Standard of Cover

Evesham Township Fire District No.1 adopted our first-ever of our Standard of Cover document following a lengthy development, review and revision process. The Standard of Cover was adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners on July 8th, 2021.

One of the issues historically faced by emergency services is that of defining levels of service for the community it serves. The Center for Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) defines this process, known as “deployment analysis,” as written procedures which determine the distribution and concentration of fixed and mobile resources of an organization. The resultant deployment analysis is documented as a Standard of Cover. The purpose for completing a Standard of Cover is to assist the agency in the deployment of a safe and effective response force for fire suppression, emergency medical services, specialty response situations, and homeland security issues. In summary, the Standard of Cover consists of a rational, systematic way to describe decisions made regarding the deployment of resources in relation to the potential demand placed on them by the type of risk and historical needs of the community.

Knowing that the Standard of Cover was under development, and aware of the performance objectives identified in the document, on May 13, 2021 the Board of Fire Commissioners approved a deployment plan to increase fire protection and EMS protection in Evesham Township.  The enhanced deployment model utilizing both career and volunteer firefighters and EMTs to increase in-station staffing. The enhanced model places career and volunteer firefighters and EMTs in-station 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This model now provides two staffed fire engines and two staffed ambulances on a near-continuous basis 24/7/365. There is a career staffed engine and BLS unit staffed 24/7/365 at the Kings Grant Station. The Main Street station uses a mix of career and volunteer coverage to provide one engine and one/two BLS units. A peak demand force of career firefighter/inspectors, EMTs, and command staff provide additional fire and EMS coverage Monday through Friday from 0600-1800. The District also utilizes our dedicated volunteers to staff the second fire engine in-house during seven nights a week from 1800-0600.  The current coverage gap for the second engine is Saturdays and Sundays from 0600-1800 at Main Street.

The Board of Fire Commissioners is committed to providing cost-effective and quality emergency services for the taxpayers of Evesham Township. This deployment will advance the District’s mission of providing fire and EMS resources on an emergency scene within 9 minutes, 90% of the time.

The Fire District is always seeking volunteers to serve as firefighters or Emergency Medical Technicians and will provide all training and equipment free of charge. We are also seeking trained firefighters to join our Volunteer Firefighter Stipend Program. Interested candidates can email [email protected] or complete an application online at www.eveshamfire.org