Menlo Park Fir ire Protection Dis istrict Town of Atherton Neig ighborhood Traffic Management Program - Ju July ly 15, , 2015 Our Mission – To Protect and Preserve Life and Property
Men enlo Park Fir ire Protection Dis District Town of of Ath therton Ne Neighborhood Traffic Man anagement Program , , Jul July 15 15, , 20 2015 15 The World of FIRE Deployment The Fire District is: • A ‘network’ of Fire Stations • A configuration of response units (9) • Uses a staffing model (26) • Not specific to the Town (District) • Uses a move and coverage model • Uses Automatic Aid and a single dispatching center for the County
Menlo Par ark Fir Fire Protection Di District Town of of Ath therton Neighborhood Traffic Man anagement Program , , Ju July ly 15 15, , 20 2015 15 Acceptable NOT Acceptable on Primary Response Routes (+10 seconds) Level I – “Express” Level II • Educational programs • Traffic Circles and street closures • Targeted police enforcement • Speed humps, lumps, bumps • Regulatory signs • Speed tables and channels • Static warning signs • Chokers and bulb outs • Special striping and markings • Chicanes and angle points • Dynamic speed signs • Median barriers and islands • Traffic signal timing/pre-emption
Menlo Par ark Fir Fire Protection Di District Town of of Ath therton Neig ighborhood Traffic ic Management Program , , Ju July ly 15, 2015
Response Category Examples: • Single Engine (Medical Incidents, Alarm Soundings, Odor call, Investigations) • Traffic Accident – Two Engines, Truck and a Battalion Chief • Full Assignment – Three Engines, Truck and a Battalion Chief • Structure Fire – Five Engines, one Truck, Two Battalion Chiefs • Greater Alarm – 1 st , 2 nd , (Eight Engines, Two Trucks, Four Battalion Chiefs) 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th Alarm • Other Packages – Haz-Mat, Water Rescue, Air Craft Down, Shooting, etc.
Men enlo Park Fir ire Protection Dis District Town of of Ath therton Ne Neighborhood Traffic Man anagement Program , , Jul July 15 15, , 20 2015 15 The Atherton Response Network • Station 1 – 34% of response area • Station 3 – 79% of response area • Station 4 – 37% of response area • Station 5 – 27% of response area • Station 6 – 28% of response area
Men enlo Park Fir ire Protection Dis District Town of of Ath therton Neig eighborhood Traffic Management Program - Ju July ly 15, , 2015 Primary Emergency Response Routes with Traffic Calming Devices • 294 calming devices District wide – Some, are hard on the equipment • Engine 43,500 GVW • Ladder Truck 76,800 GVW • Primary routes are critical to maintaining reasonable response times for everyone! • Important for secondary units, backfill and movement of Ambulances and Law Enforcement
Men enlo Park Fir ire Protection Dis District Town of of Ath therton Ne Neighborhood Traffic Man anagement Program - Jul July 15 15, , 20 2015 15 Primary Routes in Atherton • 21 Routes or Roadways • Atherton has excellent routes with minimal problems which leads to faster response times! • Example: NFO Fire Station 5 - Cascading negative response effects created by 4 traffic control devices and a rail crossing • The Fire District operates under the “common good” premise
Men enlo Park Fir ire Protection Dis District Town of of Ath therton Neighborhood Traffic Man anagement Program - Jul July 15 15, , 20 2015 15 Incident Information • Tracked by category (NFPA) • Tracked by station and unit • Tracked by time • Tracked District wide - Not by jurisdiction • Tracked by Agency – Aid given and Aid received
Standards of Cover Assessment Report – June 16, 2015 • Report is available at www.menlofire.org • Executive Summary, Technical Report and maps • 15 key findings and two specific action items • Desired Outcomes: • Provide equitable response times to similar risk neighborhoods • Provide for depth of response when multiple incidents occur • Provide a concentration of response forces in the core for high risk venues
Questions? Presented by Harold Schapelhouman, Fire Chief
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