RIVERSIDE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT in cooperation with CAL FIRE

2015 ANNUAL REPORT

MISSION STATEMENT

“The Riverside County Fire Department is a public safety agency

dedicated to protecting life, property and the environment

through professionalism, integrity and efficiency.”

VISION STATEMENT

“The Riverside County Fire Department is committed to exemplary

service and will be a leader in fire protection and emergency

services through continuous improvement, innovation and the

most efficient and responsible use of resources.”

Message from the Fire Chief 3 Organizational Chart 5 2015 Statistics 7 County and State Administration 23 Public Affairs & Fire Safety Education Bureau 27 Emergency Command Center 29 Fire Prevention Bureau 3 Office of Emergency Services 33 Emergency Medical Services 35 Training 37 Health and Safety 39

Office of the Fire Marshal 41 Pre-Fire Management 43 Communications and Information Technology 45

Strategic Planning Division 47 Volunteer Reserve Program 49 Fleet Maintenance Service 51 Service Center 53 Hazard Abatement 55 Retirements 57 In Memoriam 59 The Year in Pictures 61 Acknowledgements 71

Table of Contents

Message From Chief John R. Hawkins

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Every year, I look forward to sharing our CAL FIRE Riverside Unit/Riverside County Fire Department annual report with you. Our report for 2015 is no exception. We are very proud to serve the residents of Riverside County including all of the unincorporated area, our 21 partner cities and the Rubidoux Community Services District. We are also very proud of the support afforded the Fire Department by our elected and appointed officials. This past year was one of many accomplishments including superior customer service, many incidents; a few of which were deadly or destructive. As an all-risk fire department, we are committed to explore new opportunities through training and technology to better serve you.

Our Fire Department is truly an integrated, cooperative, regional fire protection system. We maximize the fiscal economies of scale by uniting all of the State, County and partner Cities and Community Service District into one unified effort. We provide service to about 1.6 million residents spread over nearly 7,200 square miles. From 96 fire stations, we proudly respond to your call for emergency assistance. Our support personnel operating behind the emergency scenes provides planning, logistics and financial help to our responders. During 2015, we responded to 149,950 emergencies; a 7.18% increase from 2014. Almost all of our responding fire stations have a joint purpose, firefighter-paramedic as part of the minimum 3-person staffing with remaining crew members being Emergency Medical Technicians.

In 2015, our Department responded to and administratively supported several significant incidents, including the Highway wildland fire in the Prado Basin in April, the washout of a major section of Interstate 10 near Desert Center in July. We joined forces with dozens of local, State and Federal fire agencies were instrumental in fire suppression efforts and incident management of some of the most devastating wildland fires in California; including the deadly ‘Lake’ and ‘Butte’ fires that took lives, injured firefighters, destroyed thousands of structures and devoured hundreds of thousands of acres.

Our Core Values are (1) Leadership, (2) Competence, (3) Integrity, (4) Safety and (5) Customer Service. I expect that all of our personnel will support these Core Values in providing the best possible service to our residents. For 2016, we will be instituting a new personal mantra for all of our personnel. The new program comes from Northern California Fire Captain Mark Von Appen and is called ‘Fully Involved.’ Fire Captain Von Appen strongly supports the commitment statement, ‘EXCELLENCE IS MY RESPONSIBILITY.’ He also advocates four easily understood and followed simple goals: (1) Do your job, (2) Treat people right, (3) Give an all-out effort and (4) Have an all-in attitude. Simple directives like these lead to superior operational service and the best of customer service. We will lead the way in Riverside County.

Our new year, 2016, will present many opportunities. Probably the most exciting will be the results of our Standards of Cover consultant study. The study will analyze where our fire stations are located and where they should be best located and provide a methodology for assigning direct costs to our partners.

In concluding, I thank everyone for the support provided the CAL FIRE Riverside Unit/Riverside County Fire Department. For me, being the Fire Chief is more than a title. Every time, I mount this uniform and represent our department, I always remember how honored that I am to be your Fire Chief. I will never forget that honor and will always live and work to the best of my ability to provide the public the service they deserve and expect and to take care of all of our firefighter and support personnel. As always, take care, be safe, have fun and live the dream.

John R. Hawkins, Fire Chief

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JOHN R. HAWKINSFIRE CHIEF

Greg EverhartDeputy Chief

West Operations(next page)

Glenn PattersonDeputy Chief

Administration

Todd WilliamsDeputy Chief

Support Operations(next page)

James FraterCounty Fire Marshal

Dorian CooleyDeputy Chief

East Operations(next page)

