1. Westhampton Fire Department
Informational presentation
May 2016

2. Department Overview Public Safety Complex Police/Fire/EMS
Original structure built in 1948 with additions completed over the year

3. Personnel 35 Volunteer members 12 EMT’s Emergency Response
House numbers
School Education
Smoke/CO detectors
Fire Extinguisher training
Inspections
Car seat installations
Trainings
Chimney Cleanings

4. Apparatus

5. Engine 1 2004 Engine Carries 1000 gallons water
Compressed air foam system
Carries extrication equipment
Ground ladders
Supply hose
Self contained breathing apparatus

6. Engine 2 1987 Engine (29 years old) 500 Gallons of water
Self contained breathing apparatus
Supply hose
Refurbished this vehicle this year
New seals and packings around the pump and valves
Upgraded all lights
Added some lights for safety of personnel
Improved compartment space and carrying capacity
Prolong life of unit for 8-10 yrs.

7. Rescue 1 2009 Custom made and designed Rescue equipment
Water rescue equipment
Hazardous materials response
EMS supplies
Chain saws
Spare air cylinders
Ancillary equipment
$74,000 appropriation-valued and insured at $125,000

8. Brush 1 2004 Brush truck Forestry unit 300 gallons water 4X4
Used as Utility vehicle

9. Tanker 1 1990 Vehicle Converted vehicle- Garbage truck/milk truck
3000 gallons water
Portable pump added to vehicle
2015 Grant award $226,000
Delivery Fall 2016

10. Air Unit Air supply Generator Light tower
2009 unit that was obtained free from a federal grant for $80,000

11. Ambulance
1996 Ambulance
FF Association purchased from Easthampton for $3,000 and sold to Town for $1
Licensed at the Basic Life Support level

12. Other Capital Items

13. Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
New units in 2014
15 Units & 5 spare training units
Facepieces
FF Safety
Used in area IDLH
Purchased with $124,000 grant

14. Thermal Imaging Camera
Grant funded in 2008
$15,000
Used for increasing safety of FF’s and finding victims in smoke filled buildings
Department has 1 kept on Engine 1

15. Fire Hose Approximately 13,000 feet of assorted hose sizes
Some in reserves
Required on apparatus
Service tested every year per NFPA standard
Standard states any hose older than 1987 needs to be replaced

16. Vehicle extrication equipment
Grant funded in 2008 for about $35,000
Service tested every years
Motor vehicle accidents
Rescues
Carried on Engine 1 & Rescue

17. Communications Pagers Portables Mobiles
Primary means of emergency notifications
Every members has portable radio-FF safety
Pagers- $400, portable $900, mobiles $1,500
Upgrades made from $6,000 grant in 2014

18. Protective Equipment Grant funded for 30 sets in 2008
Total amount $110,000
Each member has two sets
NFPA standard states cannot have gear more than ten years old

19. Stretcher 2014 – obtained through a $13,000 grant
Annual service required
Required in ambulance

20. Stair Chair 2014- obtained through a grant for $4,000
Annual service required
Required on ambulance

21. FY 16 Appropriations

22. Competitive Federal Grants
Year
Equipment
Federal award
town match
2006
communications equipment, extrication eqipment, TIC
$90,050.00
$4,500.00
2007
CPR equipment, training
$4,351.00
$220.00
2008
turn out gear, washer extractor, grid gear
$67,878.00
$3,393.00
2009
mobile air compressor, EMS equip., alarm system
$153,693.00
$7,684.00
2013
SCBA, facepieces
$115,416.00
$5,800.00
2014
turn out gear
$15,429.00
$5,000.00
tanker truck
$226,667.00
$84,333
TOTALS
$673,484.00
$110,930.00

23. Ambulance Service

24. Public Private Partnership
Previous history with ambulance services
Pioneer Valley Ambulance primary provider midnight thru 1600 hours
Westhampton ambulance primary provider 1600-midnight
EMT’s response 24/7 with personal vehicles and/or Rescue or fire apparatus
This system provides for 24/7 paramedic coverage
FY 16 budget for EMS- $17,000

25. Benefits of our EMS system
Provides increased level of service to community
Improved transport times from time of incident to arrival of patient at a health care facility
Provides for improved continuity of care
Allows us to take care of our own & knowledge of our community
Provides for motivation and recruitment of additional personnel
Enable personnel to increase skill level
Eliminates community from continually being a bargaining piece for other services
Eliminates potential retainer fees from other services that will continually go up each year
Will provide revenue stream to help offset costs for providing expected services to the community

26. What does it mean having a volunteer Department?
The potential of not having anyone from our organization show up
Addition need for automatic aid / mutual aid
Longer response times
Reduced flexibility for services (brush burning, inspections, etc.)
Unknown of how many people will show up to perform operations
Need for greater preventative efforts (smoke detectors, public education, residential sprinklers)
Need for community support to help maintain morale

27. Challenges………. No municipal water supply
Ongoing training requirements to maintain safety
Recruitment of personnel
Retention of personnel

28. Town Population Fire Budget EMS budget Fire Chief Salary
Fire Chief Vehicle
Total Cost
Leverett
1,851
$65,689.00
$27,200.00
$19,904.00
Yes
$112,793.00
Pelham
1,321
$64,278.68
$26,000.00
$25,017.54
$115,296.22
Shutesbury
1,756
$53,299.00
$28,300.00
$53,000.00
$134,599.00
Russell
1,769
$107,197.00
$33,892.00
In negotiations
$141,089.00
Chesterfield
1,247
$33,000.00
$46,940.00
$6,000.00
$85,940.00
Westhampton
1,586
$42,200.00
$17,000.00
$11,500.00
No- personal vehicle has to be used
$70,700.00
Average
1,588
$60,943.95
$29,888.67
$23,084.31
Westhampton only Town in data set with no Chief vehicle
$110,069.54
*No revenue collections for any of these other communities due to no ambulance transports*
*Towns with Fire Chief vehicles- Goshen, Williamsburg, Southampton, Huntington, Worthington*

29. Closing thoughts…… We will continue to do the best we can
We will continue to be fiscally responsible and good stewards of the taxpayers money
We will continue to provide the best possible resources for our personnel and community
Each community must determine the level of service they want