarm assignment for residential, B assignment is high
risk, high value assignment, such as nursing home, downtown building, hospital,
etc. AA automatic alarm Two
pieces of equipment are sent. 1 means a first box alarm. Typically have six people on duty, can
have as many as 9 or 10. Try to get
4 people out on the first engine.
Three mutual aid engine companies automatically go out door with
Marysville. Working fire means
one or more rooms are involved in fire.
National standard for
initial arrival of a 4-person engine company on the scene of a fire is five
minutes, one minute turnout time and 4 minutes to get on the scene. Marysville does not meet those
standards.
Committee members were
taken downstairs to the crew where they were shown some turnout gear and
breathing apparatus.
Meeting
adjourned.