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Section Eight: Concentration of Resources SECTION EIGHT: Concentration of Resources Concentration refers to the spacing of multiple resource~ within close enough proximity to allow an initial effective response force to be assembled on scene within prescribed timeframes. An initial effective response force is one that has been deemed capable of stopping the escalation of a fire emergency, stabilizing a medical scene, effecting a rescue, and successfully handling an incident. Consideration of unit concentration must take into account the substantial reliance of all of the region's fire service organizations on closest forces agreements and automatic aid. This refers to mixed jurisdictional response packages that may comprise 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or greater alarm assignments. Analysis of the concentration of units during the FY04 fiscal year (shown in Table 6.9 in Section Six) led to the following conclusions measured against the NFPA 1710 and OSHA standards for response to structure fires. Responses to the entire fire protection area (Risk Categories A and B) were included, because OSHA applies to all structure fire response, and NFPA 1710 does not distinguish between different risk areas for this purpose. c~ Turnout time at the 90th percentile was 1:48, which is over the one-minute turnout time standard by 48 seconds. o 1st unit travel time at the 90th percentile was 5:29, which is over the four-minute travel time standard by 1:29. o 1st engine travel time at the 90th percentile was 5:43. O 2nd engine is the usual method of meeting the OSHA Two-In/Two-Out rule. Travel time for nd th the 2 engine at the 90 percentile was 7:15. o The department met the deployment standard of 15 firefighters on scene on 37 structure fires, but the travel time to do so was 12:07 at the 90th percentile, exceeding the 8-minute standard time by 4:07. To deploy 15 firefighters on scene requires our basic structural fire response package comprised of the following: TYPE OF COMPANIES/UNITS NUMBER OF COMPANIES/UNITS NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS Engines 3 9 Truck 1 3 Dual-Role Medic Unit 1 2 Chief Officer 1 1 NOTE: This response is for a single-family dwelling fire. For multi-unit dwellings, commercial, industrial, or high-rise fires, larger response assignments comprise the 1 st alarm response. The data shows that EFD's current concentration of resources is falling short of the NFPA 1710 standard, while the OSHA Two-In/Two-Out Rule is being met. This is because the OSHA rule is based on the number of firefighters who must be on scene before an entry is made, independent of deployment-based response times. If this trend is not reversed, the department 69