Friday, August 21, 2015

iNWS Alert

Event cancelled. Flash Flood Watch from 8/21/2015 3:39 AM to 9:00 AM EDT for Chester County. More information.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

iNWS Alert

New event. Areal Flood Advisory from 8/20/2015 11:35 PM to 8/21/2015 3:30 AM EDT for Chester County. More information.

iNWS Alert

New event. Areal Flood Advisory from 8/20/2015 10:32 PM to 8/21/2015 2:30 AM EDT for Chester County. More information.

iNWS Alert

Event cancelled. Areal Flood Advisory from 8/20/2015 9:19 PM to 11:15 PM EDT for Chester County. More information.

iNWS Alert

New event. Areal Flood Advisory from 8/20/2015 7:14 PM to 11:15 PM EDT for Chester County. More information.

iNWS Alert

SPSPHI from 8/20/2015 3:26 PM to 4:15 PM EDT for Chester County: A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NEW CASTLEEASTERN KENTNORTHERN SUSSEXEAST CENTRAL CECILSOUTHWESTERN SALEM. More information.

iNWS Alert

New event. Flash Flood Watch from 8/20/2015 2:46 PM to 8/21/2015 9:00 AM EDT for Chester County. More information.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

iNWS Alert

New event. Areal Flood Advisory from 8/19/2015 12:46 PM to 2:45 PM EDT for Chester County. More information.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

iNWS Alert

SPSPHI from 8/11/2015 2:54 PM to 4:00 PM EDT for Chester County: LINE OF INTENSIFYING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA. More information.

iNWS Alert

New event. Areal Flood Advisory from 8/11/2015 3:44 AM to 7:45 AM EDT for Chester County. More information.

Monday, August 10, 2015

Chester County Fire Marshal's Office Monthly Report


July 2015




Investigations/Inspections: July YTD:
Intentional 2 9
Unintentional 13 112
Failure of Equipt or Heat Source 0 3
Act of Nature 1 2
Natural 0 0
Cause Under Investigation 0 3
Undetermined after Investigation 2 19
Total: 18 148



Active Arson Cases 2 5
Fire Inspections Completed 22 82
Juvenile Fire Starters Courses Held 5 7
Fire Services Casualties:

     Fatal 0 0
     Injuries 1 14
Civilian Casualties:

     Fatal 0 5
     Injuries 0 25



Property Type: July July Property Loss:
Assembly 0 $0
Educational 0 $0
Healthcare, Dentention, Correction 0 $0
Residential 11 $1,240,000
Mercantile, Business 0 $0
Industrial, Utility, Defense, Agricutural, Mining 0 $0
Manufacturing and Processing 0 $0
Storage 4 $246,000
Outside or Special Property 3 $14,000
Other 0 $0
Total: 18 $1,500,000



Property Type: YTD: YTD                    Property Loss
Assembly 1 $1,000
Educational 0 $0
Healthcare, Dentention, Correction 1 $8,000
Residential 108 $9,722,350
Mercantile, Business 10 $8,670,500
Industrial, Utility, Defense, Agricutural, Mining 1 $0
Manufacturing and Processing 2 $300,000
Storage 12 $807,300
Outside or Special Property 9 $44,000
Other 4 $151,700
Total: 148 $19,704,850

Director's Monthly Report for July 2015

Telephone Calls - 25,295
Fire Incidents - 887
EMS Incidents - 3,385
Police Incidents - 30,028

Voice Radio Project:
-Site construction activities have been completed at all tower sites
-All of the 27 sites have been fully installed and brought online.  Cutover is scheduled for 1 January 2016 with all emergency responders operational on the system scheduled for 21 April 2016.
-We are 29 months (76%) into the 38 month Implementation Phase.  About 90% of the project implementation tasks have been completed.  So far we have spent $27,149,930 (60%) of the $45,000,000 total project budget.

New CAD Project:
-After resolving the CJIS-compliance issue, another Acceptance Testing took place.  All issues identified were expected.
-Several meetings have taken place to discuss internal project tasks and long-term maintenance of the CAD system.
-Cutover is currently scheduled for November 2015 with final project completion estimated for May 2016.  We are researching an alternative Mobile Data Infrastructure which may result in a schedule change.

Public Safety Training Campus:
-Last month we hosted 476 people at 19 events in the Academic Building.  We hosted 2 training sessions at the Tactical Village for a YTD total of 19.
-The revised site plans have been submitted to both South Coatesville Borough and the Conservation District for approval.  Manns Woodward expects to have construction bid documents completed in September.

Southeastern PA Regional Task Force:
-We have been heavily engaged in planning for the Papal Visit 26-27 September.  Our major concerns are centered around traffic congestion on the major roadways as well as parking and crowd management at the Paoli Train Station, being serviced by SEPTA and Amtrak, and the four additional Amtrak stations.  Working with a majority of the municipalities, a Concept of Operations (ConOps) plan is in the development.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

iNWS Alert

New event. Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 8/4/2015 4:20 AM to 5:15 AM EDT for Chester County. More information.

iNWS Alert

SPSPHI from 8/4/2015 4:12 AM to 5:15 AM EDT for Chester County: A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN NEW CASTLE NORTHWESTERN CECILNORTHWESTERN SALEM NORTHWESTERN GLOUCESTERDELAWARESOUTHERN CHESTERSOUTHWESTERN PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. More information.

iNWS Alert

SPSPHI from 8/4/2015 12:45 AM to 1:45 AM EDT for Chester County: A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN HUNTERDONNORTHWESTERN MERCERNORTHEASTERN DELAWARE. More information.

iNWS Alert

SPSPHI from 8/4/2015 12:06 AM to 1:00 AM EDT for Chester County: A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN CHESTERSOUTHEASTERN BERKS AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. More information.