Thom PorterSouthern Region Chief

CAL FIRE

Jay OrrExecutive OfficerRiverside County

Susane BittnerAdmin Services Analyst II

Walter BrandesDeputy Fire Marshal

Elsa WigleAssistant Fire Marshal

Jeremy SnyderBattalion Chief

ECC

Chet AshbaughManagerCOMM/IT

Diane SinclairDeputy Director

County Administration

Sean DakinBattalion ChiefStaff Services

Jason NeumanDivision Chief

Strategic Planning

State Human ResourcesJennifer Fagen

AOIII

Hiring Coordinator

State Personnel

Labor Accounting

OSS

Public Affairs BureauLucas Spelman

Service CenterCharlie Sotelo

Return to Work Coordinator

State Finance

County FinanceKaren Gipson

Admin Svcs Officer

Contracts

County Personnel

Budget

Purchasing

Communications

Information Technology

Applications

PSEC

GIS

Fire Planning

Facilities Maintenance

Statistics

Sonia CooleyDeputy Fire Marshal

Adria ReinertsonDeputy Fire Marshal

Kevin ReinertsonDeputy Fire Marshal

Dale FraileyFire Captain

Greg EverhartDeputy Chief

West Operations

Silvio LanzasDivision Chief

Northwest Division

Abdul AhmadDivision Chief

Moreno Valley Division

Geoff PembertonDivision Chief

Southwest Division

Bill WeiserDivision Chief

Bautista Division

Curtis BrownDivision Chief

Temecula Division

Vince O’NealBrad Casady

Battalion ChiefBattalion 15

Elsa WigleAssistant Fire Marshal

Kirk BarnettCasey HartmanBattalion Chief

Battalion 1

Shawn NewmanVacant

Battalion Chief Battalion 2

Jorge RodriguezBattalion Chief

Battalion 13

Scott LaneRichard OwensBattalion Chief

Battalion 4

Justin ScribnerBattalion Chief

Battalion 14

Norco Camp

Mark WilliamsMark League

Battalion ChiefBattalion 9

Adria ReinertsonDeputy Fire Marshal

Dave CabralJodie Gray

Battalion ChiefBattalion 5/Haz Mat

VacantBattalion Chief

Battalion 11

Justin McGoughBattalion Chief

RAAB

Anthony SalasBattalion ChiefBautista Camp

Dorian CooleyDeputy Chief

East Operations

Dan TalbotDivision Chief

West Desert Division

Steve BeachDivision Chief

Oak Glen Camp

Jeff StowellsDivision Chief

East Desert Division

Bonifacio De La CruzVacant

Battalion ChiefBattalion 6

Mark OakleyVacant

Battalion ChiefBattalion 7

Todd HopkinsBattalion Chief

Battalion 8

Pat TomlinsonEddy Moore

Battalion ChiefBattalion 10

Rick GriggsJohn Cortez

Battalion ChiefBattalion 12

Mike SmithTim Chavez

Battalion ChiefBattalion 3

Andrew BennetBattalion ChiefOak Glen Camp

Todd WilliamsDeputy Chief

Support Operations

Gregg BratcherForester II

Resource Management

Charles DehartBattalion Chief

Prevention

Robert PetersenDivision Chief

Support Services

Troy GrotenhuisFleet Services

Manager

Phil RawlingsBattalion Chief

EMS

Josh JanssenBattalion Chief

Training/Health/Safety

Jeff LaRussoVolunteer Reserve Program Manager

Zsolt KatayForester I

Michael SebastianFire Captain

Pre‐Fire Mgmt

Fire PreventionLaw Enforcement

EJ ConwellFEMI

Perris Shop

Gus NavaApparatus Fleet Supv

Indio Shop

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Oak Glen Conservation

Camp

Bautista Conservation Camp

CITY OF BANNING

2015 9 189 19 3838 1 58 5 267 17 3 66 177 23 19 4691 +8.39%

2014 6 197 11 3420 1 95 8 299 18 1 62 182 12 16 4328

CITY OF BEAUMONT

2015 1 182 21 2494 0 38 11 157 9 1 67 166 16 13 3176 +4.85%

2014 2 203 13 2259 2 24 24 163 13 1 62 231 11 21 3029

CITY OF CALIMESA

2015 0 58 4 994 0 2 0 101 4 1 20 65 5 4 1258 +2.69%

2014 1 53 1 963 0 7 1 108 2 0 18 59 4 8 1225

CITY OF CANYON LAKE

2015 0 36 1 619 0 7 11 38 2 0 7 43 2 0 766 +0.66%

2014 1 20 4 614 0 7 1 61 8 0 10 31 4 0 761

CITY OF COACHELLA

2015 1 207 13 1898 0 63 9 60 17 0 39 252 27 19 2605 +4.49%

2014 2 144 6 1860 2 40 8 91 20 0 41 233 27 19 2493

CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS

2015 4 238 11 3591 5 100 9 135 19 0 52 193 24 13 4394 +1.55%

2014 7 234 14 3460 10 84 8 218 21 0 68 171 21 11 4327

CITY OF EASTVALE

2015 2 241 19 2040 0 19 5 94 9 0 39 268 11 3 2750 +9.82%

2014 0 230 18 1737 0 57 14 124 17 0 50 233 15 9 2504

CITY OF INDIAN WELLS

2015 1 143 2 768 0 7 6 83 4 0 19 83 2 0 1118 +7.50%

2014 2 129 9 681 1 5 5 106 0 3 14 83 2 0 1040

CITY OF INDIO

2015 12 645 29 5452 6 124 26 380 39 0 91 505 37 26 7372 +11.21%

2014 9 509 22 4828 14 79 22 546 27 0 100 418 36 19 6629

CITY OF JURUPA VALLEY

2015 11 743 23 6656 1 113 20 299 36 1 171 948 80 59 9161 +7.31%

2014 12 665 31 6117 3 160 33 311 46 4 164 886 64 41 8537

CITY OF LA QUINTA

2015 3 371 15 2799 3 27 4 135 19 3 54 189 7 5 3796 +6.69%

2014 3 349 21 2537 0 24 6 340 10 10 47 194 12 5 3558

CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE

2015 2 358 24 3839 3 42 24 172 12 1 79 511 24 19 5110 +14.68%

2014 9 292 21 3342 3 45 24 176 15 2 68 420 29 10 4456

CITY OF MENIFEE

2015 0 405 40 7782 0 72 14 593 39 1 108 603 12 21 9690 +11.75%

2014 2 422 33 6663 2 51 21 844 32 3 103 467 21 7 8671

CITY OF MORENO VALLEY

2015 13 1197 47 13621 10 172 38 562 71 3 210 1343 59 47 17393 +6.18%

2014 13 1102 49 13059 13 146 33 542 62 0 201 1062 64 35 16381

CITY OF NORCO

2015 7 220 11 1654 0 16 12 135 13 2 50 197 8 4 2329 +6.83%

2014 5 203 5 1541 0 22 9 131 7 1 52 189 8 7 2180

CITY OF PALM DESERT

2015 8 801 40 6744 3 41 20 542 10 2 92 407 22 5 8737 +3.90%

2014 10 750 32 6413 9 30 17 672 19 9 81 355 10 2 8409

CITY OF PERRIS

2015 2 422 19 4988 3 52 88 153 27 2 69 643 32 19 6519 +8.40%

2014 3 337 22 4596 3 48 111 213 24 3 58 532 37 27 6014

CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE

2015 3 375 19 3526 1 15 6 340 8 6 30 146 6 1 4482 +4.82%

2014 3 411 19 3226 1 9 10 371 8 5 36 170 6 1 4276

RIVERSIDE COUNTY UNINCORPORATED AREAS

2015 18 2283 133 24694 3 647 280 1541 175 48 817 3004 306 288 34237 +5.94%

2014 16 2256 128 22714 6 632 275 1816 192 40 744 2945 274 278 32316

CITY OF SAN JACINTO

2015 3 259 19 4643 1 47 14 206 15 0 66 341 12 17 5643 +11.30%

2014 4 221 21 4085 3 53 15 278 22 2 91 247 21 7 5070

CITY OF TEMECULA

2015 9 831 56 5479 5 78 16 360 14 0 120 857 25 30 7880 +8.90%

2014 9 768 51 4906 3 65 30 414 14 2 117 807 28 22 7236

CITY OF WILDOMAR

2015 1 205 12 2244 0 29 1 130 19 1 59 233 17 7 2958 +5.49%

2014 0 206 8 2093 0 29 10 146 11 0 85 196 13 7 2804

RESPONSE BY SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT - BULLDOZERS

D1 36 15 51

D3140 21 39 60

D3141 54 51 105

D3142 64 33 97

TOTAL 175 138 313

RESPONSE BY SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT - AIR ATTACK, AIR TANKERS AND HELICOPTERS

AA310 0 12 0 1 0 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 91 117

AT72 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 74 83

AT73 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 81 90

H301 0 11 0 7 0 8 7 2 1 13 0 0 2 85 136

TOTAL 0 30 0 9 0 18 15 2 3 13 0 0 5 331 426

RESPONSE BY SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT - TRUCK COMPANY

Q90 3 315 13 1919 4 51 5 68 63 3 36 346 28 20 2874

Q97 4 186 4 795 3 32 2 39 37 7 41 254 15 14 1433

T17 19 325 5 536 1 19 3 57 45 2 37 228 19 15 1311

T2 15 404 8 1024 10 52 4 101 69 5 58 297 9 4 2060

T33 19 508 11 731 6 8 4 83 26 10 31 108 7 0 1552

T73 10 395 8 552 5 22 1 71 15 4 40 180 4 5 1312

T76 5 275 5 866 0 30 3 77 61 3 31 217 5 7 1585

T86 20 487 7 887 11 52 3 72 74 6 37 198 14 8 1876

TOTAL 95 2895 61 7310 40 266 25 568 390 40 311 1828 101 73 14003

RESPONSE BY SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT - BREATHING SUPPORT

