Fire Protection Within the Town of Mendon

Respectfully Submitted: March 1, 2023

VOLUME 1

Fire Protection Within the Town of Mendon – Final Report Volume 1

LIST OF FIGURES

Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION
1-1: Town of Mendon Resolution 22-150
1-2: Committee Meeting Schedule
1-3: Town of Mendon Resolution 22-253
Chapter 2. AUTHORITY and JURISDICTION
2-1: Municipal Resources & Contracts for Service
2-2: Monroe County Fire Jurisdiction Tax Rates, 2002 (Parshall, pp. 15, 16)
2-3: Town of Mendon Map: (3) Fire Jurisdictions
Chapter 3. FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS and RESOURCES
3-1: HFFD Volunteer Force by Designation, June 2009 – June 2022
3-1A: MEND Volunteer Force by Designation, 2015, 2010, 2015 2017 – 2022
3-2: HFFD and MEND Cumulative Recruitment 2009 – 2022 & Membership Retention Averages
3-3: HFFD Member Roster, Historical Years of Service
3-4: MEND Member Roster, Historical Years of Service
3-5: HFFD Personnel Basic Certification Levels
3-6: MEND Personnel Basic Certification Levels
3-7: HFFD Average Personnel Response to 5 Call Types
3-8: MEND Average Personnel Response to 5 Call Types
3-9: Monroe County Battalion, Department and Apparatus Numbering Systems
3-10: HFFD & MEND Mutual Assistance Agreements (with neighboring departments)
3-11: Number of HFFD & MEND joint assistance calls within the Town from 2015 – 2022
3-12: HFFD Mutual Aid & Mutual Assistance, given and received, 2015 – 2022
3-13: MEND Mutual Aid & Mutual Assistance, given and received, 2015 – 2022
3-14: HFFD Apparatus & Equipment Inventory
3-15: MEND Apparatus & Equipment Inventory
3-16: HFFD numbers of Fire, Rescue and Total Calls, 2015 – 2022
3-17: MEND numbers of Fire, Rescue and Total Calls, 2000 – 2022
3-18: HFFD Total Number of Calls by Month, 2015 – 2022
3-18: MEND Total Number of Calls by Month, 2015 – 2022
3-19: HFFD Total Number of Calls by Day of the Week, 2015 – 2022
3-19: MEND Total Number of Calls by Day of the Week, 2015 – 2022
3-20: HFFD Total Number of Calls by Time of Day, 2015 – 2022
3-20: MEND Total Number of Calls by Time of Day, 2015 – 2022
3-21: HFFD Box Numbers/Emergency Service Zones
3-22: MEND Box Numbers/Emergency Service Zones
3-23: HFFD Total Calls by Box/Zone with a Log of Hours, 2015 – 2022
3-24: HFFD Total Calls within (2) Protection Territories and for Total Calls, 2015 – 2022
3-25: MEND Total Calls by Box/Zone, 2015 – 2022
3-26: HFFD Average Response Times by Apparatus, 2021 – 2022
3-27: MEND Average Response Time by Apparatus, 2021 – 2022
3-27A: HFFD Member Response Time to Fire House
3-27B: MEND Member Response Time to Fire House
3-27C: HFFD and MEND Drive Time from their respective Fire House to Call Locations
3-28: MCWA Hydrant & Water Main Map for the Town of Mendon
3-29: Town of Mendon, 2023 Budget Exemptions
3-30: Village of Honeoye Falls, 2022 Budget Exemptions
3-31: 2022 Wholly Exempted Assessed Value, Town and Village
3-32: Mendon Fire District, Taxable Assessment 2000 – 2023
3-33: Mendon Fire Protection District #1, Taxable Assessment 2000 – 2023
3-34: Village of Honeoye Falls, Taxable Assessment (from Fire Contract Data Sheets) 2000 – 2023
3-35: Current Indebtedness for the Town and Village
3-36: Maximum Indebtedness for the Town, Village and Fire District (as estimated for 2022)
3-37: Monetary Grant Awards, Mendon Fire District
3-38: Monetary Grant Awards, to the Village for HFFD
3-39: Capital Reserve Funds, Village and Mendon Fire District
3-40: Real Property Assets – Village, Mendon Fire District and Mendon Fire Department, Inc.
Chapter 4. DEMOGRAPHICS, EXPOSURES and EXPERIENCE
4-1: Town of Mendon Building Permits
4-2: Real Property Classification Listing
4-3: Town of Mendon Zoning Districts map
4-4: Village of Honeoye Falls Zoning Districts map
4-5: Target Features Table
4-6: Town of Mendon Highway Map
4-7: Village of Honeoye Falls Highway Map
4-8: NYSDOT Town of Mendon Table of Highway Crashes
4-9: Town of Mendon “Outfall” Locations
4-10: Town of Mendon Natural Gas Utilities
4-11: School Districts Map
4-12: Village of Honeoye Falls Parks/Open Space Map
4-13: Town of Mendon Parks and Recreation Map
4-14: Town of Mendon EPOD #6 Waste Disposal Site Protection Overlay District Map
4-15: Town of Mendon Retention Ponds Map
4-16: NYSDEC Roster of Dams in the Town of Mendon
4-17: Natural Features Table
4-18: Village of Honeoye Falls Environmental Protection Overlay District Map
4-19: Town of Mendon Waterways & Drainage Basins Map
4-20: Town of Mendon EPOD #3 Watercourse Protection Overlay District Map
4-21: Town of Mendon EPOD #1 Wetland Protection Overlay District Map
4-22: Town of Mendon EPOD #9 Soils Susceptible to Ponding Overlay District Map
4-23: Town of Mendon EPOD #8 Flood Damage Prevention Overlay District Map
4-24: Presidential Disaster Declarations in New York State, 1954-September 2021 Map
4-25: FEMA Financial Assistance to Monroe County, 1992-April 2009
4-26: Monroe County EOC Activations, 1992-January 2010
4-27: Town of Mendon EPOD #7 Woodlot and Timber Harvesting Protection Overlay District Map
Chapter 5. RESOURCE CONSIDERATIONS
5-1: Comprehensive Plans and Studies Table
Chapter 6. TRENDS and PROJECTIONS AFFECTING FIRE PROTECTION
6-1: Table 3 from Parshall Report (pp.29-30)
6-2: Monroe County Summary of Department Information
Chapter 7. MODELING FOR SUSTAINABLE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES
7-1: Current Governance Table
7-2: Consolidated Town-wide District Governance Table
7-3: Current Governance and Operations
7-4: (Projected) Consolidated, Town-wide District

