HomeMy Public PortalAboutLTC 054-2022 - Trasmittal of Letter from MDCFR Chief Cominksy 3.25.22 (002)BAL HARBOUR
- VILLAGE -
OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER LETTER TO COUNCIL
NO. 054-2021
TO:
FROM:
DATE: March 25, 2022
SUBJECT:
Mayor Gabriel Groisman and Members of the Village Council
Jorge M. Gonzalez, Village Manage �'
Letter from Miami -Dade County Fire Chief Alan Cominsky
The purpose of this Letter to Council (LTC) is to share correspondence from Miami -Dade
County Fire Chief Alan Cominsky regarding inquiries made during his presentation at the
March 15, 2022 Bal Harbour Village Council Meeting.
The attached letter is a response to Vice Mayor Salver's inquiry regarding Miami -Dade
County Rescue's response times while addressing incidents within Bal Harbour Village.
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me or Chief Flowers at 305-
866-5000.
JMG/RMF/ME/DM
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Always Ready, Proud To Serve
March 21, 2022
Honorable Gabriel Groisman, Mayor
Bal Harbour Village
655 — 96th Street
Bal Harbour, FL 33154
Honorable Mayor Groisman:
Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Department
9300 NW 41st Street
Dural, Florida 33178-2414
T 786-331-5000 F 786-331-5101
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In response to Councilman Salver's inquiries at Tuesday night's Council meeting, I offer the following
information.
As depicted in Table I of the attachment, there was a thirty-four percent increase, from 580 to 780,
in the number of incidents Miami -Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) responded to in the Village from
calendar 2020 to 2021. A number of factors impacted response times to the Village in 2021, including
the prolonged street closures on Collins Avenue from 85th to 92nd streets and Harding Avenue from
85th to 90th streets and increased traffic to the area due the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers
as well as a six percent change in the units responding to the Village as presented in Table II, and
MDFR's categorization of "Other" emergency incidents to either "Life Threatening" or "Non -Life
Threatening." While response times are within the recommended National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) Standards, MDFR strives to deliver the best fire -rescue services to the Village and will continue
to monitor incident volume and response times to the area to ensure standards are consistently met. If
call volume and response times continue to rise, MDFR will conduct a needs assessment regarding any
possible service adjustments.
I trust this addresses Councilman Salver's concerns. Again, MDFR is privileged and honored to
serve as your fire -rescue department. MDFR's overall complement of front-line response apparatus
and personnel provides a depth of service unparalleled in the Southeast United States for the benefit
and protection of your community. I always welcome the opportunity to address any additional
questions or concerns that you, the Village Council, Manager, or residents may have regarding our
services.
Respectfully,
Alan R. Cominsky
Fire Chief
c: Jorge M. Gonzalez, Village Manager
Alfredo "Freddy" Ramirez, Interim Chief Public Safety Officer, Miami -Dade County
Attachment
Miami -Dade Fire Rescue
Services to the Bal Harbour Village
Calendar Years 2020- 2021
Table I
MDFR Responses to Bal Harbour Village
Calendar Years 2020 - 2021
Incident Type
2021
2020
#of
Incidents
MDFR
Average
Response
Time
#of
Incidents
MDFR
Average
Response
Time
Life Threatening
335
07:00
259
06:16
Non -Life Threatening
212
07:17
119
06:54
Structure and Other Fires
151
06:16
113
06:20
Other 6nergency
82
07:00
89
06:28
Total
780
580
Table II
MDFR Stations/ Units responding into Bal Village Harbour Village
Calendar Years 2020 — 2021
Responses Provided
by Station:
2021
2020
# of
Incidents
% Incidents
# of
ok
Station 21 - Haulover
454
58%
341
59%
Station 76 - Bay Harbor
262
34%
199
34%
Other Stations
64
8%
40
7%
Total
780
100%
580
100%
Notes:
Response times are presented in minutes and seconds.