Council Public
Safety Committee
DEC 3, 2025
RPT 25-089
Fire Chief’s Report
Hayward Fire
department
Chief’s Report
September – November 2025
Turnout Time
From Alert to In Route
Travel Time
From In Route to On Scene
Dispatch to Arrival
From Alert to On Scene
Total Response
911 call to On Scene
Time of Day and Call Type
Technical Rescue
Apparatus Delivery
• Building collapse, confined space,
trench rescue, rope rescue
• Improves our capabilities for
technical responses and regional
disasters.
• CATF4
• Training Center
• Rescue Specialists
Smoke Detectors and Winter CERT
New Smoke Detector
• 10-year, sealed battery smoke alarms
Program Management
• Contact HFD Administration or your
neighborhood Fire Station
Communication
• Promotion and advertisement via social
media avenues and City Newsletter
email network
The Hayward Fire Department would like to
thank the Hayward Rotary Club and Pipe
Fitters for their generous donations
RPT 25-090
Police Chief’s Report
Presented By : Larana Corporate
Hayward
P o lic e
Department
Incident Data
September 1 – October 31, 2025
Presented By : Chief Bryan Matthews
Crim e
R eporti ng
Sept -Oct
Cri me Data
Top 5 reported crim es
Nov 2023 – Oct 2024 Vs. Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Crimes Against Person – up 11%
Crimes Against Property – down 30%
Crimes Against Society - up 1%
Motor
Vehicle Theft
Vandalism
Larceny
(Basic Theft) Burglary
Simple
Assault
Crim e Trends
There have been several
burglaries at HUSD
properties. We have a
suspect identified and hope
to make an arrest soon.
Criminals using apps like FB
Marketplace or OfferUp to set
up victims to rob them.
Elderly victims are being
targeted with online
scams to steal money.
Crim e
R eporti ng
Jan -Feb
31 5
Firearms Confiscated
September
-
October 2025
Commercially Made Firearms
Privately Made Firearms
CFS - School s
School-based calls for service from September to
October 2025
C ampus T rends
Elementary Schools (91)
Middle Schools (47)
High Schools (101)
Conley-Caraballo High School (2)
Hayward High School (21)
Moreau High School (7)
Mt. Eden High School (37)
Tennyson High School (34)
Total (239)
A series of burglaries at Glassbrook
Elementary was investigated and
closed in late August/early September.
The involved suspects were identified
as HUSD students. HUSD is managing
the discipline.
A second series of burglaries at
multiple HUSD locations and other
Hayward educational institutions is
under active investigation. The case
remains ongoing, with at least one
suspect identified.
HPD has received several robbery and
assault reports involving Tennyson
High School students. Patrol and CIB
are collaboratively addressing the
issue.
School /Y outh Updates
September – October 2025
Youth and Family Counseling and Social Services Impact
School-Based Prevention and
Early Intervention
• Reached 564 individuals through 217
activities
• Focus Areas:
• 45% Social Emotional Learning
• 30% Mental Health
• 12% Coordination of Services
• 5% Social Skills/Relationship
Support
• 39 students received more intensive
individual/group interventions.
