2014/2015 Annual Report | Page 14

Office of the Fire Marshal Office of Emergency Services COMMUNITY SAFETY DIVISION DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES COUNTY AREAS CITY OF FONTANA CITY OF HESPERIA Investigations Annual Inspections New Construction Inspections Plan Reviews Special Event Inspections 217 743 1,786 1,100 134 80 0 3,195 1,113 56 37 293 108 223 293 CITY OF TOTALS VICTORVILLE 101 1,741 579 267 15 435 2,777 5,668 2,703 498 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DIVISION HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATION, RESPONSE, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, CUPA Regulated Facilities Facility Inspections Non-Emergency Calls Haz-Mat Team Responses Underground Storage Tank Facilities Underground Storage Tank Systems Requests for Records & Certified Records Research FY 13/14 FY 14/15 6,596 5,355 540 233 801 1,830 788 6,629 5,403 330 166 783 2,164 780 2,838,306 48,130 201 3,352,654 51,664 201 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE & SMALL BUSINESS Pounds of Hazardous Waste Managed Residents Served Businesses Served The Operational Area (OA) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activated a total of five times in the reporting period of July 1, 2014 to the same date in 2015. A flood and a fire event served as EOC Activation bookends. December, a large scale power outage in the City of San Bernardino stood up the OA EOC in anticipation of mutual aid requests and calls for alternate power sources from the City of San Bernardino. In August, when it rained, it poured. The OA EOC Activated to Level I in support of “August Severe Weather”, which involved a swift water rescue, flood and debris flow activities in the San Bernardino Mountains causing over $6 million in initial damage estimates. The Forest Falls Community Center housed nearly 100 campers and staff that sheltered in place overnight. In the morning, a front end loader transported meals and hygiene kits provided by the American Red Cross to the Center. Less than a week later, straight line winds in excess of 80 mph, torrential rains and lightning caused an estimated $2 Million in damage to the community of Needles. The EOC was activated for a total of 8 days with a lion’s share of the activities supporting the collection of initial damage estimates from county departments and local jurisdictions. To wrap up 2014, the EOC was activated on New Year’s Eve for the “Highway 138 Incident” in support of the communities of Crestline and Mount Baldy. Overzealous snow-players were stranded in the San Bernardino Mountains when they ignored CalTrans and CHP warnings to race to local ski resorts during the short but intense overnight snow fall. The EOC helped to coordinate the efforts of County Sheriff, the American Red Cross, Cal Trans and County Fire to provide snow plows, snow cats and shelter sites. Approximately 100 stranded motorists rang in the New Year at one of two shelters where they remained until they could safely retrieve their vehicles. Three of six activations occurred in the month of December – setting a new record for the number of activations in any given month. In early December the OA EOC was activated for 4 days to coordinate transportation needs with Inland Counties Emergency Medical Association (ICEMA). The Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Patient Relocation utilized 24 ambulance strike teams to transport patients to alternate hospitals and medical facilities. In midDID YOU KNOW? 10 In late March of 2015, the stubborn