FY 2024 Fire Department Budget Presentation
Fire Department
Mission Statement
The Fire Department is a professional organization that protects and puts service above all else with core values of teamwork, trust, and commitment.
The Department is committed to the overall mission of creating a culture of excellence in fire/emergency medical service delivery. The Department strives to be an innovative and progressive organization to meet the challenging demands of the City of Fresno’s over 540,000 residents spread out of 116 square miles, as well as training and improving firefighter safety. 2 Fire Department
Organization Chart
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Interim Fire Chief
Executive Assistant
Public Information Officer
Emergency Preparedness
CERT
Fig Garden Fire Protection District
Business and Fiscal
Division
Personnel and
Investigations Division
Training, EMS, and
Safety Division
Prevention and Support
Services Division
Operations Division
Fire Prevention
Support Services
Training Academy
Special Operations
Field Operations
Fire Department
FY 2023 Accomplishments
• Over 45,200 incidents through May 2023.
• Awarded the 2021 SAFER Grant for 24 new recruits. Drill School started March 27, 2023. • 1 additional medical squad.
• 6 engines will increase their staffing levels from 3 to 4 personnel. • Completion and Occupancy of Permanent Fire Station 18. • Department Capital Improvement Projects include:
• Purchase property and begin design of Fire Station 12. • Selection of a design team for Fire Station 10 (City property at Clinton and Armstrong). • Collaborated with SCCCD on the co-location of the Regional Fire Training Center. • Training of new Fire Prevention Inspectors.
• Provided Fire Inspector I training for 12 Inspectors – in-house instruction. • Promotion of four (4) Fire Inspector I to Fire Inspector II, allowing for an increase in staffing available for the more complex prevention workload.
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FY 2023 Accomplishments
• Adopted a Social Host Ordinance which enhanced our ability to address the illegal fireworks in the City.
• Transitioned/migrated to a new software program for occupancy inspections, pre-fire planning, incident reports, and hydrant management which combines multiple programs into one system.
• Increased staffing from 81 to 95 over the last two fiscal years. • Provided a Safety Officer course for all Captains.
• Provided a Command and Control course for all Officers in the organization. 5 Fire Department
FY 2024 Total Budget
Notes
1. Personnel proposed budget is increasing almost $5.5 over FY 23 Amended due to the contractual obligations for MOU agreements, the addition of 4 sworn staff (2 Captains and 2 Firefighter Specialists), as well as a civilian Personnel Manager.
2. Non-Personnel proposed budget is increasing by $19 million largely due to budgeting the remaining amount of the $25 million from the State of California for the Regional Training Center. Also included in the increase are PG&E rate increases, dispatch contract with Fresno County, software contracts, nozzle and SCBA maintenance programs, as well as lease payments for apparatus and SBCAs.
3. Interdepartmental proposed budget is increasing by $1.4 million in large part to Facilities Fixed Charges and several ISD and Fleet Charges.
6 Appropriation Type FY 2021 Actuals FY2022 Actuals FY 2023 Amended FY 2024 Proposed Personnel $64,394,456 $70,172,469 $79,434,100 $84,914,700 Non-Personnel $8,490,848 $11,842,164 $14,711,700 $33,644,900 Interdepartmental $5,814,893 $6,218,530 $7,640,600 $9,074,700 Total Department
Expenditures $78,700,197 $88,233,162 $101,786,400 $127,634,300 Fire Department
FY 2024 # of Budgeted Positions
Notes
1. 4 new Sworn positions that includes:
a) 2 Captains
b) 2 Firefighter Specialist
2. 1 new Civilian position that includes:
a) 1 Personnel Manager
7 Position Type FY 2022
Adopted
FY 2023
Adopted
FY 2023
Amended
FY 2024
Changes 2024 Proposed
Sworn Positions 342.50 366.92 366.92 8.08 375.00
Civilian Positions 53.00 52.00 52.00 1.00 53.00
Total 395.50 418.92 418.92 9.08 428.00
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FY 2024 Budget - Most Impactful Items
Notes
1. Contractual Obligations includes Dispatch
Contract with Fresno County.
2. Utilities budget includes increases for PG&E.
3. Equipment budget includes $50,000 for nozzle
and SCBA maintenance programs, and a $36,000
service contract with Industrial Scientific for
Hazmat and US&R teams to detect toxic gases.
4. Supplies budget includes $350,000 for personal
protective replacement equipment (turnouts)
due to reaching their 10-year expiration date.
5. Technology budget includes maintenance
agreements for the Department’s software.
6. Leases budget includes apparatus payments as
well as the SCBA replacement lease.
8 Non-Position Type Budget 2024
Proposed
Contractual Obligations $1,008,600
Utilities $931,900
Equipment $86,000
Supplies $350,000
Technology $229,500
Leases $3,790,100
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FY 2024 Budget – Federal / State Grants
Notes
1. Federal grant includes $12,126,800 for
SAFER Drill Schools and ARPA funding for
Station 12, replacement radios, Fire Station
building improvements, Fire Investigation
Unit training, gate replacement at Fire
Station 11 and 13, and non-reimbursable
costs for newest Drill School.
2. State grant includes $22,312,100 for the
Regional Training Center and Homeland
Security.
9 Grant Type 2024 Proposed
Federal:
SAFER $7,326,100
ARPA $4,800,700
State:
Regional Training Center $22,060,300
Homeland Security $251,800
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FY 2024 Needs
FY 2023 ARPA funds budgeted for Fire Department Needs
• Drill Schools and Overtime $1.25 million
• Re-appropriation should have been included in FY 2024 • Timing difference
• Will be included in requested Council motion for FY 2024 10 Fire Department
Community Outreach
With the addition of a Community Outreach Specialist, the Department has been able to increase our involvement in the following:
• Increased recruiting efforts to promote the fire service. • Ability to apply for and administer additional FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety grants. • A relaunch of public education programs including smoke alarm awareness, elementary school fire education program, and other youth fire education programs. • Increased engagement in social media safety messaging. • Additional use of the inflatable safety house at community events. • Partnered with a skateboard company to provide helmets for young skaters. • Overall community engagement.
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