Interim FES Director, Jim Colangelo

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1 Fire Service Advisory Council Planning Group Chief Todd Derum Chief Tony Gossner Chief Dan George Chief Mike Mickelson Chief Steve Akre Chief Mark Heine Interim FES Director, Jim Colangelo

2 What we want to accomplish today Update you on the Fire Service Advisory Council work Incentivize Collaboration and Consolidation Improve Recruitment and Retention Maintain Existing Service Levels Current Projects and Issues LAFCO Preview the direction and proposal currently in process, validate we are on the right track Confirm next steps and future conversations

3 What we want to accomplish today Approve Immediate Funding Recommendations $800,000 for Recruitment and Retention $900,000 to reimburse local agencies for specified costs associated with Red Flag Events

4 Factors over time that produced our current reality Hanley Fire 1964 More VFCs and independent districts Funding shifts and erratic reliability of resources What we have now is a complex system that evolved over 50+ years Current Regional affiliations comprise a combination of city, volunteer and independent district agencies.

5 Every Day First Responders Accidents Fire Response Medical Aid Flooding Road Clearing

6 Our focus - what we re solving for History Future

7 What are we striving for? Effective Efficient Sustainable Increase in service levels for residents

8 Our Reliance on Mutual Aid We make it work, because we have to. Mutual aid enables us to provide a safety net to ensure our operational needs are met Some facts about the status of our reinforcements : Statewide we have half the engines available today from 2-3 year ago All incidents are taking more engines More engines, however, are insufficient - staffing is needed Locally multiple department responses are more the norm than the exception as a result A significant percentage of what we take care of rightly belongs with law enforcement, roads and public works agencies We re resourceful, creative and have maximized our ability to do that More is needed

9 The Future of County Fire County Fire and Emergency Services has support responsibility for 11 Volunteer Fire Companies in the County Historical treatment of CSA40/VFCs produced animosity and frustration VFCs are not in sustainable positions, financially or in terms of available volunteer labor County Fire does not have the staffing or resources to adequately support the CSA40 departments Our proposal puts solving the support requirements for viable VFC operations at the forefront Investments in recruitment and retention programs through FSAC funding will help to invigorate the available labor pool over time Administrative homes for the VFCs are being negotiated, as an interim strategy to minimize further vulnerability and support continuity of service while further County-wide shifts in the governance of fire departments unfolds

10 Service Level Options 1 - NFPA standards. Academic exercise. Fails to consider financial implications 2 Silver Plan - increase service levels achieved through county-wide pursuit of uniform staffing levels, elimination of FES 3 - existing level of service, redistributing available/existing funding

11 Silver Plan Coverage Current Coverage Assumes Ten Minute Response Times

12 Effective, Efficient Sustainable Fire Service Delivery Training EMS Recruitment and Retention Reliable and Sustained Funding Community Preparedness