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Public Safety Report

Public Safety Report. Carroll 2030 Task Force April 19, 2013. Participants. Stephen Wantz President, Carroll County Volunteer Emergency Services Association (CCVESA) Phil Kasten Chief Deputy, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. Fire & Rescue Today . 14 Volunteer Fire Departments

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Public Safety Report

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  1. Public Safety Report Carroll 2030 Task Force April 19, 2013

  2. Participants Stephen Wantz President, Carroll County Volunteer Emergency Services Association (CCVESA) Phil Kasten Chief Deputy, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office

  3. Fire & Rescue Today 14 Volunteer Fire Departments 13 Providing 24/7 EMS EMS Billing Critical in Offsetting EMS Expenses Partial Funding of Emergency Vehicle Operators at 12 Departments Volunteer System Supplemented by Career Personnel

  4. Current Funding Carroll County Government funds 90% of Fire Department’s Operating Budgets Does not include Capital Projects Capitol Projects & Operating Shortfalls dependant upon public contributions

  5. Policing Today Projected Authorized Staffing as of July 2013 Policing Carroll is a collaborative effort, with the County transitioning into a leadership role through the Sheriff’s Office Carroll is staffed with the lowest number of law enforcement officers per resident in Maryland

  6. Crime Today During 2011, Carroll residents reported 2,723 serious crimes, the lowest rate of serious crime per resident in the state of Maryland.

  7. The Criminal Today The most frequent crime in Carroll is burglary and the theft of portable tools, electronics, purses, wallets and other valuables taken to support an illicit drug habit On average, 75% of Carroll’s offender population is incarcerated for substance abuse crime committed to support a substance abuse habit

  8. Incarceration Today Today’s inmate population is 211, exceeding state capacity guidelines of 185 by 26 inmates. Over 200 more are under some form of alternate supervision.

  9. Carroll’s Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths Weaknesses Public Safety Information Technology Modern, centralized Sheriff’s Office Facility Modern, Emergency Services Training Facility Infrastructure & Staffing • Low Serious Crime Rate • Conscientious Community with a tradition of service • Network of Volunteer Fire Companies, whose facilities serve as Community Centers

  10. Top Trends

  11. Top Trends

  12. Opportunities and Threats Opportunities Threats Changing Population Increased abuse of prescription and non-prescription opiate drugs Increased number of individuals suffering from mental illness and impairments Declining Volunteerism • Information Sharing & Collaboration • New Technologies • Enhanced partnership with Federal Correctional Authorities for revenue supported inmate housing • Emergence of green construction initiatives

  13. EMS Projections

  14. Future Growth • Residential • Increased non-emergency & emergency Call Volume • Commercial & Industrial • Increased Need For Emergency Response Capacity • Aging Population • Increased Emergency Medical Services, Victimization

  15. Infrastructure • Transportation System • Increased traffic congestion & collisions • Complex, Intensive Emergency Incidents • Advanced & Sophisticated Emergency Training Area • Increased Inmate Population • Current Corrections Facility has aged-out

  16. Staffing for Tomorrow How to provide service to a changing population while maintaining the long, rich heritage of the Fire Company within their Community? • Extensive Planning - evaluate current Volunteer System Supplemented by Career Personnel • Fire Department Input & “Buy In” • Community Outreach

  17. Staffing for Tomorrow Transitioning to a Career System Supplemented by Volunteer Personnel: • Increase in Staffing • Increase in Funding • Increase in Training

  18. Staffing for Tomorrow • Staffing for Unincorporated Carroll • Evaluation of South Carroll, Freedom policing needs • Transition to District Policing

  19. Ideal Carroll County Carroll County transitions from public safety contractor to innovator, facilitating residents pride, awareness and confidence in the health and safety of their community by addressing; • Changing population, Senior Citizen & Commuter • Drug abuse and addiction • Mental illness & impairments • Scope & complexity of emergency incidents • Infrastructure & Staffing

  20. Closing Missing Voices: • Emergency Communications • Public Health & Associated Facilities Questions ?

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