Agenda - 11-17-2011 - 1 - Attachment 3

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ORANGE COUNTY, 1bbRTH CAROLINA EXHIBIT ~ 6 NFPA 1 71 O RESPONSE TIME OBJECTIVES AND STAFFING Fire Department Response rme Objectives STANDARD NFPA 1710 SECTION Turn- out time shall be one minute (60 seconds) maximum. Section 4.1.2.1.1 (1) Four minutes (240 seconds) or less for the arrival of the first arriving Section 4. 1.2.1.1 (2) engine company at a fire suppression incident and/or eight minutes (480 seconds) or less for the deployment of a full first- alarm assignment at a fire suppression incident.* Four minutes (240 seconds) or less for the arrival of a unit with first Section 4.1.2. 1.1 (3) responder, or higher, level capability at an emergency medical incident.* Eight minutes (480 seconds) or less for the arrival of an advanced life Section 4.1.2.1.1 (4) support unit at an emergency medical incident, where this service is provided by the fire department.* * These response time performance objectives shoo/d be achieved at /east 90 percent of the time. Fire DepartmentSta~ng Requirements STANDARD NFPA 1710 SECTION Each fire company must have an officer. Section 5.2.1.2.2 A chief level officer must respond to all full alarms. Section 5.2.1.2.3 Engine companies must be staffed with a minimum of four firefighters. Section 5.2.2.1.1 Ladder companies must be staffed with a minimum of four. Section 5.2.2.2.7 The initial full- alarm assignment shall consist of 14 individuals, or 15 if an aerial ladder has responded. Section 5.2.3.2.2 NFPA 1710 also states that the number of on-duty fire suppression personnel in excess of 14 or 15 shall be comprised of the numbers necessary for firefighting performance relative to the expectedfzrefightmgconditions. These numbers shall be determined through task analyses which take the following factors into consideration: - life hazard to the population protected - provision of safe and effective firefighting performance conditions for the firefighters - potential property loss {~'} M111A CONSULTING C~iOUP, 1NC. .32