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questions for the Finance Committee,please e-mail the A certified process for filling the position of
<br /> Committee at fincom@mashpeema.gov,or through the Deputy Fire Chief was conducted this year, with three
<br /> Town web-site: www.mashpeema.gov. You may also internal candidates, all of which had excellent
<br /> write to us at: Mashpee Finance Committee, 16 Great credentials. Captain John Phelan,a 23-year veteran of
<br /> Neck Road North,Mashpee,MA 02649. the Department was ultimately selected and became the
<br /> newest Deputy Fire Chief on May 20,2014.
<br /> Finance Committee meetings take place, as
<br /> needed,on Thursday evenings and are televised on the The Captain position previously held by Captain
<br /> local community station—Channel 18. Phelan was filled using the current promotional list.
<br /> Lieutenant Joseph Peltier,with 20 years of experience,
<br /> Respectfully submitted, was promoted to Captain and Firefighter Nicole
<br /> Mark A. Davini,Chairman (Resigned) Stanley,with 23 years of experience,was promoted to
<br /> Theresa M. Cook, Ince-Chairman Lieutenant. Lieutenant Stanley became the
<br /> Charles E. Gasior, Clerk Department's fust female officer. All three enjoyed a
<br /> Christopher J. Avis promotional ceremony at Station 1 on June 11,2014.
<br /> David J. DelPonte (Appointed,2014)
<br /> Oskar H.Klenert Over the past year,the Fire Department has hired
<br /> Thomas F. Murphy three candidates from an existing list. Firefighter-
<br /> George C. Schmidt,III Paramedic Jason Cox,a resident of Hyannis,joined the
<br /> Department on April 1, 2014; Firefighter-Paramedic
<br /> Jared West, a resident of Mashpee, joined the
<br /> Department on September 8, 2014; and Firefighter-
<br /> Report of the Paramedic Thomas Deeg,a resident of Eastham,joined
<br /> Fire & Rescue Department the Department on September 8,2014.
<br /> Operations
<br /> To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the During 2014, our Fire & Rescue Department
<br /> Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: responded to 3,233 emergency incidents,compared to
<br /> 3,289 responses in 2013. Although the numbers
<br /> Mission suggest we had less incidents, it is important to note
<br /> "The Mission of the Mashpee Fire & Rescue the increase in structure fire responses over the
<br /> Department is to minimize loss and suffering within our previous year(from 17 to 34 incidents)and emergency
<br /> community. We accomplish this by education,training, medical responses (from 2079 to 2150 incidents). In
<br /> and the mitigation of emergency incidents within the addition, calls requiring Advanced Life Support
<br /> limit of available resources." increased 7% in 2014. There were an average of 8.86
<br /> incidents per day, with an average response time (call
<br /> Personnel taking, crew alert/dispatch and response) of 6.78
<br /> As your Fire Chief, I am proud to work with minutes.
<br /> thirty-four full-time and two part-time highly-qualified
<br /> and dedicated employees. Their work to accomplish' As a Town,we were spared any National Weather
<br /> the mission of this Department represents a 24-hour a Service named storms this past year. These typically
<br /> day, 7-day a week commitment to the citizens we drive up our incident numbers and tax the Town's
<br /> proudly serve. resources.
<br /> As of December 31,2014,the current authorized On a daily basis, Station 1 is staffed with a
<br /> strength of the Department was thirty-four operational minimum of 1 Officer, I Firefighter-Paramedic and
<br /> members (4 captains,4 lieutenants, 24 firefighters, 1 Firefighter-EMTs. Station 2 is staffed with a minimum
<br /> Fire Prevention/Inspector and 1 call firefighter) plus 4 of I Officer and I Firefighter, one of which is a
<br /> administrative members (1 Fire Chief, 1 Deputy Fire Paramedic.
<br /> Chief, 1 Administrative Assistant and I Billing Clerk)
<br /> for a total of thirty-eight members.
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