Total Individuals Served
746
Youth, Families, and School Staff
Office-Based Family
Counseling and Diversion
• Served 143 youth and families
• Referral Sources:
• 33% Schools
• 29% Law Enforcement
• 17% Community Self-Referral
• 20% Probation
63% of clients who completed these
services were determined to be
successful
*Services offered reflect reporting
primarily occurring during school
closure over the summer months
HEART Prog ra m Up d a te s
Case Management and
Mental Health Linkages
LINK
118 CAD calls for service
126 referrals received
160 unique individuals served
61 individuals receiving
ongoing case management,
mental health, and
engagement services
September – October 2025
Hayward Mobile
Evaluation Team
HMET
156 CAD calls for service
Top 3 call types were
Welfare Check (18%),
Danger to Self (17%), and
Misc Public Service (14%)
*County clinician data unavailable for this
reporting period
6%
19%
34%
39%
HFD
Other City
Departments
Community/
Outreach
HPD
Referral Sources to LINK
Communi ty Outreach
September – October 2025
Youth & School Engagement
• School safety presentations, assemblies, and fall festivals • Walk & Roll to School event
• Trunk-or-Treat events at multiple HUSD and community sites • HPD tour with neighborhood youth + launch of Community Academy Neighborhood & Community Partnerships
• Neighborhood Watch and HOA meetings (multiple neighborhoods) • Community meetings with NoMa Prospect and Hats Community • First Responder Breakfast at Ivy Park
Business & Organizational Collaboration
• Meetings with DHIA, Chamber partners, and Osario’s Training Center • Ribbon cutting ceremony for a local business
• Meet & Greet with Canteen Vending Services
Community Events
• Coffee with a Cop (local + National Day events)
• Hayward Airport Open House
• Mariachi Festival and other citywide community celebrations Public Safety Education
• Critical incident and general safety presentations for schools and faith groups • Bullying prevention assembly at St. Bede’s
• De-escalation training for City staff
Problem-Solving & Quality-of-Life Response
• Street vendor enforcement operations
• Cleanup operations with Code Enforcement, Streets, and Union Pacific Railroad
HPD Staffin g Up d ate
Includes 10 in Communications Center
1 7 P rofe ssion al Staff
V acanci es
24 Sw orn Staff
V acanci es
12 Trainees in the academy
1 Lateral candidate and 7 trainee candidates currently in the hiring process
C onti nuous R ecrui tment24% of Sworn
W o rk fo rc e Un a va ila b le
Includes vacancies, injured, and academy recruits
19 Officers, 4 Sergeants, and 1 Lieutenant
RPT 25-091
Update on Police Building Design
UPDATE ON POLICE BUILDING DESIGN
ORAL REPORT ONLY
RPT 25-092
Arson Incidents and Response
ARSON INCIDENTS AND RESPONSE
NOVEMBER 2023- OCTOBER 2025
City-Wide Arson Data
Nov 2023 - Oct 2024 vs. Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Data Category Nov 2023 – Oct
2024
Nov 2024 – Oct
2025
Difference
Arson Calls for
Service
64 60 Down 6%
Arson Cases 38 34 Down 11%
Arson Arrests 9 7 Down 22%
Downtown Arson Data
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 vs. Jan 2025 - Oct 2025
• Between January 2024 through December 2024, there were 13 arson cases in the downtown area
• The majority of cases in 2024 were attributed to members of the unhoused population.
• Multiple fires were tied back to the same person
• Five arrests were made
• There were other cases that could have been the same suspect but there was not enough evidence for an arrest
• Between January 2025 through October 2025, there were two arson cases in the downtown area
• Arson cases in the downtown area are down by 85% in 2025 compared to 2024
Questions
RPT 25-093
Emergency Management Plan Overview
27 Emergency Management Plan
Overview
28 Wildland Risk
Reduction• Vegetation Management:
• Residential Chipping Program.
• Home Hardening:
• Applying for the CAL Hazard
Mitigation Grant.
• Zone 0 Education & Maintenance:
• Informing the public on best
management practices.
29 Media
Communications• AC Alert:
• Expanding enrollment.
• Evacuation Regions and Planning:
• Utilizing Genasys Protect to
inform evacuation planning.
• Social Media:
• Facebook, Instagram, and X.
30 EOC Training for
the City of
Hayward
• Planned City Staff Training for EOC:
• January: VEOCI Fundamentals
• February: Operations Section
• March: Planning Section
• April: Logistics Section
• May: Finance & Admin Section
• June: Golden Eagle Regional Exercise
• All prior training leads to this exercise.
• TBD: Management Staff/Policy Group &
Elected Officials Training
31 CERT Community
Preparedness• Academy Enrollment:
• 50-60 enrollees per academy.
• Synergy with AC Alert:
• Alert used to activate CERT across 4
city quadrants and establish incident
command posts.
• Resiliency hubs:
• CERT at the foundation of hubs.
• Major enthusiasm from CERT members
to be more involved.
RPT 25-094
Proposed 2026 Agenda Planning Calendar
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