BS26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

BS35 35 34 7 55 9 26 2 10 171 1 4 29 8 9 400

BS45 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5

BS90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

BS92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4

TOTAL 35 35 7 56 9 27 2 11 178 2 4 29 8 9 412

RESPONSE BY HAND CREWS

BAT1 0 5 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 23 43

BAT2 0 3 0 1 0 3 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 30 49

BAT3 0 7 0 1 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 48

BAT4 0 3 0 2 0 3 7 0 2 0 0 1 0 16 34

BAT5 0 4 0 1 0 3 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 15 31

BAT6 0 5 0 0 0 3 11 0 1 1 3 0 1 27 52

NOR1 0 8 0 2 0 9 5 0 0 2 1 0 1 36 64

NOR2 0 7 0 3 0 5 8 1 0 1 0 0 1 28 54

NOR3 0 4 0 0 0 4 6 0 1 1 0 0 3 26 45

NOR4 0 5 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 26 40

OGN1 0 2 0 1 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 47

OGN2 0 3 0 0 0 2 7 1 0 0 0 2 2 32 49

OGN3 0 4 0 1 0 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 38

OGN4 0 3 0 1 0 5 8 0 1 0 2 0 1 24 45

OGN5 0 5 0 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 25 40

OGN6 0 2 0 1 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 31 45

OGN7 0 4 0 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 31

TOTAL 0 74 0 17 0 59 123 3 8 8 10 5 14 434 755

RESPONSE BY BATTALION CHIEF

B1 1 8 1 5 0 3 0 1 6 0 4 20 1 8 58

B10A 2 30 4 1 3 9 0 3 16 3 7 27 0 11 116

B10B 6 50 6 10 4 28 5 2 19 6 10 47 7 20 220

B11 1 23 1 5 1 9 2 1 13 1 10 30 1 12 110

B12A 8 58 6 18 6 18 6 6 15 2 13 40 2 11 209

B12B 10 51 3 10 1 21 6 5 18 3 10 36 1 11 186

B13 6 69 12 9 2 22 4 0 36 8 19 67 2 25 281

B14A 1 14 4 1 1 4 0 2 13 1 7 22 0 3 73

B14B 2 40 8 7 0 16 1 1 23 3 12 48 7 11 179

B15A 1 45 6 7 1 10 2 2 14 1 12 51 2 15 169

B15B 7 58 9 9 3 17 4 3 9 3 14 50 4 11 201

B2 4 60 9 9 1 17 6 5 36 5 10 65 4 20 251

B3 6 32 4 23 1 13 4 2 16 3 15 37 1 17 174

B3110 3 30 6 5 1 13 6 1 14 0 14 30 1 15 139

B3111 10 79 9 8 3 20 4 1 47 3 10 93 9 30 326

B3112 3 30 4 5 0 7 1 1 17 1 11 47 3 6 136

B3113 4 31 1 6 1 11 2 0 19 5 15 32 2 15 144

B3114 2 54 7 5 0 18 3 2 28 3 13 42 3 15 195

B3115 3 25 2 11 1 10 1 2 23 5 4 30 1 15 133

B3116 3 44 3 12 0 8 2 1 24 1 8 26 3 17 152

B3117 6 40 8 3 4 13 2 1 12 1 15 40 0 20 165

B3118 2 16 4 1 0 3 2 2 12 1 8 15 1 2 69

B3119 1 20 2 7 1 7 0 0 17 1 3 22 1 11 93

B3120 5 20 2 5 1 14 2 0 16 2 4 19 3 9 102

B34 1 19 7 3 1 4 3 0 12 0 9 17 2 9 87

B4 3 51 6 10 0 9 5 3 13 5 15 42 2 22 186

B5 6 35 7 6 1 10 3 3 16 4 9 36 2 18 156

B6A 8 66 11 5 4 29 5 1 47 7 17 52 6 26 284

B6B 6 32 6 6 6 8 3 2 18 2 11 35 5 18 158

RESPONSE BY BATTALION CHIEF CONTINUED

B7A 6 30 2 4 1 15 3 1 16 1 6 31 6 16 138

B7B 3 39 1 1 2 16 5 1 16 4 6 34 3 13 144

B8 2 21 5 8 0 5 5 1 12 1 5 24 2 11 102

B9A 3 39 3 14 2 14 1 4 18 0 10 50 1 29 188

B9B 3 79 4 16 4 33 6 8 33 3 22 80 5 22 318

TOTAL 138 1338 173 255 57 454 104 68 664 89 358 1337 93 514 5642

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - PERRIS BATTALION 1

01 - Perris 1 101 5 1278 1 17 73 49 12 0 29 146 8 8 1728

03 - Nuview 0 45 4 408 0 16 1 23 8 0 19 76 4 4 608

04 - Lake Mathews 0 48 4 380 0 27 3 26 7 2 14 59 15 6 591

08 - Woodcrest 1 66 3 740 0 19 1 32 6 1 22 63 5 3 962

09 - Goodmeadow 0 26 1 449 0 23 2 21 4 1 20 46 4 7 604

59 - Mead Valley 1 125 3 1596 0 63 25 27 9 0 48 187 17 15 2116

90 - North Perris 0 185 13 1883 0 25 11 63 17 2 24 256 16 8 2503

101 - Perris City 1 138 5 1869 2 18 4 50 3 1 23 214 9 4 2341

TOTAL 4 734 38 8603 3 208 120 291 66 7 199 1047 78 55 11453

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - ELSINORE BATTALION 2

10 - Elsinore 1 52 3 944 2 10 4 37 1 1 29 111 6 6 1207

11 - Lakeland Village 0 62 4 855 0 8 3 33 7 0 34 59 3 4 1072

51 - El Carsio 0 12 0 49 0 5 5 11 0 3 14 131 2 1 233

61 - Wildomar 0 133 7 1535 0 21 1 108 11 1 52 149 10 5 2033

62 - Rancho Carillo 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

85 - Mc Vicker Park 0 78 12 1413 1 15 9 55 7 0 24 125 5 4 1748

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - ELSINORE BATTALION 2 CONTINUED

94 - Canyon Hills 1 152 8 1319 0 10 7 85 7 0 14 151 4 4 1762

97 - Rosetta Canyon 0 124 2 813 0 17 7 30 6 0 31 165 9 5 1209

TOTAL 2 613 36 6931 3 86 36 359 39 5 198 891 39 29 9267

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - BEAUMONT BATTALION 3

20 - Beaumont 0 126 17 2952 0 35 5 256 5 1 29 126 7 9 3568

21 - Calimesa 0 65 5 912 0 4 0 83 4 1 24 54 4 4 1160

22 - Cherry Valley 0 60 10 1163 1 13 8 125 3 0 34 29 4 10 1460

24 - Cabazon 0 66 5 534 0 23 4 18 10 1 26 100 13 12 812

63 - Poppet Flats 0 3 0 55 0 1 2 5 0 1 3 9 2 0 81

66 - Beaumont City 1 140 11 1287 0 27 7 73 4 1 40 179 17 11 1798

89 - Banning City 9 107 6 1865 1 31 3 58 16 2 52 87 15 13 2265

TOTAL 10 567 54 8768 2 134 29 618 42 7 208 584 62 59 11144

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - CORONA BATTALION 4

13 - Home Gardens 1 49 7 724 0 19 10 56 4 6 32 73 9 4 994

14 - Corona 2 92 4 556 0 15 25 62 2 0 21 121 7 8 915

47 - Norco 3 52 5 621 0 8 3 50 8 3 23 62 3 1 842

57 - Corydon 3 76 2 504 0 4 6 29 5 0 10 20 1 3 663

64 - Sycamore Creek 0 112 5 990 0 12 3 75 4 1 29 153 8 1 1393

82 - Lake Hills 0 40 1 324 0 9 8 20 2 0 8 61 6 1 480

TOTAL 9 421 24 3719 0 67 55 292 25 10 123 490 34 18 5287

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - SAN JACINTO BATTALION 5

25 - San Jacinto 3 275 15 4719 1 52 21 237 17 2 80 396 16 24 5858

26 - Little Lake 0 147 8 2225 1 29 14 80 20 1 31 104 5 6 2671

28 - Sage 0 27 0 139 0 10 5 8 2 0 10 32 7 5 245

34 - Winchester 0 27 1 382 0 17 18 14 2 0 19 99 9 5 593

72 - Valle Vista 0 84 2 1770 0 17 8 123 10 1 25 79 6 5 2130

78 - West San Jacinto 0 9 1 142 0 1 6 2 1 1 1 31 1 0 196

TOTAL 3 569 27 9377 2 126 72 464 52 5 166 741 44 45 11693

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - LA QUINTA BATTALION 6

32 - Christopher Douglas 1 126 6 1219 1 13 3 124 15 2 27 56 0 2 1595

39 - Thermal 0 24 3 196 0 15 6 4 0 0 16 37 9 8 318

40 - Mecca 2 69 2 680 0 38 4 11 16 8 38 76 17 42 1003

41 - North Shore 0 11 1 126 0 20 2 3 0 2 15 12 5 12 209

70 - PGA West 0 132 5 570 1 14 6 74 7 1 20 49 7 9 895

79 - Coachella 1 179 13 1663 0 65 9 48 15 0 36 211 26 18 2284

93 - La Quinta North 3 203 9 1615 0 21 1 152 8 0 40 120 11 3 2186

TOTAL 7 744 39 6069 2 186 31 416 61 13 192 561 75 94 8490

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - INDIO BATTALION 7

80 - Sun City Shadow Hills0 77 9 616 0 9 2 78 3 0 8 58 8 5 873

86 - Indio 6 274 9 2587 2 64 15 141 13 0 34 222 17 12 3396

87 - Terra Lago 4 153 4 1056 2 38 2 57 10 0 20 140 25 13 1524

88 - West Indio 3 174 9 1706 3 29 3 117 10 0 29 184 6 4 2277

TOTAL 13 678 31 5965 7 140 22 393 36 0 91 604 56 34 8070

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - BLYTHE BATTALION 8

43 - Blythe 0 25 0 102 0 11 11 9 3 0 11 11 4 6 193

44 - Ripley 0 5 0 74 0 5 2 4 0 0 7 14 2 4 117

45 - Blythe Air Base 0 23 1 152 0 7 32 38 3 0 8 55 11 4 334

46 - Riverbend 0 3 0 39 0 6 0 1 1 0 2 10 2 3 67

49 - Lake Tamarisk 0 21 2 105 0 1 5 15 0 0 5 99 11 3 267

TOTAL 0 77 3 472 0 30 50 67 7 0 33 189 30 20 978

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - MORENO VALLEY BATTALION 9

02 - Sunnymead 2 184 9 2698 2 25 9 142 9 1 56 288 13 7 3445

06 - Towngate 5 326 14 3429 6 48 17 125 11 1 66 455 21 11 4535

48 - Sunnymead Ranch 1 83 6 1068 0 12 3 58 13 4 23 113 5 17 1406

58 - Moreno Beach 0 67 3 675 0 18 6 27 1 0 20 214 15 11 1057

65 - Kennedy Park 4 235 6 2784 1 39 5 83 15 1 39 242 16 6 3475

91 - College Park 3 268 11 2094 1 30 4 106 14 0 28 186 6 7 2758

99 - Morrison Park 1 114 2 1285 0 20 5 44 9 0 13 104 0 0 1597

TOTAL 16 1277 51 14033 10 192 49 585 72 6 245 1602 76 59 18273

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - DESERT HOT SPRINGS BATTALION 10

