Proposal for Fire Protection in Whitestown

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Proposal for Fire Protection in Whitestown

• Offered by
• Worth Township Fire Department

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Four Types of Fire Protection in Boone County

• City Owned Lebanon F.D.
• Township Owned Center Township F.D.
  Worth Township F.D.
• City and Township Owned Zionsville F.D.
• Volunteer Incorporations Advance V.F.D.
  Perry V.F.D.

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City, Township and Combined Owned Fire Departments

• Managed by elected official(s).
• Defined by city or township boundaries.
• Financials are overseen by the State Board of
  Accounts and Department of Local Government and
  Finance.
• Have the ability to levy taxes and secure loans.

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Volunteer Incorporations

• Provide Fire Protection to designated area.
• Operate by contract.
• No ability to levy taxes.
• No oversight of budgets by government agencies.

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Currently Serving Whitestown and Annexed Areas

• Zionsville Fire Department
• 2008 Operating Budget 3,450,800.00
  2007 Certified AV 1,958,904,443.00
• Perry Volunteer Fire Department
• 2008 Operating Budget 134,375.00
  2007 Certified AV 115,024,221.00
• Worth Township Fire Department
• 2008 Operating Budget 538,000.00 2007
  Certified AV 119,449,961.00

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Residential BreakdownWhitestown/Eagle Township

• 149 Residential
• 3 Condo/Apartment Units
• 22 Commercial/Other
• Currently Zionsville F.D. provides Fire and EMS

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Residential BreakdownWhitestown/Worth
TownshipPerry Township 1st Annexation

• 933 Residential
• 53 Commercial/Other
• Currently Worth Township F.D. provides Fire and
  EMS (in partnership with Witham Hospital)

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Residential BreakdownWhitestown/Perry Township
2nd Annexation

• 59 Residential
• 11 Commercial/Other
• Currently Perry Township V.F.D provides Fire
  Protection
• EMS coverage provided by Worth Township F.D. (in
  partnership with Witham Hospital)

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Growth in Community Growth in Fire Department

• Providing Fire Protection to Whitestown since
  1928 (80 years)
• For Example
• 2006 Dispatched to 270 Fire/EMS runs
• 2007 Dispatched to 413 Fire/EMS runs.

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Growth in Community Growth in Fire Department

• Growing in order to continue to provide quality
  fire protection
• New Fire Station (2000)
• New Pierce Engine (2005)
• New Horton Ambulance (2005)
• New Ford Expedition Command Vehicle (2005)
• Over 100,000 upgrade of personal turnout gear in
  past 3 years.

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Growth in Fire Department Growth in Financial
Management

• Fire Budget is adopted by Township Board and
  disbursed by the Township Trustee.
• Fire Budget is certified and audited by the
  Department of Local Government and Finance and
  the State Board of Accounts.
• In 2007, 799,632 of 846,021 was disbursed
  related to fire department.
• Processed 807 checks including payroll checks.

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Growth in Fire Department Growth in Financial
Management

• 2008 Fire Operations Budget is 538,000.
• Three Sources of Funding of Budget
• Taxes
• Donations
• Emergency Services Loan

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Growth in Fire Department Growth in Financial
Management

• Future Funding Options Include
• Taxes
• Donations
• Emergency Services Loan
• Grants
• Excess Levy Appeal Expansion of Services
• Fire Territory

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Growth in Community Depends on Growth in Fire
Department

• SAFER Grant Application (Narrative)
• Colliers International Letter
• Boone County Economic Development Letter

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Worth Township Fire Department

• Who we are and what we do.

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Worth Township Fire Department

• Fire Chief Harold Vinson
• Career Firefighter/Paramedic (IFD)
• 33 Years of Experience
• Local Resident Perry Township

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Worth Township Fire DepartmentTypes of
Departments

• Career (IFD, Carmel, Lebanon)
• Combination Career/Volunteer (Zionsville)
• Transition Part-time/Volunteer (Worth)
• Volunteer (Thorntown, Jamestown)

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Worth Township Fire DepartmentStaffing

• Operate on A,B,C shift schedule 24/7
• Daytime Staffing (800AM 800PM)
• Four (4) Firefighters
• Medic 71, One (1) Paramedic, One (1) EMT
• Nighttime Staffing (800PM 800AM)
• Three (3) Firefighters
• Medic 71, One (1) Paramedic, One (1) EMT

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Worth Township Fire DepartmentOfficer Staffing

• A Shift Officer Jim Rushton
• Career Firefighter/Paramedic (Pike Township)
• 33 Years of Experience
• B Shift Officer Justin Sparks
• Career Firefighter/Paramedic (Wayne Township)
• 22 Years of Experience
• C Shift Officer Bob Wilkens (IFD)
• Career Firefighter/Paramedic
• 19 Years of Experience
• Training/Safety Officer Brian Mayo
• Career Firefighter/EMT (Carmel)
• 16 Years of Experience

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Worth Township Fire Department

• 2007 Participation
• 39 Paid-stand-by
• 30 Volunteers
• 1 Part-time Paid Fire Chief
• 1 Volunteer Department Chaplain

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Worth Township Fire DepartmentApparatus

• 2005 Pierce Fire Engine
• 2005 Horton Ambulance
• 2005 Ford Expedition (Command Vehicle)
• 2001 S and S 3000-Gallon Tanker (on loan from
  Union Township)
• 1999 Ford Crown Victoria (Support Vehicle)
• 1995 McGinley Fire Engine
• 1994 Med-Tech Ambulance
• 1987 Chevrolet 1600-Gallon Tanker
• 1984 Chevrolet Grass Truck

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Worth Township Fire Department

• Proposal For Fire Protection/EMS Coverage

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Fire Protection ProposalWhitestown/Eagle Township

• Zionsville Fire Department continues to provide
• Fire Protection
• Inspection
• Investigation
• Emergency Medical Services

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Fire Protection ProposalWhitestown/Worth Township

• Worth Township Fire Department continues to
  provide
• Fire Protection
• Inspection
• Investigation
• Emergency Medical Services (in partnership with
  Witham Hospital)

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Fire Protection ProposalWhitestown/Perry
Township(2nd Annexation)

• Worth Township Fire Department continues to
  provide
• Emergency Medical Services (in partnership with
  Witham Hospital)
• Worth Township Fire Department also provides
• Fire Protection
• Inspection
• Investigation

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Worth Township Fire DepartmentFuture Direction

• Continue to carry out our mission
  To save lives and protect property
• Actively engage our community through
• Public education programs
• Participation in special events
• Open communication
• Positively interact with other departments
  through
• Mutual aid
• Training
• On-going dialogue