CATHEDRAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
RESIDENT ADVISORY PRESENTATION
Presented By
MICHAEL CONTRERAS
FIRE CHIEF
∗ EMS CALLS RESULTING IN TRANSPORT ARE INCREASING
∗ HOSPITAL “WALL TIMES” ARE LONGER KEEPING UNITS OUT OF
SERVICE
∗ INCREASE IN EMS CALLS AND NEW STATE AND COUNTY
MANDATES REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
PROBLEM
Year Total Calls Total EMS Transports
2019 6121 3743
2020 6363 3733
2021 6784 3841
2022 7311 4179
2023 *EST 7015 4260
PROBLEM
∗ CALLS FOR ALL SERVICE TYPES ARE INCREASING ANNUALLY
∗ MUTUAL AID REQUESTS INTO AND OUTSIDE OF THE CITY REMAIN
CONSISTENT
∗ RESPONSE TIMES IMPACTED WHEN RESOURCES ARE NOT AVAILABLE ∗ IN 2023 MUTUAL AID FROM OTHER AGENCIES WAS DENIED 57% OF
THE TIME DELAYING EMERGENCY CALL RESPONSE
PROBLEM
AMR CAL FIRE Palm Springs Fire Riverside County Fire Total Automatic Aid Received 2 14 2 3 21
Mutual Aid Denied 183 1 184
Mutual Aid Given 37 32 30 14 113
Mutual Aid Received 70 18 19 6 113
Total 292 65 51 23 431
2023
NEIGHBORING AGENCY COMPARISON
CITY POPULATION UNITS COMMAND SUPPORT STAFF
(NOT INCLUDING FIRE CHIEF)
PALM SPRINGS 45,018
5 STATIONS
4 ENGINES (W/ 4 CREW)
1 TRUCK (W/ 4 CREW)
1 SQUAD (W/ 2 CREW)
7 MURRIETA 81,744
5 STATIONS
5 ENGINES
3 TYPE 3 ENGINES
1 WATER TENDER
1 OES
4 COVE
COMMUNITIES
73,690
(REGIONAL FIRE
PROTECTION)
8 STATIONS
7 ENGINES
1 TRUCK
7 AMBULANCES
4 CATHEDRAL CITY 53,530
3 STATIONS
2 ENGINES
1 TRUCK
3 AMBULANCES
0 ∗ ADD 1 ALS MEDIC UNIT INCREASING AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO OUR
COMMUNITY RESULTING IN QUICKER RESPONSE TIMES
SOLUTION
MEDIC ENGINE TRUCK
2 PARAMEDICS 1 CAPT,1 FFE AND 1 FF
MIN. OF 2 PARAMEDICS
1 CAPT,1 FFE AND 1 FF
MIN. OF 2 PARAMEDICS
$400,000 $1.3 MILLION $1.8 MILLION
INITIAL EXPENSE - $50,000
ONGOING - $35,000
INITIAL EXPENSE -$50,000
ONGOING - $50,000
INITIAL EXPENSE - $50,000
ONGOING - $50,000
FULLY BURDENED SALARY TO PUT UNIT INTO SERVICE
$234 / HOUR $386 / HOUR $386 / HOUR
FIRE ENGINE VS. MEDIC UNIT
∗ ADD 2 SUPPORT STAFF POSITIONS TO MANAGE INCREASED EMS
CALL VOLUME AND COMPLY WITH STATE AND COUNTY
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND MANDATES.
∗ 1 EMS CAPTAIN
∗ 1 ADMIN CAPTAIN
∗ ADD 1 MEDIC AMBULANCE
∗ 2 PARAMEDICS x 3 SHIFTS = 6 PERSONNEL
SOLUTION
QUESTIONS?