35 - Roy Wilson 4 138 7 1087 0 23 27 95 4 0 20 123 7 4 1539

36 - Skyborne 0 59 3 307 0 22 2 35 1 1 20 110 23 15 595

37 - Desert Hot Springs 4 260 10 4015 5 101 7 148 19 0 55 194 24 14 4859

56 - Sky Valley 1 52 0 735 0 16 2 52 4 2 17 15 6 1 903

81 - N. Bermuda Dunes 0 162 15 2029 1 17 5 297 4 1 28 126 9 7 2701

TOTAL 9 671 35 8173 6 179 43 627 32 4 140 568 69 41 10597

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - MOUNTAIN BATTALION 11

23 - Pine Cove 0 15 2 112 0 4 7 10 0 2 14 22 0 1 189

29 - Anza 0 37 2 571 0 13 6 12 3 0 11 30 3 7 695

30 - Pinyon 0 9 0 50 0 2 2 9 0 1 12 39 4 4 132

53 - Garner Valley 0 13 2 80 0 3 98 3 2 1 5 36 2 2 247

77 - Lake Riverside 0 28 1 297 0 5 1 11 4 1 22 45 1 2 418

TOTAL 0 102 7 1110 0 27 114 45 9 5 64 172 10 16 1681

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - COVES BATTALION 12

33 - Palm Desert 3 257 5 2164 1 21 5 136 1 7 28 164 9 0 2801

50 - Rancho Mirage 1 96 8 727 1 5 4 83 5 1 11 38 3 0 983

55 - Indian Wells 1 233 5 1507 0 12 9 118 6 0 31 109 5 1 2037

67 - Mesa View 0 61 4 639 1 4 7 105 0 2 8 55 2 0 888

69 - N. Rancho Mirage 1 288 2 1508 1 7 2 161 5 0 12 55 2 0 2044

71 - N. Palm Desert 5 332 28 3658 0 8 4 281 2 0 31 154 9 2 4514

TOTAL 11 1267 52 10203 4 57 31 884 19 10 121 575 30 3 13267

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - MENIFEE BATTALION 13

05 - Quail Valley 0 40 6 646 0 16 11 29 8 0 24 56 2 6 844

07 - Sun City 0 148 22 4782 0 16 4 425 18 0 42 189 3 3 5652

54 - Homeland 3 75 2 1087 0 43 1 86 7 0 26 134 5 8 1477

60 - Canyon Lake 0 10 0 162 0 3 1 86 0 0 4 11 1 0 204

68 - Menifee 0 97 8 902 0 22 0 13 8 1 23 186 10 10 1302

76 - Menifee Lakes 0 151 8 1863 0 18 4 121 9 0 23 223 5 11 2436

TOTAL 3 521 46 9442 0 118 23 706 50 1 142 799 26 38 11915

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - JURUPA VALLEY BATTALION 14

16 - Pedley 4 156 4 1788 0 35 3 79 11 0 46 204 16 13 2359

17 - Glen Avon 5 279 7 1389 1 18 8 84 7 0 35 355 29 8 2225

18 - West Riverside 0 106 4 1358 0 18 6 46 5 0 29 217 19 7 1815

19 - Highgrove 2 41 4 373 0 12 5 17 2 0 12 61 1 1 531

27 - Eastvale 0 248 19 2187 0 24 5 98 11 0 40 211 7 2 2852

38 - Rubidoux 4 204 8 1963 0 45 15 88 12 1 61 232 19 34 2686

TOTAL 15 1034 46 9058 1 152 42 412 48 1 223 1280 91 65 12468

INCIDENTS BY BATTALION - TEMECULA BATTALION 15

12 - Temecula 2 236 12 1132 2 23 8 65 3 1 27 344 8 9 1872

73 - Rancho California 3 332 15 1729 1 29 13 119 4 0 45 344 12 10 2656

75 - Bear Creek 1 73 4 722 0 12 3 37 4 2 19 65 7 3 952

83 - French Valley 0 150 27 1797 0 24 6 74 6 1 30 133 3 11 2262

84 - Parkview 1 175 20 1868 1 29 4 116 8 0 37 155 7 8 2429

92 - Wolf Creek 3 163 12 1285 1 20 3 93 5 0 23 180 6 13 1807

96 - Glen Oaks 1 40 0 288 0 5 3 22 0 0 8 36 2 2 407

TOTAL 11 1169 90 8821 5 142 40 526 30 4 189 1257 45 56 12385

TOTALS 124 10604 582 112799 46 1925 864 6740 639 81 2386 11510 790 860 149950

TEN YEAR ACTIVITY TOTAL

YEAR 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

TOTAL INCIDENTS 149,550 139,910 133,536 130,620 121,703 117,859 115,718 114,599 114,535 112,011

DAILY AVERAGE 410 383 365 357 333 322 317 314 314 307

PERCENT CHANGE 6.89% 4.77% 2.23% 7.33% 3.26% 1.85% 0.98% 0.06% 2.25% 1.62%

25-Year Incident Stats Comparison: The image below is an actual statistical page from the 1990 annual

report that displays 53,000 total incident responses compared to 149,950 in 2015.

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County Administration Diane Sinclair – Deputy Director, County Administration

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The County Administration function oversees all of the County processes, including purchasing, finance, County personnel services, County contracts and the County Budget. Effective October 8, 2015 the County Cost Recovery function, formerly under the Riverside County Emergency Management Department (formerly the Office of Emergency Services), is once again a function of County Administration (Fire). County Personnel serves the human resources and payroll needs of 263 positions. In 2015, County Personnel staff oversaw the hiring/promotion of 50 employees, seven retirements, 47 leave requests, 17 miscellaneous breaks in service, and 18 other miscellaneous employment transactions. County Contracts renewed five City/District partner contracts and created 12 various contracts that were approved by the Board of Supervisors. For the Fiscal Year 2015/2016 budget, we continued with our electronic submission process. All budget requests were received by County Finance using the system allowing for improved transparency for all stations and bureaus. The FY 15/16 budget was completed for a total of $213 million across all funds and departmental organizations. County Finance and Purchasing served the needs of 96 Fire Stations and 19 Bureaus. County Finance staff processed expenditures upwards of $194 million. Accounts Receivable staff within County Finance oversaw the completion of 3,724 deposits and created 205 invoices. Additionally 17,058 payments to vendors and employee reimbursements were processed. Purchasing staff processed 3,343 purchase orders, assigned 1,144 Remedy tickets, renewed 41 contracts, and established 7 new contracts. Purchasing established new contracts for our BCTC Drill Grounds Maintenance, King Radios, and Cummins Parts. We welcomed one new Procurement Contracts Specialist to the Purchasing section, one new Accountant II to the Finance section, and one new Accounting Assistant II to the Accounts Payable section.

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State Administration Jennifer Fagen, Administrative Officer III

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The Riverside Unit State Administration function oversees all personnel processes. This includes State Purchasing, State Finance, and State Human Resources. This year particular emphasis was placed on the newly restructured State Human Resources section, which is overseen by a State Administrative Officer III. This section is comprised of State Hiring, State Personnel Services & State Labor Accounting. The restructure allowed for accountability in the various responsibilities that fall under the administrative function. State Hiring welcomed one new Unit Hiring Coordinator. State Hiring oversaw the hiring/promotion of 633 employees and coordinated 1,687 personnel movements. The newly formatted statewide hiring process changed in a way that increased the number of movements and coordination it takes to provide staffing as vacancies occur. State Personnel Services welcomed two new Personnel Specialists. A total of seven Personnel Specialists were responsible for processing the hiring/promotion/personnel movements. The staff processed approximately 12,700 time slips for employee pay periods and approximately 12,700 for overtime work periods. In addition, the staff delivered individual attention to all benefit and pay needs of the 1,086 state employees assigned to RRU. State Labor Accounting reconciled these movements and audited funding sources to continue to provide accountability to the State, County and City Contracts. In total, 444 labor transactions were processed to our local contracts estimating $146,497,053 in payments.

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Public Affairs & Fire Safety Education Bureau

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Public Affairs and Media Relations:

The Public Affairs and Media Relations Bureau is a 24/7 operation of the Department and consists of one Fire Captain, one Senior Public Information Specialist and two Public Safety Information Specialists. The goal and mission of the bureau is to ensure the accurate and timely dissemination of significant incident information through the Department’s www.rvcfire.org website as well as its social media sites; @CALFIRERRU on Twitter and CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department on Facebook. The Information Specialists rotate after-hours, weekends and holiday information call center coverage. The Bureau includes 10 Volunteer Reserve Photographers.

