Public Safety Subcommittee
September 22, 2026

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City of Merced – Merced County
Fire and EMS Aid Agreement
City of Merced Fire Department
Casey Wilson, Fire Chief
Attachment 3
McKee Fire Station Closure
• Merced County closed Fire Station 85 to
consolidate staffing and meet the states
mandated requirement of 2 personnel per
apparatus effective 1/1/2025
• Merced County Fire staff requested our
assistance in providing fire coverage to County
jurisdiction generally located North of Hwy
140, West of Kibby Road, West of N. Lake
Road, and East of G Street via automatic aid
agreement
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Fire and EMS – Automatic Aid
• Agreement approved December 9, 2024
• Council update July 2025
• Two Year Agreement – January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2026 • Generally, follows the timing of the 2023 SAFER Grant • Year 1 (2025) - $315,384 with 4% increase in year 2
• Year 2 (2026) - $328,000
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2025 Fire and EMS – Automatic Aid Incident
Response Data
• 39 – Fires
• 308 – EMS Incidents
• 4– Hazardous Condition
• 11 – Service Calls
• 84 – Good Intent Calls
• 4 – False Alarms
• 450 – Total Incidents
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Fire and EMS – Automatic Aid Incident
Response Unit Response Data
• Engine 51 - 24
• Engine 52 – 6
• Engine 53 – 53
• Engine 54 – 123
• Engine 55 – 255
• Truck 51 – 23
• Squad 53 – 22
• Battalion 1 – 27
• Total Unit Responses - 533
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Automatic Aid Incident
Response Data Map
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Fire and EMS – Automatic Aid Incident
Time on Task
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Seeking Feedback
• Extension of the current agreement for 6 months
• Set to expire December 31st, 2026
• Annual Cost $341,120 (6 Months - $170,650)
• Positions are staffed through FY 2026/27
• Allows us to get through the FY 2027/28 budget process Proudly Since 1873