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SCOTTSDALE. A Public / Private Partnership that Provides for Community Fire Protection. Picture. National Fire Protection Association 1999 National Fire Statistics Residential Structure Fires 383,000 (this is approx 74% of all structure fires)

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SCOTTSDALE

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  1. SCOTTSDALE A Public / Private Partnership that Provides for Community Fire Protection

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  3. National Fire Protection Association • 1999 National Fire Statistics • Residential Structure Fires 383,000 (this is approx 74% of all structure fires) • Total Annual Structural Fire Loss $8,490 Billion (structure fires equaled 85% off all property damage) (51% of all structure loss occurred in residential) • Total Civilian Fatalities 3,570 (Nationwide a fire fatality every 147 minutes) • Fire Deaths in the Home 3,220 (this is approx. 81% of all civilian fatalities) • Civilian Injuries in Residential Structures 16,425 (75.1% of injuries occurred in residential structures) (11,550 in single family & 4,500 in multi-family)

  4. REACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION • Traditional Fire Department Organization • Where a problem has occurred before it is addressed with passive building codes and the hope that the • Fire Department resources, that have been amassed, • will be able to beat the clock and arrive soon enough • to have a positive impact on the emergency incident. • OLS - Operation Life Safety • IAFC - International Association of Fire Chiefs

  5. PROACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION • This philosophy is accomplished by • embracing new proven technology and built • in protection, like automatic fire sprinklers • and early detection systems, combined with • aggressive code enforcement and a • strong public education program • OLS - Operation Life Safety • IAFC - International Association of Fire Chiefs

  6. City of Scottsdale • 69% of City Land Mass • 10% of City Population • 97% Commercial Sprinklered • 95% Residential Sprinklered • 24% of City Land Mass • 41% of City Population • 85% Commercial Sprinklered • 65% Residential Sprinklered • 07% of City Land Mass • 49% of City Population • 65% Commercial Sprinklered • 15% Residential Sprinklered ZONE THREE ZONE TWO ZONE ONE  Downtown Area 100% Commercial 70% Sprinklered

  7. City of Scottsdale Automatic • Sprinkler Protection • January 1, 2001 • TypeNon-SprSprinkleredTotal • Single Family 37,652 39,258 76,910 • Multi-family14,88819,42234,310 • Total Units 52,540 58,680 111,220 • % of Community Homes Protected • Single Family 51% • Multi-family57% • City Total 53%

  8. Overview of Scottsdale • Fire Fatalities • Date Address #People/Age Cause S/Type • 2/87 8550 Peppertree 2 2 & 3 Matches SF/Res • 6/87 5008 N. 85 St 2 23 & 53 Smoking SF/Res • 5/88 5408 N. 82 Pl 1 19 Cooking SF/Res • 7/88 8432 Lewis 1 46 Smoking SF/Res • 12/88 6923 Palm Ln 1 71 Candle SF/Res • 6/89 4003 Kalarama 1 71 Smoking SFDplx • 10/91 8337 Wilshire 1 67 Smoking SF/Res • 10/95 525 N. Miller 1 32 Smoking SF/TR • 3/97 8337 E. Turney 1 21 Candles SF/Res • 7/99 3500 N. Hayden 1 25 Smoke/Candle MF/Res • 12/00 8700 E. Oak 1 9 Space Heater SF/Res • (13)

  9. Overview of Scottsdale Automatic • Fire Sprinkler Saves • Date Address #People/Age Cause S/Type • 6/87 11350 Saguaro 1 31 Cooking MF/Res • 12/87 1312 Scottsdale 1 41 Electrical ASB • 7/88 7500 Doubletree 1 27 Explosion Resort • 2/88 11620 Saguaro 2 25 & 27 LPG/Elec MF/Res • 6/94 3339 N. Civic Ctr 2 65 & 98 Electrical Inst • 7/95 13400 N. 103 Pl 1 21 Arson SF/Res • 4/99 9455 E. Raintree 1 44 Smoking MF/Res • 1/00 12950 N. 103 Pl 2 40 & 11 Cooking SF/Res • 5/00 8956 E. Windrose 1 42 Smoking SF/Res • 1/01 9494 E. Redfield 1 39 Elec/Iron MF/Res • (13)

  10. Evaluation of Automatic Sprinklers • January 1, 1986 through January 1, 2001 • Total Working Fires in Sprinklered Buildings 199 • Types of Activations -Commercial 102 -Multi-Family 48 -Single Family 49 • Total Valves of Complexes $767,334,000 • Total Loss at 199 Fire Incidents $703,300 • Total Lives Saved 13 • Average Loss per Incident $3,534 (without Joshua Tree Apartments/Omega $2,276 • Average Loss Non-sprinkler Incident $39,572 • Fires Controlled With 2 or Less Hds (183/16) 92%

  11. Evaluation of Working Fires in • Non-Sprinklered Buildings • YearComAvg LossResAvg Loss • 1998/99 11 $40,909 32 $48,268 • 1999/00 9 $14,578 25 $36,516 • 2000/01 8$ 8,71429$48,764 • Totals 28 $23,247 86 $45,019 • Grand Total: Working Incidents - 114 Avg Loss - $39,572 • *Working incident definition = fire loss of $500 or more