In addition to daily and significant incident support, non-traditional media projects which promote the Department’s activities, training, community service and general interest stories are on-going. The Bureau hosts three large-scale press conferences annually which highlight Wildfire Awareness Week, Dangers of Fireworks and Fire Prevention Week. In August, the Public Information Office became a major participant and contributor in the Riverside Drowning Safety Coalition. Fire Safety Education:

The Fire Safety Education function of the Department is responsible for providing fire safety education programs, materials and lesson plans to fire personnel to instruct in their communities. Some of the programs include “Stop, Drop, Roll and Cover Your Face”, “9-1-1 for Kids”, “Exit Drills in the Home” and “I Spot Something Hot”. In addition, career day, job fairs and Youth in Government Days. In 2015, Fire station personnel made nearly 18,000 contacts in teaching fire safety education to children, adults and those with disabilities.

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Emergency Command Center

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The CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department’s Emergency Command Center (ECC) is located at the Unit Headquarters in Perris, CA. The Perris ECC is the largest regional fire Dispatch center in Riverside County and one of the largest in the State. 2015 has been another year of improvement and adaptation for the Perris Emergency Command Center. As we continue to grow as a dispatch center and as an agency, the Perris ECC has successfully achieved an even higher standard of competence and customer service. This year brought an almost 10% increase in the number of incidents processed, and with that, an escalation of activity and greater call volume. The ECC is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and averages over 400 incidents daily. The Perris ECC is the busiest Command Center within CAL FIRE’s statewide system. In 2015, the Perris ECC processed 149,950 incidents and nearly 450,000 phone calls in 2015. All assigned ECC staff members are Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) trained and certified. The Perris ECC is dedicated to Integrated, Cooperative, Regional Fire Protection and Emergency Services and is a full-service regional command and control center. The coordination of resources among local, state and federal cooperators ensures a higher level of service and increased efficiencies during wildland fires, structure fires, medical emergencies and all-risk incidents. The Expanded Dispatch function is a dedicated area of the ECC used for large or complex Incidents that outgrow the main floor day-to-day incident processing of the Command Center. When activated, the Expanded Dispatch function is able to support complex incidents with direct radio, logistical and informational support while not impacting the operations of the main command floor. It is also utilized for mobilizing personnel and resources in support of incidents throughout California. . As part of a combined effort from multiple field personnel and ECC employees, expanded operations was open for 64 continuous days during the 2015 fire season and was extremely effective in assisting other units in the State with large incidents. Our command center would not have had the capacity to accomplish so much without our capable leaders and the hard work of each member of our ECC team.

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Fire Prevention Bureau

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The Fire Prevention Bureau is comprised of the following elements: Law Enforcement/Fire Investigations, Custodian of Records and Hazard Reduction. Fire Prevention Bureau is responsible for enforcing criminal and civil law, maintaining Department confidential records, as well as Hazard Reduction Inspections.

CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers conducted over 300 fire investigations; resulting in 38 felony arrests. Additionally, 189 citations were issued and over 50 fire incidents were processed into civil cost recovery cases. Throughout 2015, Fire Prevention Law Enforcement Officers served over 25 felony search warrants.

The Department’s Custodian of Records continues to see an increase in Public Records requests; processing well over 2,500 requests for information. The Fire Prevention Bureau support staff processed over 400 subpoenas, 600 medical information requests, and report requests for information on over 1,500 fires. The Custodian of records processed over 3,900 fire reports and 700,000 medical records.

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Office of Emergency Services

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The Office of Emergency Services (OES) is known for maintaining a very busy schedule, 2015 was no different. The department worked closely with local, state, federal and tribal partners to assist them in properly preparing for all phases of emergency management; Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Mitigation. In addition, OES conducted more than 100 presentations to the public, encouraging disaster preparedness.

The grants unit coordinated more than $8.7 million in awarded grant funds. These funds were used for equipment purchases, to sustain existing programs and to bring in a variety of training opportunities for the Operational Area.

OES volunteer programs include:

• Disaster Corps, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) • Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES). OES conducted nearly 50 CERT classes for the public and County of

Riverside employees, training 850 individuals.

The OES team is instrumental in the operational support of major incidents; such as earthquakes, wildland fires, weather-related incidents and any significant closure of main highways or thoroughfares where transportation is interrupted. During the 2015 fire season, several OES Coordinators deployed to the Valley Incident in Lake Napa County to conduct damage assessment of one of the largest wildland fires in California History as it relates to property loss.

In 2015, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors created the Emergency Management Department (EMD). The new department incorporates the Office of Emergency Services, Riverside Emergency Medical Services Agency and Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response branch and officially became an active and functional operation on July 1, 2015.

The Riverside County Emergency Management Department works closely with our partner, the Riverside County Fire Department/CAL FIRE, as we continue to enhance Emergency Management in the County of Riverside.

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Emergency Medical Services

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The Riverside County Fire Department Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Bureau is dedicated to bringing the highest quality of care through continued evaluation, education and training to best serve the citizens of Riverside County.

In 2015, the EMS Bureau saw significant reorganization and changes that improved organizational functionality. EMS training merged with the EMS Bureau as an EMS function along with Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program. Consolidating these functions with one point of contact will improve our service delivery of medical care to patients from call initiation through definitive emergency department care at area hospitals.

EMS training was extensive in 2015. Approximately 391 paramedics received mandatory annual Paramedic Update Course (PUC) training. This training included the new Advance Resuscitation Training (ART) that has been established by our Medical Director, Dr. Dan Davis. The Bureau also provided Riverside County EMS orientation training to well over 57 new hire paramedics and approximately 35 employee reactivations to the unit. Additional training was delivered to over 600 employees in the related topics of Healthcare Provider (HCP) CPR, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) and Riverside County EMS Agency (REMSA) approved Skills Competency Verification (SCV). The EMS Bureau was also responsible for delivering in excess of 10,000 Continuing Education (CE) hours for 2015. The EMS Bureau actively participates in community EMS projects such as sidewalk CPR, injury prevention, drowning awareness and other EMS related education programs in cooperation with area hospitals and system stakeholders.

The EMS Bureau also coordinates the department’s ride-out program. Currently, Riverside County Fire Department has 11 contracts with various educational institutions to provide field learning opportunities for the next generation of health care providers. In 2015, 78 EMT students, 80 Paramedic interns, 14 Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN)/RN’s and eight physician resident students participated in direct field observation learning under direction of our first responders in the managing of 9-1-1 emergencies.

EMS CQI was very busy in 2015. The field generated in excess of 111,000 electronic patient care reports (ePCRs). Of those ePCRs the EMS Bureau staff was able to review at some level over 2,100 cases. Approximately 75 cases lead to further review with system stakeholders and approximately 25 of those cases lead to the initiation of a performance improvement plan (PIP) catered to a specific identified system deficiency. The EMD program also has a QA/CQI component to evaluate on-going system reliability and efficiency. This component includes: random case review process, evaluating ED performance, providing feedback of EMD protocol compliance to EDs, continuing dispatch education and on-going training, and submitting compliance data to the medical director and local governing EMS agencies.

The Department’s EMS Bureau has been an active participant in the development of further EMS technologies and innovations. This is evident with our involvement in the use of Tranexamic Acid (TXA) as atrial study to aid in the treatment of the patient with excessive hemorrhaging.

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Training Bureau

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Ben Clark Training Center

During 2015, the Ben Clark Training Center has undergone quite a few significant changes and upgrades to help provide a great training atmosphere and learning environment. To start, the dorm rooms were outfitted with all new beds and mattresses, new vanity lights, all new bedding throughout, as well as new window coverings for each room to provide a more comfortable environment for students and training instructors. A newsletter was started with the first issue coming out in December, which updates employees of available training opportunities, training topics and video links, facility updates, Health and Safety messages and topics, as well as EMS topics and information.

On the drill grounds, projects continue daily to outfit our department personnel, as well as outside agencies, with the most state-of-the-art props and simulators available. New signage was purchased to replace old and worn out signs to help identify buildings and parking. Four new permanent shade structures were built and constructed on site to allow students an area to escape the harsh elements of summer and winter. The Confined Space prop was completed this year and the drill towers will be receiving a fresh coat of paint as part of their continued maintenance. BCTC provided its first Live Trench Rescue Technician class located on the southwest portion of the drill grounds, which provided the students with a realistic approach to Trench Rescue. A new Hazardous Materials training prop is near completion on the west end of the drill grounds which includes a truck docking station and multiple tanks for different scenarios. It will also have 900ft of railroad tracks which will include multiple cargo and tank cars as well as over the road filling stations and crossing signals.

