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RESOLUTION NO.3524
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PERFORMANCE POLICY,STANDARDS,AND
OBJECTIVES OUTLINED IN REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON (RCW)35A.92 AS
MOSES LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIME
OBJECTIVES
RECITALS:
1. The Moses Lake Fire Department is established by Moses Lake Municipal Code Chapter 2.34.
2.The Moses Lake Fire Department has a mission statement,goals,and objectives to guide the
organization in providing fire and medical services to the City of Moses Lake.
3.The Moses Lake Fire Department has a basic organizational structure which includes a Fire Chief,other
Chief Officers,Officers,Paramedics,Fire Fighters,and Fire Inspector.
4.The Moses Lake Fire Department has a certain number of members now and in the future who perform
the tasks required to accomplish its response objectives.
5.The Moses Lake Fire Department is required by state law to establish turnout and response time goals
for the first arriving Basic Life Support,Advanced Life Support,and Fire Engine responses to fire
suppression calls and response time goals for a full alarm assignment for Fire Engine responses to fire
suppression calls.
6.The Moses Lake Fire Department has evaluated the elements identified in RCW 35A.92 and included
those provisions deemed appropriate in the Department's emergency service delivery,
7.The Moses Lake Fire Department hasdevelopedwritten response coverageobjectives required to comply
with the applicable provisions of RCW 35A.92.
RESOLVED:
1.That the Moses Lake City Council hereby adopts the attached response coverage document as the
Moses Lake Fire Department's official policy for determining emergency medical,fire,and rescue
resource deployment time standards.
2,That the attached response coverage document officially defines the Moses Lake Fire Department's
written policies and procedures that establish the response time standards of the department.
Adopted by the City Council on June 23,2015.
ATTEST:/)Dick Deane,Mayor
W.Robert Taylor,Finance Director
Policy Statements
The Moses Lake Fire Department exists as a fire department within the City of Moses
Lake. The Moses Lake Fire Departmentwas organized under Moses Lake Municipal Code
Chapter 2.34. The Moses Lake Fire Department provides service to the Cityof Moses
Lake within Grant County Washington. The Moses Lake Fire Department also provides
transporting Advanced Life Support Service to the Cityof Moses Lake.
The services provided by the Moses Lake Fire Department include:
A. Fire Suppression
B.Fire Investigation
C.Fire Inspection
D.Plan Review services for fire protection systems and infrastructure
E.Transporting Advanced Life Support (ALS)Emergency Medical Services
F. First Response Advanced/Basic Life Support (ALS/BLS)Emergency Medical Services
G.Special/Technical Rescue including low angle,ice,and water.
H.Hazardous Materials "Awareness Level"response.
I.Mutual emergency response to neighboring jurisdictions
J.Public Education
K.Fire Prevention
The Moses Lake Fire Department normally employs thirty-three (33)career members,and
one (1)administrative support position.The total number by their assigned areas of
responsibility is as follows:
Chief-1
Assistant Chief Fire Marshal/Operations-1
Assistant Chief Training-1
Fire Captain-3
Line Firefighter/EMT-B/EMT-P-24
Single Role Paramedic-1
Single Role EMT-1
Fire lnspector-1
Fire Clerk-1
Response Standards
1.Turnout Time Standard:The Moses Lake Fire Department has adopted a turnout time
standard of 75 seconds 90%of the time.
2. First Arriving Engine at Fire Suppression Incident -Response Time Standard:The
Moses Lake Fire Department has adopted a response/travel time standard of five (5)
minutes for the first fire engine and first four (4)personnel to arrive when responding
to a fire suppression incident within the City of Moses Lake 90%of the time.
3.Deployment ofa Full FirstAlarmAssignment ata Fire Suppression Incident-Response
Time Standard:The Moses Lake Fire Department has adopted a response/travel time
standard of ten (10)minutes from the time first alarm assignment is ordered by
command personnelto deploy the first full alarm assignment when respondingto a fire
suppression incident within the City of Moses Lake 90% of the time.Full alarm
assignment shallbe considered to be two (2)additional engines, one (1)ladder truck,
one (1) medic unit,and one (1)additional command/safety officer,for a total
compliment of thirteen to fifteen (13-15)personnel on scene.
4.Arrival of First Medical Response Aid Vehicle at an Emergency Medical Incident -
Response Time Standard: The Moses Lake Fire Department has adopted a
response/travel time standard of five (5)minutes for the arrival of the first emergency
medical aid vehicle with a minimum of two (2) EMT-B qualified personnel when
responding within their first due area 90% of the time.
5.Arrival of Advanced Life Support Transport Unit at an Emergency Medical Incident -
Response Time Standard:The Moses Lake Fire Department has adopted a
response/travel time standard of seven (7)minutes forthe arrival of the first emergency
medical transport unit with a minimum of one (1) EMT-B and one EMT-P qualified
personnel aboard.
6. Arrival of Hazardous Materials Trained and Equipped Technicians -Response Time
Standard:Currently there is no capability to provide Hazardous Materials Technicians.
The response standard will be the same as for a fire suppression call with a minimum
of four (4)personnel trained to the Hazardous Materials Awareness or Operations
Level.