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Fire Chief’s Message

It is my honor to present the 2017 Bryan Fire Department Annual Report. During 2017, the Bryan Fire Department (BFD) had many accomplishments, which enabled our organization to better serve the citizens of Bryan. One of our biggest goals has been to have a minimum of four (4) firefighters on each fire truck and a Chief’s Aide. With the assistance from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from 2016, we were able to raise minimum staffing levels to four fighters on all fire companies every day.

Throughout 2017, we have watched the new Fire Station 2 under construction. When completed, the new station will greatly enhance our capabilities to serve the public. The station will include additional living space, storage for all supplies, updated technology, and a new office area for the Fire Marshal's Office. The Fire Marshal’s Office also received a grant from the National Rifle Association for equipment and adopted the 2015 National Fire Code.

The Bryan Fire Department interacted with over 9,000 citizens through various public education events and performed over 1800 fire and life safety inspections in 2017. Fire prevention through code enforcement, inspections, and educating our citizens on life safety issues remains a priority for our organization.

In order to provide the highest level of customer service and to ensure the safety of our citizens and BFD personnel, 31,954 individual hours were spent in training last year. These hours were in all subjects related to the services provided by our personnel every day.

This report is only a glimpse of the countless hours the men and women of the Bryan Fire Department provided during 2017. Our employees work diligently and tirelessly around the clock every day of the year to provide services to the citizens of Bryan and its visitors. Our dedicated employees are by far our greatest asset.

The Bryan Fire Department responded to 11,979 incidents during 2017, a record number of calls for emergency assistance. As our service demands increase, the Bryan Fire Department will continue to provide the highest possible level of service to the citizens we serve. While we celebrate many accomplishments, we must recognize that we could not perform our services successfully without the tremendous support of the Bryan City Council, City Manager, and other City departments.

Thank you for your interest in the Bryan Fire Department and I hope you will enjoy the 2017 annual report.

Fire Chief Randy McGregor

Emergency Management Coordinator

Jerry Henry

Fire Marshal Marc McFeron

Asst. Chief EMS Cory Matthews

Asst. Chief Operations Joe Ondrasek

Asst. Chief Support Services

Ricky Van

Deputy Fire Marshal Battalion Chief

Fred Taylor

Battalion Chief A Shift

Brian Casto

Battalion Chief B Shift

Jordan Gallagher

Battalion Chief C Shift

Jason Nored

CommanD Staff

Randy McGregor Fire Chief

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Fire

Explosion

EMS/Rescue

Hazardous Situations

Service Calls

Good Intent Calls

False Calls

Weather Incidents

Other

2452

9,111276

7971,172

37402

2017 Incidents By Type

Truck 1

Engine 1

Engine 2

Engine 3

Engine 4

Engine 5

EMS 1

Battalion 1

555

634821

1,6121,923

2,052

741200

2017 Apparatus Responses

2017 Incident Responses Outside of the City Limits of Bryan

782

425

BRAZOS COUNTY

COLLEGE STATION

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4

2017 Total Incidents by Hour of Day

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,550

1,500

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

2017 Total Incidents by Day of Week

1,360

1,340

1,320

1,300

1,280

1,260

1,240

1,220

1,200SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

2017 Total EMS Incidents by Day of Week

45

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

2017 Total Fire Incidents

by Day of Week

Booster 2

Booster 4

Rescue 1

Mobile Command Post 1

Hazmat 5

Boat 1

Boat 2

Boat 5

145

91

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2017 Special Operations Responses

10

Medic 1

Medic 2

Medic 3

Medic 4

Medic 5

2652,545

2,7963,3772017 Ambulance

Responses

1,288

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Abdominal 425 Allergy 65 Bleeding 125 Cardiac 688 Circulation 283 Death 61 Diabetic 237 None 1,329 Neurological 777 Other 117 Overdose 222 Pain 524 Respiratory 614 Sick 1,167 Trauma 1,764

2017 Patient Primary Categories

CHI St. Joseph Regional Health Center

Scott & White Hospital

College Station Medical Center

FMO 2017

Inspections 2017

Site inspections 1,170

Utility connects / disconnects

154

Permits 215

Dangerous building inspections

315

Investigations 2017

Arson cases 17

Arrests 4

Cases closed 4

Percent of cases closed

24%

Dispatch follow-ups 122

Other activities 2017

Plans review 554

Citations 17

Citation fines $6,711

Education Events 152

Permit fees $16,230

Knox Box installations 220

Radio talks 34

Special event reviews 43

2017 Report data

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2017 EMS Incident Locations

Assisted Living 246 Doctor’s Office 107 Farm 2 Industrial Place 17 Nursing Home 220 Place Of Business 703 Dialysis 41 EMS Provider (Ground) 7 Home 5,556 Hospital 25 Lake, River, Ocean 10 Other Specified Place 1,439 Place Of Recreation/Sport 34 Public Building 113 Residential Institution 92 Police/Jail 110 Recreational Area 10 Rehabilitation Center 98 Street or Highway 1,770 School 85 Urgent Care 3 Wilderness Area 4

Training is essential in providing quality emergency services

and keeping our personnel safe and proficient. In 2017, over

31,950 contact hours were documented for training in EMS,

fire suppression, hazardous materials, wildland firefighting,

technical rescue, and professional development. These

hours include continuing education (CE) hours as well as

additional and specialized training hours.