2015 Statistics:

3,213 students attending classes at BCTC 5,623 Instructional Hours 1 Truck Academy 5 Tiller Classes 113 JAC Testing Requirements 3 Firefighter I New Hire Academies 2 Firefighter I Rehire Academies 4 Firefighter II/Paramedic Academies 54 Reactivations 6 FFA Returnee Academies 11 COA Returnee Academies 1FFA Academy South (BCTC) 11 COA Returnee Academies 2 Firefighter I Academies (RCC Moreno Valley)

Roy Wilson Training Center

Roy Wilson Training Center continues to provide a great facility for the eastern part of the county as well as for the College Of The Desert Firefighter I Academy. Numerous In-Service Training topics and EMS classes were facilitated out of RWTC, as well as JAC testing for both Firefighter and Engineer. Multiple Engine, Truck, and Medic Units utilize the facility daily for battalion and station training as well.

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Health and Safety

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The Health and Safety Bureau work to ensure the safety of our firefighting and support personnel.

In 2015, the Health and Safety Bureau, with the assistance of the Riverside County Safety Division, were able to complete Safety Inspections on all county owned facilities. Working in collaboration with the Riverside County Safety Office, the Bureau was able to utilize a Safety Industrial Hygienist in assisting with concerns from facilities and correct any issues that were brought forward by the field personnel.

Since the Safety Bureau has been tracking operational and program notification reports of serious injury, vehicle accident or facility damage reports from the Perris ECC, significant progress has been made in identifying trends, and through training, assist with the correction and identification to reduce injury/illness to our personnel.

Improvements have been made to the Health and Safety section of SharePoint, with the addition of many fitness topics that were presented through a week long class in Sacramento. These helpful ideas are being shared with the department and cover many topics from physical fitness to healthy meal ideas. Several sections have been added to the page, listing all of the requirements needed to meet the regulatory compliances and the ability to review all Tailgate Safety Topics, (TGST), that are produced, both past and present.

Collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security the Riverside County Fire Department made it possible to purchase four Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) filling stations that will be strategically placed within the County. These four machines will be able to provide the areas with a means of filling SCBA Cylinders for training and response. The Health and Safety Bureau will be working with Strategic Planning to have this equipment installed in early 2016.

Fire Captains assigned to the Health and Safety Bureau responded to numerous incidents throughout the State in 2015. These assignments included Serious Accident Review Teams [SART], Logistics Section Chief, Resource Unit Leader, Safety Officer, Division Group Supervisor, Fire Information Officer and other critical Incident Management Team assignments.

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Office of the Fire Marshal

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Mission Statement: The Office of the Fire Marshal is committed to provide professional fire and life safety engineering, permitting and inspection services for our citizens and emergency responders through exemplary customer service, leadership, education, analysis, innovation and partnership with the development and business community. 2015 has been a successful and quite busy year for the Office of the Fire Marshal. The rebranding of the Office of the Fire Marshal (formerly Fire Protection Planning) has included the development of a new mission statement (above) and continued committee efforts to improve the functionality and effectiveness of the organization. The committees are currently working on internal and external communications including the restructuring of the website to be more user-friendly and current, the development and/or revision of internal and external policies and guidelines, and a system for consistent professional development among the entire team. The Office of the Fire Marshal has also been very active at both the State and National level in fire and building code development; reviewing the State Fire Marshals proposals for the 2016 California Codes including work by our team on explosives and hazardous materials provisions and the development of the 2018 national codes, reviewing over 650 proposals and assisting with the development of many proposals for the future fire and building codes. With the economy continuing to improve, new development and construction has picked up as well as the use of new technologies keeping our team busy with larger projects. Major project developments include the Oak Mountain Wine Cave, Aldi Foods Distribution Center, and 1442 homes in Toscana Temescal Valley. The Office of the Fire Marshal provided services for several large special events that included: Coachella Music and Arts Festival averaging 99,000 people each day, Stagecoach Country Music Festival averaging 75,000 people each day, and the televised Lucas Oil Off-Road Nationals race events.

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PRE-FIRE MANAGEMENT

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The Resource Management/Pre-Fire Division consists of the Unit Forester, Area Forester, and the Unit Pre-Fire Engineer. The duties and responsibilities include, planning and managing, hazardous fuel treatments, vegetation management programs, resource monitoring, CAL FIRE representation on Fire Safe Councils, Community Wildfire Protection Plans and the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST). The Resource Management/Pre-Fire Division was successful in utilizing funds from grants secured from the US Federal Government and the State of California in 2014. The State Fire Assistance grant (SFA) and the Fire Hazard Severity, Treatment, Education, Planning and Prevention (FSTEPP) monies allowed RRU to complete unit wide fuel projects. While the SFA projects are to help landowners in the mountain communities in and around Idyllwild the FSTEPP projects are identified in the Unit Fire Plan as being strategic for protection of life, property and watershed. These programs are listed below, along with the 2015 accomplishments. CO-OP (SFA): is a joint program with the mountain communities Fire Safe Council (MCFSC) in which county grant funds are used to perform abatement work (PRC 4291) within 100 feet of structures in the mountain communities. The program spent $44,045.00, treated 26.6 acres, and produced 80.25 tons of biomass. Single Tree (SFA): is a contract with Pacific Slope Tree Services which utilizes per inch of diameter tree cost to assist landowners with the removal of standing dead trees caused by drought or bark beetle infestations. Landowners generally pay a 25% cost share. This program spent $320,686.00, treated 206 acres, removed 712 trees in which 20 were infected with the Gold Spotted Oak Borer (GSOB) and disposed of 1,150 tons of biomass from the dead trees that were removed. In the effort to control the spread of GSOB an additional 40 trees are being monitored but to date, do not require removal. Time and Material (SFA): is a fuel reduction program based on the contractor’s rates for their equipment and labor. This program allows for a broader type of fuel reduction than single tree. It covers fuel break re-habilitation, log and slash pile removal, protection of evacuation routes, brush removal, and proper clearing of shelter-in-place areas. This program spent $9,855.00, and produced 38 tons of biomass that was safely disposed of. The Riverside Unit was awarded $38,000 in FSTEEP- FPF funds in 2015 and the monies were divided into six projects that either reduced hazardous vegetative fuels or provided wildfire education to the residents of the Riverside Unit. The projects were as follows: El Potrero Girl Scout Camp Chipping Project - This project removed 10 acres of tree limb material attributed to snow breakage. El Cariso Village Chipping Project - This project assisted the residents of EL Cariso Village and Morrell Canyon to chip hazardous fuels removed from their properties in compliance with PRC 4291. Poppet Flats Truck Trail Fuel Reduction Project - This project consisted of brush removal along the truck trail and grading/culvert maintenance to maintain a viable secondary egress route to the residents of Silent Valley and Poppet Flats in the event of a wildfire. RRU Cistern Rehabilitation Fuel Reduction Project - This project removed hazardous fuels and performed maintenance on three 3,000 gallon cisterns that provide a fire suppression water source on the truck trail system to the north of the communities of Silent Valley and Poppet Flats. In conjunction with the fuels reduction and truck trail maintenance, this project was key to providing increased fire prevention efforts in the protection of these communities. RRU Fire Preparedness Community Signs - This project provides Fire Preparedness awareness signage to the residents of High Fire Hazard Severity zones. RRU Wildfire Action Plan Booklets - This project provides Action Plan Booklets as Community outreach and education to the residents of High Fire Hazard Severity zones an in the Wildland Urban Interface. Vegetation Management Program (VMP): is a program designed for hazardous fuel reduction by cutting and piling material while utilizing the use of live fire for reductions of the fuels and grasses. These Four VMP burns were conducted at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve and Lake Skinner in cooperation with respective land managers, to control or eradicate noxious, non-native grasses for habitat restoration and create Defensive Fuel Protection Zones (DFPZ), totaling in 323 acres.

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Communications & Information Technology

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The Technology Division values the ability to directly support the mission of the Riverside County Fire Department in Cooperation with CAL FIRE. The Technology Division is proud to have supported the 149,950 emergency incidents through the use of technology. From the person calling 911 - to the dispatcher sending the call to the station/engine – to the automatic of routing of the responding units to the incident – the radio system used to communicate – to the transporting of vital patient information to a receiving hospital is all accomplished through the system’s equipment and networks that are maintained by the 26 employees within the Division. This past year we are honored to report the following accomplishments:

• Added additional communications site; improving radio coverage in Eastern Riverside County • Upgraded computer data circuits to every fire facility; allowing for increased speed and performance • Outfitted each full time firefighter with a personally assigned radio ensuring all on-duty personnel have the ability to

communicate • Secured an additional staff position in the Geographic Information Systems section (GIS); allowing for timely updates to

the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. • Developed and built a custom low-cost lighting solution to be installed in fire stations that will illuminate with quick call

activations • Continued preventative maintenance and corrective intervention on all mission-critical systems to ensure continuity of

operations and operational readiness.