  12. Evaluation of Automatic Sprinklers • January 1, 1986 through January 1, 2001 • Total Fires in Commercial Sprinklered Buildings 102 • Total Potential $698,436,000 • Total Loss $275,200 • Average Loss per Sprinkler Incident $2,698 • Activation History • 1 sprinkler head control x 86 • 2 or less sprinkler head control x 93 • 3 or more sprinkler head activations x 9 • Fires controlled with two or fewer heads (93/9) 91%

  13. Evaluation of Automatic Sprinklers • January 1, 1986 through January 1, 2001 • Total Fires in Multi-family Sprinklered Buildings 48 • Total Potential $47,911,000 • Total Loss $321,990 • Average Loss per Sprinkler Incident $6,708 • Joshua Tree Apartment Complex/Omega Incident 5/98 • 7 sprinkler heads - $250,000 loss • Adjusted Potential $46,911,000 • Adjusted Loss $71,990 • Adjusted Avg Loss per Sprinkler Incident $1,532 • Activation History • 1 sprinkler head control x 41 • 2 or less sprinkler head control x 47 • 3 or more sprinkler head activations x 1 • Fires controlled with two or fewer heads (47/1) 98%

  14. Evaluation of Automatic Sprinklers • January 1, 1986 through January 1, 2001 • Total Fires in Single-family Sprinklered Buildings 49 • Total Potential $20,87,000 • Total Loss $106,110 • Average Loss per Sprinkler Incident $2,166 • Activation History • 1 sprinkler head control x 40 • 2 or less sprinkler head control x 43 • 3 or more sprinkler head activations x 6 • (2 arson, 2 appliance, 1 kitchen, 1 garage) • Fires controlled with two or fewer heads (43/6) 88%

  15. Scottsdale Activity Report • FY 2000/2001

  16. 1973 America Burning Report • National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control • There needs to be more emphasis on fire prevention • The fire service needs better training and education • Americans must be educated about fire safety; in both design and materials • The environment in which Americans live and work presents unnecessary hazards • There is a need for automatic fire extinguishing systems in buildings which people congregate • Important areas of research are being neglected • Progress in most of these areas is hindered by a lack of fundamental understanding about fire behavior

  17. 1999 America Burning, Recommissioned: • Principal Findings and Recommendations • If progress is measured in terms of loss of life, then the progress in addressing the problem, which began with the firs • American Burning report in 1973, has come to a virtual standstill. • The “indifference with which • Americans confront the subject of fire,” • which the 1973 commission found so • striking, continues today.

  18. EVALUATION OF SCOTTSDALE • FIRE PREVENTION • “……Rural/Metro has a model prevention and • inspections program…The cornerstone of the fire • prevention program is the installation of fire sprinkler systems in all commercial and residential units. This has controlled and will continue to control the amount of fire risk in the community.. • Their sprinkler program, coupled with an active inspections program, provides the citizens of Scottsdale with a higher degree of safety than is available in most communities.” • University City Science Center - 1989

  19. SCOTTSDALE HISTORY OF PROACTIVE FIRE CODE DEVELOPMENT • Sept 3, 1974 Original sprinkler Ord#829 adopted 1973 UFC and all occupancies larger than 3 stories or 7,500 sq ft (697 sq m) required to be protected with automatic sprinkler systems • April 19-21, 1982 Scottsdale residential sprinkler tests • (new homes) • June 4, 1985 Approval of Ord#1709 and 1982 UFC by the • Scottsdale City Council. All new structures, • including residential, required to be sprinklered. • February 19, 1998 Adoption of 1997 UFC and amendments

  20. SCOTTSDALE SPRINKLER • ORDINANCE DESIGN FREEDOMS • Non-Rated Residential Structures Allowed • Increased Hydrant Spacing for Both Commercial • and Residential Development • Reduced Water Main Sizes • Requirement for 360 Degree Access Removed to • Allow for Better Use of Available Property • Reduced Street Widths • Increased Cul-de-Sac Lengths • Increased Sprinkler Development Density of 4%

  21. 1999 America Burning, Recommissioned: • Principal Findings and Recommendations • If progress is measured in terms of loss of life, then the progress in addressing the problem, which began with the firs • American Burning report in 1973, has come to a virtual standstill. • The “indifference with which • Americans confront the subject of fire,” • which the 1973 commission found so • striking, continues today.

  22. Property Loss Per Capita • By Region for 2000

  23. Annual Fire Loss Comparison • City of Scottsdale vs National Average

  24. 7500 E. Thomas - August 1986 • Multi-family Residential Complex • Alarm Time: 1435 • Total Loss $1,500 - Potential $1,000,000 • Total Living Units: 64 • Cause: Electrical (malfunctioning fan/cat) • Total Sprinkler Heads Activated: One (1) • First Residential System Activation

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  27. 13000 N. 103rd Place - July 1995 • Single Family Residence • Alarm Time: 1000 • Total Loss $1,500 - Potential $138,000 • Cause: Arson (flammable liquid) • Total Sprinkler Heads Activated: One (1) • One Life Saved

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  30. 9600 E. Happy Valley - May 1994 • Single Family Residence • Alarm Time: 1411 • Total Loss $1,300 - Total Potential $130,000 • Cause: Arson (flammable liquid) • Total Sprinkler Heads Activated: Two (2) • House Under Construction

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  33. Thank You • Jim Ford • Scottsdale - Rural/Metro Fire Department

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