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vented many burn plans.It is hoped this year to continue Report of the to accomplish burn plans for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Fire and Rescue Department property near Great Hay Road and Amy Brown Road and at Great Hay Road between Mercantile Way and Degrass Road. There are prescribed fires still planned To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the for the spring of 2019 off of Great Hay Road between Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Mercantile Way and Degrass Road.With the partnership On behalf of the members of the Mashpee Fire& still in effect and the signing of a memorandum of understand in December 2017, more beneficial pre- Rescue Department, it is my honor to submit our scribed burns are planned for 2019. All of these planned report for calendar year 2018. prescription burns are accomplished with the existing OUR MISSION partnership of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and "The Mission of the Mashpee Fire & Rescue Recreation, Massachusetts Fish and Wildlife, Orenda Department is to minimize loss and suffering within Wildlife Land Trust,and the Town of Mashpee. our community. We accomplish this by education, training, and the mitigation of emergency incidents New for 2019 within the limit of available resources." The Department received a generous gift from the Friends of Mashpee Council on Aging Thrift PERSONNEL Shop, allowing us to purchase emergency medical As your Fire Chief, I am proud to work with equipment which improved our ability to provide care thirty-three full-time and two part-time highly-quali- for our senior residents. This equipment allows us to fied and dedicated employees. Their work to accom- increase our emergency medical skill set and improve plish the mission of this Department represents a 24- patient comfort for the future. hour a day, 7-day a week commitment to the citizens New equipment purchased through CIP funds we proudly serve. has replaced two aging apparatus. A second new As of December 31,2018,the current authorized Ambulance will be in-service in the month of strength of the Department was thirty-four operational February.The new ambulance allows for better deliv- members (4 captains, 5 lieutenants, 21 firefighters, 1 ery of emergency medical services on a more reliable fire prevention/inspector, 1 call firefighter, 1 Fire chassis and has an automatic stretcher loading system, Chief, 1 Deputy Fire Chief, plus 2 non-operational which is safer for our personnel and the patient. The members (1 Administrative Secretary and 1 Billing Departments 1980 Tanker has serviced the town with Clerk) for a total of thirty-seven members. distinction,but its time has come to an end. The new Tanker will inherit the previous tankers mission along OPERATIONS with a few upgrades which will allowed for an expanded role in the future. During 2018, our Fire & Rescue Department responded to 4,050 emergency incidents,compared to THANK YOU 3,417 responses in 2017. We responded to 2,538 1 wish to thank the Board of Selectmen for their Emergency Medical calls with 1,381 of those quali- confidence in each and every member of the Fire fied as Advance Life Support (ALS) calls. Department. Further,I would like to thank the admin- Responding to 4,050 calls for service is a jump of istration,department heads,and members of all Town more than 600 calls in one year. This department departments. Your support and assistance is critical to responded to over 3,000 call for service in 2013 mak- the successful completion of our mission. ing this a 35% increase in just 5 years. WILDFIRE PLANNING On behalf of the Fire Department, I want to thank the citizens of Mashpee for their continued sup- Wildfire mitigation projects continue in the port and appreciation of our work. Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge. The use of pre- scription fire for habitat restoration and fire fuels reduc- Respectfully submitted, tion in 2018 was declined due to weather issues that pre- Thomas C. Rullo,Fire Chief 118