VOLUME 2: APPENDICES

The Appendices provide copies of source material and official documents cited in the Report.
Chapter 2. AUTHORITY and JURISDICTION
2-1: Mendon Town Board Special Meeting Minutes, March 7, 1935 RE: Mendon Fire District #1
2-2: Mendon Town Board Meeting Minutes, October 16, 1939 RE: Mendon Fire Protection District #1
2-3: Mendon Town Board Special Meeting Minutes, November 14, 1939 RE: contract services with the Village of Honeoye Falls together with the December 11, 1939 Contract
Chapter 3. FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS and RESOURCES
3-1: MEND Mutual Aid/Mutual Assistance Summary
3-2: Town of Mendon, Local Laws RE: Exemptions – Chapter 230. Taxation
3-2: Town of Mendon, Local Laws RE: Exemptions – Resolution 22-098
3-3: Village of Honeoye Falls: Bonds, Loans & Payment Schedules – Fire Engine
3-3: Village of Honeoye Falls: Bonds, Loans & Payment Schedules – Waste Water Treatment Plant
3-4: Town of Mendon Library Bond & Payment Schedule
3-5: Village of Honeoye Falls/Town of Mendon 2023 Fire Contract, Mendon Fire Protection District #1
3-6: Village of Honeoye Falls Fire Protection Contracts: update to 2016 Report, Figure 4-j.
3-7: Town of Mendon Assessor: Property Assets Reports
3-8: NYS Comptroller’s 2021 “Fiscal Stress” Reports for the Village of Honeoye Falls and the Town of Mendon
Chapter 4. DEMOGRAPHICS, EXPOSURES and EXPERIENCE
4-1: NYS Comptroller’s 2021 “Environmental Stress” Reports for the Village of Honeoye Falls and the Town of Mendon
4-2: Town Assessor’s 2022 Real Property Reports: Parcels and Classification Summaries for the Village of Honeoye Falls
4-3: Town Assessor’s 2022 Real Property Reports: Parcels and Classification Summaries for the Town of Mendon
4-4: Town of Mendon Freedom of Information Request, FR4-22-002753 to NYSDOT
4-5: Town of Mendon Roster of Retention Ponds
4-6: Monroe County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update, April 2017, Jurisdictional Annex 9.14 for the Village of Honeoye Falls
4-7: Monroe County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update, April 2017, Jurisdictional Annex 9.16 for the Town of Mendon
Chapter 7. MODELING FOR SUSTAINABLE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES
7-1: HFFD and MEND Corporation documents