Ladder Training

Brazos Valley Child Abduction Response Team Training

Swiftwater Training

Officer Development Training

Project May Day Training

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Following the landfall of Hurricane Harvey, BFD deployed 15 members to various Texas strike

force teams to assist in different aspects of rescue to Houston and the coastal bend area of Texas.

We had four members assisting with Texas Task Force 1 & 2 in water and structural rescue, four

members that assisted with the Emergency Medical Task Force (DSHS) providing ambulance

service and seven members assisting with the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS).

We also had two firefighters, Stephen Southerlin and Kevin Valle, who deployed with the Texas

National Guard. In addition, there were quite a few members that self-deployed with their own

resources. We are extremely proud of all of them.

HURRICANE HARVEY

In March of 2017 the Bryan Fire Department was able to successfully contain a fire in the upper

floor that occurred in the venting system of the wood burning stove. The business was up and

running shortly after because of the quick response.

RX PIZZA FIRE

Many upgrades in equipment and personal protective

equipment (PPE) were implemented in 2017 to bolster

our wildland firefighting capabilities.

WILDFIRE RESPONSE

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In late October, the Bryan Fire Department

received a $2,500 grant from ATMOS

Energy to purchase smoke and carbon

monoxide detectors for local residents

with hearing impairments or other

disabilities that serve as a barrier to

having this life saving protection in their

homes. Community business partnerships

like these help support the Bryan Fire

Department’s initiative to educate citizens

on the importance of fire safety and

prevention awareness.

ATMOS ENERGY GRANT

The Italy Fire Department in Italy, Texas

recently completed a new fire station and

dedicated it in remembrance of Lt. Greg

Pickard on May 20th. A few BFD personnel

were there to help honor Lt. Pickard as well.

FIRE STATION DEDICATION

SHATTERED DREAMSJust before prom, Bryan FD with Bryan Police,

CHI St. Joseph’s EMS, PHI, and Callaway-

Jones Funeral Home performed the Shattered

Dreams program for Bryan ISD. The program

runs through a DWI scenario with a fatality.

Everyone involved did a great job. We hope

this made an impact on the students and that

they’ll remember it for years to come.

RECRUIT ACADEMY

New recruits completed two weeks of

the BFD new employee recruit academy

in January. A very big thank you goes out

to Lt. Jimmie Rosier, Apparatus Operator

Jonas Brooks, and FF Bryce Campbell as

well as all that assisted in ensuring this was

a successful academy!

In October, six new recruits started with

Bryan Fire Department. They learned all the

ins and outs of the BFD while enrolled in a

four-week rookie academy.

RUN FOR REMEMBRANCEMembers and their families participated in

the 4th Annual Run for Remembrance to

commemorate the fallen firefighters of the

2013 Knights of Columbus Hall Fire.

FOOD FOR FAMILIES FOOD DRIVEEach year, Bryan Fire Department Administration participates in the

Food for Families Food Drive during Christmastime to help give back

to the community.

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The National Night Out Kick Off Event took place on Thursday, September 7th in the Bryan Target

parking lot. Many local law enforcement, fire departments, and public safety agencies participated.

It was a great event. Thanks to all who participated and helped to make it a successful event.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

POSTER CONTESTThis year’s theme for the NFPA’s poster contest was

“Don’t wait, check the date! Replace smoke alarms

every 10 years”. Pictured are the winners from the

local Bryan elementary schools at each grade level

who were honored in a City Council meeting.

On April 17th, the residents of Watercrest wanted to publicly thank Station 3 for all they have done

for them. They invited Station 3, Chief McGregor, and Chief Ondrasek to a short ceremony to

present Station 3 with a poster signed by the residents. Their gesture was extremely kind and we

are so thankful for their appreciation.

WATERCREST APPRECIATION EVENT

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2017 NEW EMPLOYEES

John Adams

2017 EMPLOYEE

OF THE YEARLt. Jimmy Zanek

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2017

Stephen Briggs Justin Butler Trent Clark

Brock England Hunter George Schuyler Holcomb Jason Oechsle

Austin Pick Jay Ratcliff Adrian Sanchez Chance Theiss

Kevin Valle Jacob Wilson

2017 SERVICE AWARDS5 YearsKimberly FrederickFF Justin MackOper. Cody MayOper. Mason McLemoreFF Mitch MoranFF Heath NashFF Justin OrlerFF Robert WilliamsonFF Lance WoodFF Brady Young

10 YearsEMC Jerry HenryLt. Justin BarnettFF Clint EasteppFF Kevin FarmerOper. Sam JohnsonFF Ricky ManteyOper. Jesse PrihodaOper. Kevin Seeber

FF Jason Siegmund

25 YearsLt. Jimmy DavisLt. Allen LintonLt. Jason Merriwether

35 YearsFire Marshal Marc McFeron

2017 RETIREEAsst. Chief Terry Barnett - 38 Years of Service

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