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Home My WebLink AboutIR 9782 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9782 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council July 28, 2015 h�T�i7 Page 1 of 6 �i �i7 Y •a SUBJECT: POLICE AND FIRE RESPONSE TIMES #qrF rn f e'?5 The purpose of this report is to provide an update on Police and Fire response times to calls for service. POLICE RESPONSE TIME TO CALLS FOR SERVICE 2011-2015 Priority Call Definitions Priority 1: Circumstances of call pose immediate threat to human life. Priority 2: Call does not meet criteria for Priority 1 , but by its nature requires immediate response. Priority 3: Call does not meet criteria for Priority 1 or Priority 2 call and is considered non-priority as any delay sustained is unlikely to create adverse effect. Since 2011 , average Police response times to Priority 1 calls have increased citywide from 8:34 to 9:44. The goal is to return Priority 1 response times to an average of 8:36 citywide. Each of the five current Patrol Divisions have experienced Priority 1 response time increases within the past two years, with the North Patrol Division having the largest increase in response time from 10:02 to 11:42 as shown in the chart below. The tables on page 2 provide detailed response times from 2011 through June 2015 f or Priority 1, 2, and 3 calls citywide and in each patrol division. The map on page 3 displays average Priority 1 response times by beat for 2015. Priority 1 Calls: Average Response Time, by Patrol Division and Citywide (from Received by Dispatch to Officer On Scene) 12 10 a 2011 2012 cu 6 2013 �2014 Jan-Jun 2015 4 Citywide 2 — 0 6L Central East North South West INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9782 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council July 28, 2015 h�T�i7 Page 2 of 6 �i �i7 Y •a SUBJECT: POLICE AND FIRE RESPONSE TIMES #qrF rn Y0,?5 Priority 1 Calls: Response Time from Received by Dispatch to Officer On Scene 2011 2012 2013 2014 Jan-Jun 2015 Citywide 8:34 8:39 8:27 8:54 9:44 Division Central 7:29 7:15 7:02 7:44 8:38 East 8:13 8:34 8:14 8:44 9:21 North 10:02 10:25 10:10 10:29 11:42 South 8:22 8:25 8:25 8:52 9:40 West 8:43 8:28 8:14 8:38 9:16 Priority 2 Calls: Response Time from Received by Dispatch to Officer On Scene 2011 2012 2013 2014 Jan-Jun 2015 Citywide 17:47 16:59 16:31 17:18 17:56 Division Central 15:28 13:49 12:53 14:46 15:13 East 17:54 18:10 16:38 18:25 17:13 North 20:55 19:54 17:40 19:54 21:13 South 15:57 15:55 15:20 16:30 18;05 West 17:18 17:00 15:18 16:41 17:46 Priority 3 Calls: Response Time from Received by Dispatch to Officer On Scene 2011 2012 2013 2014 Jan-Jun 2015 Citywide 52:30 47:50 45:59 52:00 54:41 Division Central 42:42 33:57 35:24 41:43 41:54 East 58:42 56:08 58:19 62:17 56:26 North 57:01 56:37 52:10 59:55 67:05 South 42:36 42:35 40:08 47:50 54:20 West 47:42 46:25 41:59 45:31 49:45 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9782 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council July 28, 2015 PAT # 0 Page 3 of 6 SUBJECT: POLICE AND FIRE RESPONSE TIMES Priority 1 Response Times by Patrol Beat (Received By Dispatch To Officer On Scene, January 1 — June 30, 2015) 114 N,5 ed_ 87N14 f 170 1 N13 ..,774 � „4 �---� C 87 121 N23 N72 60 N34 26 21 N24 199 121 N33 N22 77 E77 127 70 N32 26-. - N27 S N3, � 183 N44 E72 60 N42 N43 W44 121 - 83 I--- 799 N41 Cil �C73 '�E22 C72 E13 _ _ W77 E74, C22 -E33 E27 'E23 C27 .E37 ' - ,8 W43 W31 W12 - ' C24 E32 - rE24 ,780 W4, C23 C47 W42 80 W32 ' C33 C42 E43 _ W33 W73 E34 W74 C37 � 87 W35 W34 1 C34 Aaron. .. 03 ,S13 C43 E42 i- fi0 77 183 W22 ,L W27 572 574 S15 C44 577 E47 547 W23 521 _-- 87 A W24 531 S22 W24 77 - 60 532 523 524 542 - 4 534 543 Legend S33 Beat Boundary 944 Avg Response Time to On-Scene �i. <8:36 0 F_ 8:37-10:00 0 1.252.5 5 10:00 Miles INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9782 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council July 28, 2015 h�T�i7 Page 4 of 6 �i �i7 Y •a SUBJECT: POLICE AND FIRE RESPONSE TIMES #qU f f e'?5 FIRE RESPONSE TIMES TO CALLS FOR SERVICE 2011-2015 The National Fire Protection Association has established response time standards for Fire Departments across the country. There are many layers to the standards, but in general, response times for Fire Departments (from station dispatch to first arrival on-scene) should be 5 minutes or less for 90% of all calls. The map on the following page reflects "predicted" response times based upon the geographic locations of all 42 current Fort Worth fire stations using GIS-based tools. • The areas outlined in blue depict the geographic boundaries of existing mutual aid agreements with adjacent jurisdictions that result in better response times than indicated on this map. • Two new bond-funded fire stations, one to be constructed in far south and one in far west Fort Worth, will improve response times in those areas. • Much of what is depicted as red is undeveloped, vacant land with no infrastructure in place. (see map on page 5) INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9782 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council July 28, 2015 h�T�i7 Page 5 of 6 �i �i7 Y •a SUBJECT: POLICE AND FIRE RESPONSE TIMES #qrF rn Y0,?5 FIRE DEPARTMENT "PREDICTED" RESPONSE TIMES BASED ON THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS OF CURRENT 42 FIRE STATIONS USING GIS-BASED TOOLS Fire Stations Streets ' / 1 f� Major Streets � Minor Streets YAk I r Lakes Aid Territories Response Time Breaks j 0-5 Minutes 5-6 Minutes 6-7 Minutes /t 7-8 Minutes H 8-4 Minutes _ 9-10 Minutes s +� 10+Minutes Estimated Response Times-Current Stations INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9782 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council July 28, 2015 h�T�i7 Page 6 of 6 �i �i7 Y •a SUBJECT: POLICE AND FIRE RESPONSE TIMES #qrF rn ye,?5 The table below details "actual" response times for each Fire Battalion and select larger geographic areas of the city. Actual Response Time Averages - From Station Dispatch to First Arrival On-Scene Battalion 2011 2012 2013 2014 Jan-Jun 2015 1 — South 5:21 5:23 5:23 5:31 5:38 2 — Central 4:15 4:20 4:21 4:29 4:32 3 — Near North 4:59 5:27 5:32 5:39 5:37 4 — East 5:15 5:26 5:47 6:06 6:05 5 — West 5:06 5:03 5:11 5:24 5:34 6 — Far North 6:43 6:56 6:59 6:58 6:59 Citywide 5:09 5:07 5:23 5:29 5:31 Inside Loop 4:43 4:46 4:57 5:01 5:05 Outside Loop 5:40 5:46 5:51 6:06 6:08 The Fire Department continues to be more challenged to meet response time standards outside the loop, where the majority of geographic and population growth is occurring, compared with areas inside the loop. In summary, and predictably, the Fire and Police response times have for the most part increased incrementally over the past few years as resources for service expansions have not been available while the city continues to expand its geographic boundaries, its population continues to increase, and other negative influences on travel times including traffic congestion and roadway construction have also increased. David Cooke City Manager