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Section Three: Risk Assessment Table 3.1 Total Calls for Service by Type of Call FIRE FY02 % Total FY03 %Total FY04 %Total Structure 111 0.6% 111 0.6% 124 0.7% Brush 218 1.1% 258 1.5% 255 1.4% Vehicle 156 0.8% 134 0.8% 132 0.7% Other 1,572 8.3% 1,452 8.2% 1,365 7.6% Sub-total 2,057 10.9% 1,955 11.1% 1,876 10.4% EMS Emergency 6,396 33.7% 7,856 44.5% 8,010 44.4% Non-emergency 4,997 26.4% 4,368 24.7% 5,434 30.1% Sub-total 11,393 60.1% 12,224 69.2% 13,444 74.5% OTHER Haz Mat 89 0.5% 73 0.4% 72 0.4% Public Asst. 1,277 6.7% 1,217 6.9% 1,099 6.1% Rescue 1,646 8.7% 1,356 7.7% 1,430 7.9% Other 2,496 13.2% 844 4.8% 133 0.7% TOTAL 18,958 100.0% 17,669 100.0% 18,054 100.0% This distribution pattern illustrates a major challenge in providing service to EFD's diverse service area. As with most fire departments today, the large majority of calls are medical in nature, and the demand for service is driven less by the characteristics of the fixed real property involved (land and buildings) than by the people whose distribution does not necessarily correspond to the distribution of real property. Moreover, human beings are highly mobile; thus demand for service in a particular area can change depending upon the time of day, day of week, specific season, special event, or as significant and long-term demographic shifts occur. Risk Evaluation - General Many fire departments identify risks according to a graded system which uses defined terms such as "maximum risk," "high risk," "moderate risk," etc., to classify portions of the area they protect, and to base response programming on those classifications. Risk Areas Eugene Fire & EMS has identified specific risks in certain portions of its service area and deployed resources matched appropriately to those risks. One is the placement of water rescue equipment and trained personnel at the station nearest a major launch point along the Willamette River for use in water rescue incidents. A second is the placement of highly maneuverable four- wheel-drive brush engines for steep terrain in the wildland interface zones and rural areas, as well as water tenders for prompt deployment to fires in non~hydranted areas of Eugene's protection district. A third is the placement of trained personnel and specialized equipment at the aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) station located on the grounds of the Eugene Airport. For the most part, however, the various types of structures and occupancies at various risk levels in EFD's service area do not fall neatly into small geographic areas that would warrant specific resources needed only in those areas. Instead, the department has evaluated its actual 18