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Strategic Planning Division

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On January 5th, 2015 the Strategic Planning Bureau was reestablished as the Strategic Planning Division. The Strategic Planning Division consists of one Division Chief, one Fire Captain, one Fire Facilities Planner and one Analyst.

Our Facilities Bureau has remained a constant with our rapid growth over the years. In order to support this growth, our Facilities Bureau is currently recruiting for a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Mechanic. This newly created position will augment our construction staff, which now has direct services via an Electrician, Plumber and Carpenters. We have found that by having these direct services available from our subject matter experts out to our internal customers is a positive change and realizes exponential cost savings from our indirect, vendor-based services.

A Standards of Cover (SOC) study was performed by a private vendor, with the goal of improved efficiency, reduced response times and improved ISO ratings. The final report is expected in January 2016.

Recent and On-going Projects:

Fire Station 17 (Glen Avon) : Removed and replaced damaged concrete driveway and infrastructure below surface, including plumbing and electrical lines.

Fire Station 49 (Lake Tamarisk) : Design and remodel - Added second bathroom and relocated laundry facilities, all now inside existing apparatus bay.

New Fire Station 31 (Eastvale/Second Station) - Broke ground and construction has begun. New Fire Station 7 (Sun City) - Land acquisition complete; on target for groundbreaking in early 2016. Fire Station 77 (Lake Riverside) - In design process. Permanent apparatus bay to replace existing metal building. Fire Station 26 (Little Lake) - Design and remodel entire station. Currently in design process. Fire Station 1 (Perris) and County Fire Administrative Headquarters - Removed existing sod, plant materials and irrigation.

Will replace with drought-tolerant landscape, plant materials and drip lines, designed in-house by our Fire Facilities Planner.

We are updating our Fire Facilities Master Plan, to include current logistics and findings from contracted consultant, when analyses are complete.

A “Life Cycle” database was developed, utilizing historical data gathered by our predecessors, current logistics, FF&E’s and photographs. This new database will track major and minor components at the Fire Station residences and will assist us in being proactive during budgeting process.

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Volunteer Reserve Program

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During the 2015 calendar year, our Volunteer Reserves showed their dedication to the County of Riverside and its citizens by

donating over 68,000 hours in station coverage, emergency and non-emergency incidents, community service events and

training.

The Volunteer Reserve Program consists of suppression (Firefighters) and support staff (Chaplains, Photographers, Mobile

Communication Technicians and Water Tender/Breathing Support Operators). Volunteer Reserve numbers have remained

consistent over the past year averaging about 190-210 active per month. The program recently allowed applications year-round

rather than semi-annually in previous years. On the average, there are 80-100 qualified applicants each quarter. These qualified

candidates have completed a CAL FIRE Basic Firefighter Academy or State Fire Marshal Fire Academy as well as Emergency

Medical Technician and in most cases have obtained numerous other entry- level certificates.

In the 2015 calendar year, the Riverside County Fire Department Volunteer Reserve program welcomed 49 new Volunteer

Reserve Firefighters to our program.

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Fleet Maintenance

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The Perris and Indio shops collaboratively closed 5,672 work orders generated by station personnel in 2015. Our shop personnel work long hours daily and take great pride in maintaining minimal down times and ensuring we have a vehicle fleet we can and should be proud of. New personnel additions in 2015 include 1 State Mechanic, 2 County Fire Apparatus Technicians and 1 Office Tech. Additionally Fleet supported the State Mission in 2015, along with our partners in suppression, by sending Fire Apparatus Technicians to assist at 7 major campaign fires. Fleet Services have been busy improving our inventory in 2015. We have purchased 20 new Spartan Fire Engines which was designed by our Apparatus Committee. The Apparatus Committee consists of Battalion Chief McGough, Captain Forqueran, Captain Olsen, FAE Beeson, FF Ames and Ken Parker in Communications. Changes are continuing to be made to improve all needs for the Fire Department. In addition we have purchased 10 Battalion Chief Trucks, two Fire Prevention vehicles, Chief Hawkins’ truck, and numerous other vehicles for Department Bureaus. The building for our new parts department has arrived and is scheduled to be up and functional with our new dedicated parts person in 2016. This addition will lower our turnaround time by having parts commonly used readily available for our technicians.

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Service Center

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This year the Service Center purchased a record management system (RMS). Implementation and training for the service center was completed in June. Recently, the process has begun transferring PPE records from a paper format to the RMS. Soon, valuable information will be able to be shared with our employees; such as sizes, serial numbers, manufacture dates, badge numbers, etc. The data collected will be transparent allowing employees to update or correct anything the Service Center has on record. The data will also allow to more accurately forecast future PPE needs. Additionally, employees will be notified when expiration dates are approaching.

Service Center Management constantly reviews their business model to see where improvements can be made. Customer service, budget control, efficient work processes, knowledge department policies and procedures, incorporating new inventory are just a few areas that are reviewed, adjusted and implement. Recent effort and improvement has generated positive feedback.

Some of the Service Center team’s responsibilities include:

Requisition Delivery/Pick-Up Annual SCBA Hydro Testing/Repairs Oxygen Cylinder Exchange Management Inventory System Material Requisition Processing Purchasing and Receiving Special Order Deliveries Proof of Delivery Documentation PPE Inspection/Sizing

The Service Center team also participates in the following personnel processes:

New Hires Firefighter I Layoffs Limited Term Assignments/Returns Retirements

Lastly and equally important, the Service Center team provides large and small incident support; including incident feeding, hydration, fire hose, specialty fire suppression foam, tools and other incident-critical tools. For major or more complex incidents, the Service Center team provides broader support with its logistics trailer.

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Hazard Reduction

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The Riverside County Fire Department Hazard Reduction Office sends Notice of Violations and causes subsequent enforcement actions for various code violations such as Hazardous Vegetation Abatement, Grove Abatement, Railroad Right of Way and Power Line Clearances. Fire prevention personnel inspect various parcels within pre-defined un-incorporated areas of Riverside County to locate violations and ensure compliance. Below are 2015 Hazard Abatement/Enforcement Statistics: County Ordinance 695.4 - Weed Abatement: 178 Parcel Books Inspected 66,664 Parcels Inspected

11,135 Notices Mailed 733 Parcels Sent to County Contractors

575 Parcels abated by County Contractors * *difference due to parcel condition changes

County Ordinance 772 - Orchard Abatement:

28 Grove Complaints Investigated. 7 Groves Posted with Notice of Violation. 1 Grove sent to County contractor.

Railroad Right of Ways: 470 Miles of State Responsibility Area (SRA) and Local Responsibility Area (LRA) track were reviewed for railroad-caused fire starts and applicability of inspection criteria. In 2015, no violations were found, nor did any railroad-caused fires occur. This was due in part to a very successful, proactive cooperative relationship between the Department and railroad. In addition, low rain fall culminated in arrested vegetation growth. The result of which was to stop fires before they started by continuing to remove and prevent flammable vegetation along applicable tracks.

Power Line Inspections (PRC 4292 & 4293): Fire Prevention Technicians team up with Southern California Edison, Banning Electric, and Anza Electric for Operation Santa Ana which is designed to prevent power line or power equipment caused fires. Note: The dramatic increase in poles inspected and subsequently violations found, is from better mapping enabling better coverage of the inspected areas.

32,360 Power Poles Inspected. (SCE, Banning Electric and Anza Electric). 92 Violations Identified and corrected

61 Violations of PRC 4292 successfully mitigated 31 Violation of PRC 4293 successfully mitigated

Fireworks Shows: Fire Prevention Technicians conducted inspections and stand-by on six public fireworks display events throughout the western half of the County.

