SB 5865 - DIGEST

Requires every fire department to include service delivery objectives in the written statement or policy required under this act. These objectives shall include specific response time objectives for the following major service components, if appropriate: (1) Fire suppression;

(2) Emergency management services;

(3) Special operations;

(4) Aircraft rescue and fire fighting;

(5) Marine rescue and fire fighting; and

(6) Wild land fire fighting.

Requires every fire department, in order to measure the ability to arrive and begin mitigation operations before the critical events of brain death or flash-over, to establish time objectives for the following measurements: (1) Turnout time;

(2) Response time for the arrival of the first arriving engine company at a fire suppression incident and response time for the deployment of a full first alarm assignment at a fire suppression incident;

(3) Response time for the arrival of a unit with first responder or higher level capability at an emergency medical incident; and

(4) Response time for the arrival of an advanced life support unit at an emergency medical incident, where this service is provided by the fire department.

Directs every fire department to evaluate its level of service and deployment delivery and response time objectives on an annual basis. The evaluations shall be based on data relating to level of service, deployment, and the achievement of each response time objective in each geographic area within the jurisdiction of the fire department.

Provides that, beginning in 2007, every fire department shall issue an annual written report which shall be based on the annual evaluations required by this act.