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ustaiii and Environmental <br />a eent Practices <br />g <br />~a <br />,~ :~~~ ~ -~ °'- In view of the current well-justified focus on preserving our environmental resources for future <br />,i <br />~~ DETECT ° , = ~~~'~ ~~, generations, this section lists some of the Fire & EMS Department's programs and procedures <br />ynn <br />" ~ 6 ~ ~ ~ '•`~ , that help us and others to approach our surroundings in a spirit of responsibility and sensitivity. <br />~_ <br />a <br />,. `~ ,_ <br />- ~ ~ - ~'• ~ j ~ `~ ~ ~ Sustainabilit Pro rams: <br />~ ~/ ~ Y g <br />~~ <br />,~ : 1. Toxics Right-to-Know Program. Eugene voters in 1996 adopted this program requiring <br />public reporting of hazardous substance use by manufacturers. Since that time, data reported <br />under the program has shown an upward trend in the overall use of hazardous substances, but a <br />.t ~~~~' <br />• '' `l ~, ~ downward trend in releases of those substances to the environment. The program is managed <br />;~~ " ~" ~' by the Eugene Fire Marshal's Office. <br />' 2. Sustainable design and construction. The department's newer facilities -including the <br />` " Downtown, Santa Clara, Whiteaker, and Sheldon fire stations -all were designed and con- <br />. The Water Rescue Team's annual safety structed to state-of--the-art standards for energy efficiency, incorporating sustainable building <br />fest at Alton Baker Park always draws materials, maximum use of natural light and ventilation, solar water pre-heating, radiant heating <br />big crowds and gives the entire commu- in the equipment bays, advanced electrical control systems, high-efficiency triotors and boilers, <br />,~ nity the opportunity to learn how they heat-recovery ventilation, and many other environmentally sensitive feahtres. <br />„ ~ ~''! can stay safe while having a good time. <br />~: See you next year! 3. Class A burn building. A 2002 Eugene bond measure enabled the department (in addition <br />~q~~ to building a new Downtown Fire Station) to purchase and install a permanent Class A concrete <br />,~: ,, and the burn building at the 2"a & Chambers campus. The burn building provides firefighters <br />~~- the opportunity to experience live fire conditions in a controlled setting without the groundwa- <br />~~ ~ ~ ter contamination concerns of more traditional "burn-to-learn" exercises involving donated <br />~~ ~ ., i <br />~ ~ ,~ ~ structures in the community. It is standard practice to use non-polluting fuels for. training fires <br />' '' ~ ~, conducted in the burn building. <br />i f~ , -, <br />~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~. <br />;- 4. Administrative office procedures. The Fire & EMS Department's administrative practices <br />M <br />~ ~" ~ conform to the recommendations of the City's "Green Team," and include default two-sided <br />;~ <br />'~' ~ 1 r~ ~` ~ ~ r ` ,i ~ ~-~ printing, recycling of paper and kitchen-related products, reduced use of the' department's color <br />,~ '~ ?~ ,r. ~ ~ printers, elimination of personal space heaters (replaced byenergy-efficient heated footpads <br />~°" ` ~` su lied b EWEB urchase of ever savor flat-screen corn uter monitors and the ro~t- <br />"~ ~ Pp Y )~ P gY- g p P <br />- sion of many sustainable construction features within the infrastructure of the. administrative <br />~_-: ,,, _ <br />~ ~ • ~~~__. ~ work environment, <br />- ~~~ ~~~ dl -;~ <br />r °~ 5. Use ofbio-diesel. In accordance with adopted City policy, Fire &EMS vehicles use bio- <br />. ~~, <br />~. <br />diesel fuel to the fullest extenC possible. Conversion to this fuel type resulted in some problems <br />:. .~ „ <br />for our medic units in 2006, and the decision was made that these units will continue run on <br />normal diesel fuel until they are rotated out of service and replaced. The new medic units (to be <br />.delivered this fall) will run on bia-diesel. <br />14 <br />15 <br />