DATE: September 2, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Fire Department
2026-032
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBJECT:
RESOLUTION ADOPTING CALIFORNIA MUTUAL AID REIMBURSEMENT
AGREEMENT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to adopt a resolution for City employees who respond to or support mutual aid emergency incidents and updates the City’s 2015 CFAA submission to Cal OES to reflect current Fire Department position/classification titles, adopted as part of the City’s Position Library and Compensation Plan (effective June 13, 2026), and extends the same compensation authorization to designated non-fire employees who may be deployed in support of a mutual aid emergency incident.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-092, authorizing compensation for employees assigned to mutual aid emergency incidents and superseding the City’s 2015 California Fire Assistance Agreement submission and rescinding Resolution No. 2013- 103.
BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The City of Corona (City) participates in the California Fire Assistance Agreement (CFAA) with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). The CFAA allows the City to deploy qualified Fire Department personnel and equipment to assist with mutual aid emergency response efforts, including wildfires and other declared disasters.
Under the CFAA, the City may seek reimbursement from Cal OES for eligible costs, including compensation for personnel assigned to mutual aid emergency incidents.
On June 30, 2015, the Cal OES CFAA Committee approved the City's submitted documentation authorizing overtime and portal-to-portal reimbursement; however, that 2015 approval only covered Fire Department personnel. On June 3, 2026, the City Council adopted an updated Position Library and Compensation Plan, effective June 13, 2026, which reflects current position/classification titles for all City departments. Several of the position titles identified in the City’s 2015 CFAA submission have since changed.
For example, “Deputy Chief” is now “Deputy Fire Chief,” and “EMS/Nurse/Educator” is now “Nurse Educator.” As a result, the City’s CFAA authorization must be updated to reflect the City’s current position and classification titles.
ANALYSIS:
Cal OES requires a participating agency’s governing body to adopt a resolution identifying the agency’s current fire department position/classification titles as a condition of CFAA reimbursement eligibility. When the claimed position title does not match the agency’s official position library, Cal OES may delay or deny reimbursement for costs associated with that position.
To remain authorized for reimbursement of eligible costs, the proposed resolution updates the City's Fire Department position titles to match the current Position Library and Compensation Plan. The resolution authorizes portal-to-portal reimbursement for the listed job classifications, with overtime compensation provided in accordance with the applicable Memorandum(s) of Understanding. The table below summarizes the key position title changes between the City’s 2015 CFAA submission and the current Position Library and Compensation Plan:
Category Position Library Titles
Fire Department
Response Personnel
Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Battalion Chief/40-Hour
Battalion Chief, Fire Captain/40-Hour Fire Captain, Fire Engineer/40-Hour Fire Engineer, Firefighter/40-Hour
Firefighter, Firefighter/Paramedic/40-Hour
Firefighter/Paramedic
Civilian/Non-Routine
Responder
Nurse Educator, Fire Marshal, Deputy Fire Marshal, Fire Inspector I, Fire Inspector II
Emergency Management
Personnel
Emergency Services Assistant, Emergency Services
Coordinator, Emergency Services Manager
Public Works/Utilities
Personnel
Chief Distribution Operator, Chief Reclamation Operator, Chief Water Operator, Deputy Chief Operator - Water
Reclamation, Lead Utility Maintenance Technician, Lead
Utility Service Worker, Lead Water Operator, Lead Water Reclamation Operator, Maintenance Manager, Utilities
Director, Utilities Regulatory Compliance Manager, Utility Maintenance Superintendent, Utility Maintenance
Technician I Flex, Utility Maintenance Technician II Flex, Utility Service Worker Crew Leader/Equipment Operator,
Utility Service Worker I Flex, Utility Service Worker II Flex, Water Operator I Flex, Water Operator II Flex,
Water Operator III Flex, Water Reclamation Operator I
Flex, Water Reclamation Operator II Flex, Water
Reclamation Operator III Flex
Facilities and Fleet
Personnel
Building Maintenance Technician, Facilities Maintenance and Project Supervisor, Facilities Maintenance
Technician I Flex, Facilities Maintenance Technician II Flex, Facilities Maintenance Supervisor, Senior Facilities Maintenance Technician, Lead Facilities Maintenance
Technician, Fleet Supervisor, Fleet Technician I Flex,
Fleet Technician II Flex, Lead Fleet Technician
Building and Code
Personnel
Building Inspection Supervisor, Building Inspector I Flex, Building Inspector II Flex, Building Official
GIS Personnel GIS Administrator, GIS Analyst, GIS Supervisor Police Department
Personnel
Chief of Police, Police Captain, Police Corporal, Police Detective, Police Lieutenant, Police Officer, Police
Sergeant
Public Safety
Communications/Dispatch
Personnel
Public Safety Communications Manager, Public Safety
Dispatch Call Taker, Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor, Public Safety Dispatcher I Flex, Public Safety Dispatcher II Flex, Public Safety Emergency Communications
Support Specialist, Public Safety Technical Support
Engineer, Senior Public Safety Dispatcher, Senior Public Safety Technical Support Engineer
Administrative and
Management Personnel
Administrative Assistant, Administrative Assistant I
(Confidential), Administrative Assistant II (Confidential), Office Assistant, Office Assistant (Confidential),
Management Analyst I, Management Analyst II, Public
Information Officer
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Adoption ensures the City remains eligible to seek reimbursement from Cal OES for eligible personnel compensation costs incurred by Fire Department personnel responding to mutual aid emergency incidents under the CFAA. It also allows the City to seek reimbursement for eligible personnel compensation costs incurred by other City employees, as identified in the resolution, who respond to or support mutual aid emergency incidents, including disasters occurring within the City of Corona. Failure to update the resolution could result in delayed or denied reimbursement of otherwise eligible personnel costs.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. There is no possibility that adopting Resolution No. 2026-092 will have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.
PREPARED BY: ROBERT PETERSON, DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF
REVIEWED BY: BRIAN YOUNG, FIRE CHIEF
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Exhibit 1 – Resolution No. 2026-092
2. Exhibit 2 – Position Library and Compensation Plan (Effective June 13, 2026)
3. Exhibit 3 – Cal OES California Fire Assistance Agreement Approval Letter (June 30, 2015)