Agenda

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« Eight Pumpers

= Four Aerial Trucks

« Vehicles assigned to staff and support functions
» Station Generators

= Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

The Mechanical Division also offers in-house welding services and responds the Mobile Air Truck to multiple
alarm emergencies. While on the scene, Mechanical Division staff are responsible for refilling SCBA and
refueling apparatus. This Division also provides snow removal for all six fire stations and Fire Alarm
Headquarters.

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Performance Standards

NFPA 1221 has standards for call answering and call processing. For call answering, the standard is to answer
all emergency lines within 15 seconds, 90% of the time, and 95% of events are to be answered in 20 seconds.”®
For call processing (from time of call answer to fire station notification), events shall be completed in 60
seconds.”? The Center does not track these performance standards.

Center Staffing

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Fire Station/Personnel Notification

Fire station alerting is a part of the telegraph fire box system—bells sound in the station when there is an
alarm or fire box activation. The system also controls apparatus bay doors on stations with newer door
electronics, as well as turn on lights in the station. Additionally, the CAD system transmits digital pages when
there is an event. All stations have a CAD status monitor that will display the alarm information.

Response Determinations

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Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD)

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The Fire Communications Center is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title Il, as there
is no elevator to the Center, located on the second floor.?7

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ESCI heard from members at virtually every meeting that their access to the training facility was very limited
or, insome cases, almost non-existent. The value of hands-on training in a controlled environment cannot be
understated. Nashua Fire Rescue should coordinate regular use of the fire training facility by all of its
companies to ensure proficiency.

Training Procedures and Manuals

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Training Records and Record-Keeping

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Most Fire Officers are certified to the fire instructor and fire officer | level; however, many have completed
fire officer Il. Although this level of training is not a requirement, it provides an added level of support to the
Department as the officers are responsible for training their companies' members.

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Each of these disciplines requires ongoing training to ensure that members keep up with the ever-changing
skills and technologies. Within the State of New Hampshire, newly hired full-time firefighters must meet the
requirements of New Hampshire RSA 21-P and then must complete Nashua Fire Rescue's internal five-week
recruit school.