FRESNO COUNTY FIREFRESNO COUNTY FIREPROTECTION DISTRICTPROTECTION DISTRICT

Fresno County FireFresno County Fire

Budget = $13.5 mil ($10 mil 10 yrs ago)Budget = $13.5 mil ($10 mil 10 yrs ago) 15,000 Incidents in 200615,000 Incidents in 2006 Response time of 11:36 minutes Response time of 11:36 minutes

(Average)(Average) 31 Career Firefighters on duty every 31 Career Firefighters on duty every

dayday 9 Communities Protected9 Communities Protected

Fresno County FireFresno County Fire

OPERATIONAL GOALSOPERATIONAL GOALS

Increase Staffing Levels Increase Staffing Levels

Reduce Response TimesReduce Response Times

Improve Fire Apparatus Improve Fire Apparatus CapabilitiesCapabilities

OPERATIONAL RISKSOPERATIONAL RISKS

Increase in IncidentsIncrease in Incidents High fire load areasHigh fire load areas Increase in housing and Increase in housing and

constructionconstruction Decrease in revenue (Annexations)Decrease in revenue (Annexations) Less firefighters on duty per shiftLess firefighters on duty per shift Engines are committed for longer Engines are committed for longer

durationsdurations Lack of Fire Stations & FirefightersLack of Fire Stations & Firefighters

Station 87 – South FresnoStation 87 – South Fresno Engine Staffing Levels to 3 PersonEngine Staffing Levels to 3 Person Number of Engines (1 to 2)Number of Engines (1 to 2) CAL FIRECAL FIRE EngineEngine

Station 85 – North ClovisStation 85 – North Clovis Engine Staffing Level to 3 PersonEngine Staffing Level to 3 Person

OPERATIONAL OPERATIONAL NEEDSNEEDS

OPERATIONAL OPERATIONAL NEEDSNEEDS

Station 94Station 94Harris Ranch I-5 CorridorI-5 Corridor 1 – Engine, 2 FF’s1 – Engine, 2 FF’s Occupancy Load Occupancy Load

(Hotels)(Hotels) Average time per Average time per

call – 58:45 call – 58:45 minutesminutes

Threat – Fire CasualtiesThreat – Fire Casualties

Station 87Station 87South Fresno/ South Fresno/

MalagaMalaga 1 – Engine, 2 FF’s1 – Engine, 2 FF’s Heavy IndustrialHeavy Industrial High Fire LoadHigh Fire Load 2in/2out2in/2outThreat – High Fire Threat – High Fire

LossLoss

Relocate Relocate CAL FIRECAL FIRE Engine Engine

Station 94 (Harris Station 94 (Harris Ranch)Ranch)

Hotel Population of Hotel Population of 4,000+( Tourist)4,000+( Tourist)

Ratio 2 FF’s per Ratio 2 FF’s per 4,000 people4,000 people

Result: 6 FF’s per Result: 6 FF’s per 4,000 people4,000 people

1 additional 1 additional engineengine ((CAL FIRECAL FIRE – 4 FF’S) – 4 FF’S)

Impact AreasImpact Areas

Interstate 5 Corridor (Harris Interstate 5 Corridor (Harris Ranch)Ranch) Industrial Corridor Industrial Corridor 72 miles of Interstate72 miles of Interstate Numerous Multi Story BuildingsNumerous Multi Story Buildings Lack of firefightersLack of firefighters 400,000 vehicles every day400,000 vehicles every day California InterstateCalifornia Interstate 25 Fatalities in 200625 Fatalities in 2006

Relocate Relocate CAL FIRECAL FIRE Engine EngineStation 87Station 87 Heavily Heavily

IndustrializedIndustrialized Ratio: 2 FF’s per Ratio: 2 FF’s per

8,000+ people8,000+ people 1 – Engine1 – Engine

Results:Results: 8 FF’s per 8,000 8 FF’s per 8,000

peoplepeople 2 – Engines 2 – Engines

((CAL FIRECAL FIRE 4 FF’S) 4 FF’S)

1 – 105’ LADDER 1 – 105’ LADDER TRUCKTRUCK

South Fresno / MalagaSouth Fresno / MalagaRisk AssessmentRisk Assessment

Fire Station 87Fire Station 87 Heavy IndustrialHeavy Industrial 4 Million Square 4 Million Square

Feet Feet Numerous Buildings Numerous Buildings

over 40 feet tallover 40 feet tall Railroad Thorough Railroad Thorough

Fair – 25 trains DailyFair – 25 trains Daily AmtrackAmtrack

Juvenile Justice Juvenile Justice CampusCampus

$ 146 Million $ 146 Million CampusCampus

Multi Story FacilityMulti Story Facility

Delivery Date:Delivery Date:September 2007September 2007

Recognize Fresno County Fire as Recognize Fresno County Fire as Public Safety AgencyPublic Safety Agency

SheriffSheriff District District

AttorneyAttorney ProbationProbation CourtsCourts Public Public

DefenderDefender

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