2022 Shakopee Fire Department Annual Report

Shakopee Fire Department

2022 Annual Report

Trash, Rubbish, Dumpster, & Other Outside Fires 16 (16% of Fires) Includes trash fires inside buildings that were confined to the container and trash, rubbish or dumpster fires outside. Explosion/Overheat 61 (4%) Emergency incidents of explosion/overheat consist of mostly of burnt food. Typically, these are received as fire alarms or smell of smoke and determined to be caused by burnt food. These types of incidents are emergencies because they can quickly escalate to fires. Rescue & EMS 758 (44%) Rescue & EMS incidents are where persons have a possible life-threatening medical condition, are injured, entrapped or in a location where they cannot escape without assistance or in danger of bodily harm. Medicals 481 (63% of Rescue & EMS) Firefighters perform Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) care before paramedics arrive, assist with patient care, and assist the ambulance crew in route to the hospital. 36 firefighters which accounts for 75% of the department are trained to the EMT level allowing us to provide advanced life support services during many incidents. Vehicle Crashes 226 (30% of Rescue & EMS) Along with patient care, medical care, and transportation assistance firefighters respond to vehicle crashes to check for injuries and extricate injured and trapped patients from their vehicles. Services provided at such incidents may include spine stabilization, the application of a backboard and C-Collar, gathering patient information and baseline vitals, disassembling the damaged vehicle with power extrication tools, patient removal, traffic control, and clean- up of debris. Specialized Rescue 51 (7% of Rescue & EMS) Some of the less common but vital rescue services provided include water surface rescue and underwater diving, ice rescue and under ice diving, rope and high-angle rescue, confined space rescue, and missing person searches.

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