FIRE DEPARTMENT Marine Operations 552015 Marine Operations Educate

FIRE DEPARTMENT Marine Operations 5/5/2015

Marine Operations �Educate, Prevent Accidents, Ocean Rescue �Ambassadors for Newport Beach �Emergency Medical Services �US&R �Enforce water & beach safety regulations �Operate sunrise to dusk (7 days a week) � Respond 24 hours per day to aquatic emergencies through call back

Lifeguards - the beginning

� 7 Miles of Oceanfront � 34 Miles of Bayfront � � � 38 Lifeguard Towers 10 Patrol Vehicles 2 Command Vehicles 3 Rescue Vessels 2 Personal Watercraft FACILITIES � LGHQ – Newport Pier � Cd. M Station - Big Corona � JGHQ – Balboa Pier

Beach Operations �Lifeguard Headquarters (Admin, Dispatch and Observations) �Division 1 - West Newport (Newport Pier to S. A. River) �Division 2 - Balboa (Newport Pier to Wedge) �Division 3 - Corona Del Mar (East Jetty to Cameo Shores) �Boat Group �Junior Guards and Training

Summer (Peak) Days

Summer (May – September) 14 hour days May – September Average Statistics � 8 Million Beach Visitors � 3, 800 Rescues, 7, 500 Medical Aids � 140, 000 Preventative Actions, 16, 000 Municipal Code Enforcements, 1 Million Public Assists � 1, 350 Junior Guards �We do it with 132 people per day, including 7 full-time staff and Flexible Seasonal Staffing

Winter (Non-Peak) Days

Off-Season (October – April) 11 -13 hour days October – April Average Statistics � 2 million Beach Visitors � 200 Ocean Rescues, 700 Medical Aids � 10, 000 Preventative Actions, 1, 000 Municipal Code Enforcements, 20, 000 Public Assists �We do it with 6 people per day – 7 days a week using tiered schedules

Annual Average Statistics � 10 million Beach Visitors � 4, 000+ Ocean Rescues 118 Boat Rescues/Assists � 6, 500 Medical Aids � 150, 000 Preventative Actions � 20, 000 Municipal Code Enforcements � 250, 000 Public Assists

Southern California Annual Attendance Newport Beaches – 10 million �Disneyland Park – 16 million �Sea World (San Diego) – 4. 3 million �Knott’s Berry Farm – 3. 7 million �Los Angeles Dodgers – 3. 7 million (led majors) �Los Angeles Angels – 3 million �Raging Waters – 423, 000 �Knott’s Soak City – 368, 000

Training Division Handles training for over 200 Lifeguards & 1, 350 Junior Lifeguards Oversee Junior Lifeguards, Lifeguard Tryouts, Basic Lifeguard Academy, Recurrent seasonal training, and Lifeguard II/III training. Coordinate all full time training EMT, Personal Watercraft, US&R, Dive, Helicopter, Swiftwater

CERT Training

CPR in our Schools Teach up to 300 High School Students Annually

Dive Team

Outside the Norm �Lifeguards will respond to �Swift water �Beach Sand Collapse �Any water related emergency within the City

How much do we cost? �Fire Department budget is 40 million dollars. Division Budgets �Administration �Fire Operations �Emergency Medical �Marine Operations �Life Safety Services �Junior Lifeguards $1. 2 million $29 million $7. 5 million $5. 1 million $1. 2 million $1. 1 million

Marine Operations - Looking Ahead Faster / Smaller / Smarter �OBJECTIVES: 1. Promote public safety and education 2. Sustain and improve marine operations/rescue skills (Training) 3. Improve customer service delivery a. ALS Intervention within 6 -8 minutes 4. Innovative technology a. First Lifeguard Agency to adopt e-PCR b. New dispatch center with radios and CAD system c. Beach observations with enhanced camera system 5. Maintain fiscal responsibility

Thanks for your time! Questions?