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Retirements

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Brad Smith, Fire Captain - 34 yrs, 2 mos Colleen Matthews. Supervising Office Assistant I – 23 yrs Steve Curley, Deputy Chief – 33 yrs Phillip Linzalone, Fire Apparatus Engineer – 20 yrs, 11 mos

Perri Hall, Fire Captain – 31 yrs, 6 mos Carl Kinnel, Fire Apparatus Engineer – 20 yrs, 8 mos

Michael Teslar, Firefighter II – 31 yrs, 3 mos James boano. Fire Apparatus Engineer – 20 yrs, 6 mos Robert Michael, Deputy Chief – 30 yrs, 11 mos Neal Stephenson, Fire Safety Specialist – 19 yrs Jerry Rodman, Jr, Fire Captain – 30 yrs, 6 mos Douglas Clarke, Fire Safety Supervisor – 14 yrs

Richard Gonzales, Fire Captain – 30 yrs, 4 mos Helen Starn, Fire Systems Inspector – 8 yrs

William Hunley, division Chief – 30 yrs, 4 mos Paul Dochmaschewsky, Firefighter II-P – 6 yrs, 9 mos

Russell Burke, Fire Apparatus Engineer – 29 yrs

John Romero, Fire Captain – 29 yrs, 10 mos

Anna Hernandez, Fire Captain – 29 yrs, 9 mos

George Gradias, Fire Captain – 29 yrs, 2 mos

Bret Cerini, Fire Captain – 28 yrs, 9 mos

Shane Porter, Fire Captain – 28 yrs, 8 mos

Elizabeth Groom, Fire Captain – 28 yrs, 7 mos

Randy Borges, Firefighter II – 28 yrs, 2 mos

Daniel Wagner, Fire Safety Supervisor – 28 yrs

Loraine Williams, Accounting Tech II – 28 yrs

Brian Riggs, Fire Captain – 28 yrs, 2 mos

John Gonzales, Fire Captain – 28 yrs, 1 mo

Don Higuera, Firefighter II – 27 yrs, 8 mos

Sue Burton, Admin Officer III – 27 yrs, 6 mos

Keith Fisher, Fire Captain – 27 yrs, 5 mos

Michael Villa, Fire Captain – 26 yrs, 8 mos

Anthony Fox, Fire Captain – 26 yrs, 8 mos

Jeff Charbonneau, Fire Captain – 28 yrs, 7 mos

Edwin Augenfeld, Firefighter II – 26 yrs, 5 mos

Alex Gregg, Battalion Chief – 26 yrs. 5 mos

Frank Martinez, Fire Captain – 26 yrs. 2 mos

Gary Robertson, PSCOII – 25 yrs

Bruce Dall, Fire Apparatus Engineer – 25 yrs, 10 mos

Jim Avina, Fire Captain – 25 yrs, 10 mos

Brian Wiswell, Fire Captain – 24 yrs. 10 mos

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IN MEMORIAM

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"Let the public service be a proud and lively career."

- John F. Kennedy

Don Cockrum, Sr.

Richard Ellenberger

Jim Hunter

JoAnn Kay

Robert Linn

Greg Murphy

Robbie Peacock

Barry Rezak

George Schultejann

Eric Vogt

Bruce Herold

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‘I-10’ Incident: July 19, 2015

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Engine 85 leaves the station to survey area after snow storm: January 1, 2015

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Riverside County Drowning Prevention Coalition Kick-off: August, 2015 C S C A M

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Macy Incident - Ortega Highway: July, 2015

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MDA “Fill the Boot” Fundraiser:

October, 2015

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Eastvale National Night Out: August, 2015

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Rescue Boat 85 on Lake Elsinore: March, 2015

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‘Skyline’ Incident:

June 2, 2015

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‘Fargo’ Incident:

September 28, 2015

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Riverside County Board of Supervisors

JAY ORR EXECUTIVE OFFICER

KEVIN JEFFRIES DISTRICT 1

JOHN TAVAGLIONE DISTRICT 2

CHUCK WASHINGTON DISTRICT 3

JOHN BENIOT DISTRICT 4/CHAIRMAN

MARION ASHLEY DISTRICT 5

CITY OF BANNING: Mayor – Debbie Franklin Mayor Pro Tem – George Moyer Councilmember – Ed Miller Councilmember – Don Peterson Councilmember – Art Welch City Manager – Michael Rock

CITY OF BEAUMONT: Mayor – Mike Lara Mayor Pro Tem – Lloyd White Councilmember – Dr. Della Condon Councilmember – Brenda Knight Councilmember – Mike Orozco City Manager – Elizabeth Gibbs-Urtiaga

CITY OF CALIMESA: Mayor – Jeff Hewitt Mayor Pro Tem – Joyce McIntire Councilmember – William Davis Councilmember – Jim Hyatt Councilmember – Ella Zanowic City Manager – Bonnie Johnson

CITY OF CANYON LAKE: Mayor – Tim Brown Mayor Pro Tem – Dawn Haggerty Councilmember – Jordan Ehrenkranz Councilmember – Vicki Warren Councilmember – John Zaitz City Manager- Ariel Hall

CITY OF COACHELLA: Mayor – Steven Hernandez Councilmember – Betty Sanchez Councilmember – V. Manuel Perez Councilmember – Philip Bautista City Manager – David Garcia

CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS: Mayor – Scott Matas Mayor Pro Tem – Joe McKee Councilmember – Yvonne Parks Councilmember – Russel Betts Councilmember – Anayeli Zavala City Manager – Martin Magana

CITY OF EASTVALE: Mayor – Ike Bootsma Mayor Pro Tem – Joseph Tessari Councilmember – Bill Link Councilmember – Clint Lorimore Councilmember – Adam Rush City Manager – Michelle Nissen

CITY OF INDIAN WELLS: Mayor – Dana Reed Mayor Pro Tem – Richard Balocco Councilmember – Ted J. Mertens Councilmember – Ty Peabody Councilmember – Douglas Hanson City Manager – Made McKinney

CITY OF INDIO: Mayor - Glenn Miller Mayor Pro Tem – Elaine Holmes Councilmember – Troy Strange Councilmember - Lupe Ramos-Watson Councilmember – Michael Wilson City Manager – Dan Martinez

CITY OF JURUPA VALLEY: Mayor – Laura Roughton Mayor Pro Tem – Verne Lauritzen Councilmember – Brian Berkson Councilmember – Brad Hancock Councilmember – Frank Johnston City Manager – Gary Thompson

CITY OF LA QUINTA: Mayor – Linda Evans Mayor Pro Tem – Kristy Franklin Councilmember – Lee M. Osborne Councilmember – John Pena Councilmember – Robert Radi City Manager – Frank Spevacek

CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE: Mayor – Steve Manos Mayor Pro Tem – Brian Tisdale Councilmember – Daryl Hickman Councilmember – Natasha Johnson Councilmember – Robert Magee City Manager – Grant Yates

CITY OF MENIFEE: Mayor – Scott Mann Councilmember – Greg August Councilmember – Matt Liesemeyer Councilmember – Lesa Sobek Councilmember – John Denver City Manager – Robert Johnson

CITY OF MORENO VALLEY: Mayor – Dr. Yxstian Gutierrez Mayor Pro Tem – Jeffrey J. Giba Councilmember – Jesse L. Molina Councilmember – George E. Price Councilmember – D. LaDonna Jempson City Manager – Michelle Dawson

CITY OF NORCO: Mayor – Kevin Bash Mayor Pro Tem – Greg Newton Councilmember – Ted Hoffman Councilmember – Berwin Hanna Councilmember – Robin Grundmeyer City Manager – Andy Okoro

CITY OF PALM DESERT: Mayor – Robert A. Spiegel Mayor Pro Tem – Jan Harnick Councilmember – Sabby Jonathan Councilmember – Van Tanner Councilmember – Susan Marie Weber City Manager – John M. Wohlmuth

CITY OF PERRIS: Mayor – Daryl Busch Mayor Pro Tem – Tonya Burke Councilmember – Rita Rogers Councilmember – David Starr Rabb City Manager – Richard Belmudez

CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE: Mayor – G. Dana Hobart Mayor Pro Tem – Ted Weill Councilmember – Richard W. Kite Councilmember – Charles Townsend Councilmember – Iris Smotrich City Manager – Randal Bynder

RUBIDOUX CSD: President – Ruth Anderson Wilson Director – Theodore Melms Director- John Skerbelis Director – F. Forest Throwbridge

CITY OF SAN JACINTO: Mayor – Andrew Kotyuk Mayor Pro Tem – Mark Bartel Councilmember – Alonso Ledezma Councilmember – Scott Miller Councilmember – Crystal Ruiz City Manager – Tim Hults

CITY OF TEMECULA: Mayor – Michael S. Naggar

Mayor Pro Tem – Maryann Edwards Councilmember – Jeff Comachero Councilmember – Matt Rahn Councilmember – Michael McCracken City Manager – Aaron Adams

CITY OF WILDOMAR: Mayor – Ben Benoit Mayor Pro Tem – Bridgette Moore Councilmember – Bob Cashman Councilmember – Marsha Swanson Councilmember – Timothy Walker City Manager – Gary Nordquist

2015 ANNUAL REPORT PHOTO CREDIT: Ed Sherman Chris Morgan Tod Sudmeier Brandy Carlos Woody Lane Josh Janssen Lucas Spelman Jody Hagemann Jennifer Fuhrman Jay Sadler April Newman Paula Sato Kari Nelson Philip Wright Cindy Miley Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base Staff

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LEADERSHIP

COMPETENCE

INTEGRITY

SAFETY

CUSTOMER SERVICE

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CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department

John R. Hawkins

Fire Chief

ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS:

210 West San Jacinto Avenue

Perris, California 92530

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