Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles County Fire Department)
Questionnaire for Preliminary Evaluation
Please forward the requested information to:
Los Angeles County Fire Department
1320 N. Eastern Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90063
Attn: Debbie Aguirre, Chief
Planning Division
The requested information may also be e-mailed to: [email protected] I. City Stats
1. Population: Resident and Daytime
2. Square Miles
3. Assessed Value of the City (indicate year)
4. Please provide a copy of the City’s zoning map
II. Staffing/Facilities/Workload
1. For each fire station, list the station number, address, unit type(s), and staffing on each unit. For staffing, specify rank and note any positions that must have special certifications (such as EMT, paramedic, hazardous materials, etc.). Specify if fire station staffing is “constant” staffing or, if City has a work short program, describe that program and the estimated hours worked short each year. Please indicate the minimum daily staffing level in the City.
2. Provide an inventory of all front-line apparatus, including make, model and year. Are any of the apparatus leased?
3. Does the Fire Department have any equipment/apparatus that was grant-funded? If so, what are the grant requirements for maintenance?
4. Describe fire station personnel work schedule, and the Department’s daily and minimum staffing levels.
5. Provide a total of all personnel, broken down by rank, for sworn, civilian, part-time, and volunteer positions.
6. List the civilian positions assigned to the fire department and the duties of each position.
7. Describe each fire station, including size, age, number of bays, number of dorms, etc. Also include the dimensions of the apparatus floor (width & depth as well as header height). Note any pending repairs/improvements for each station. Please provide a photograph of each fire station in electronic format.
8. Provide the total annual number of responses for each unit for the most recent 3-year period (either calendar or fiscal years).
9. Provide the total number of annual incidents within each station’s jurisdiction for the
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most recent 3-year period (either calendar or fiscal years) by incident type. Provide corresponding first-in response times and explain how the response times are calculated (including call taking, turn out, and/or travel time).
10. Provide a count of all parcels by property type in the City (i.e., the number of single family homes, multi-family residential, commercial occupancies, manufacturing/industrial facilities, high rise structures, schools, etc.)
11. Describe “hot spots” in the City – properties where there is an average of one or more incident per month.
12. What is the City’s current ISO rating?
13. Are there any plans (approved or in process) to remodel, replace, or relocate any of the City’s stations?
III. Emergency Medical Service
Describe the City’s provision of EMS services:
1. Does the City transport patients? If so, how many transports per year?
2. If private ambulances transport, what company(s) are utilized?
3. Does the City have a subscription program for ambulance transport in place? If so, please provide the annual revenue generated from this program.
4. List receiving hospitals.
IV. Fire Prevention and Hazardous Materials Administration
1. Provide an overview of the Fire Prevention staffing and their duties/workload in the City. Include the number of occupancies by type, and include the number of annual inspections broken down by station personnel and Fire Prevention staff.
2. Describe what types of plan checks are performed by fire department staff and by what position. Are any plan reviews contracted out?
3. Does the City hold any special events that require fire prevention staff to work overtime, such as fireworks shows?
4. Describe any one-stop or public counter service, including hours and staffing.
5. Provide fee schedule for any fire prevention/plan check related fees.
6. Who is the administering agency for the City’s Hazardous Materials Program?
7. Does the City have any events that draws large crowds. If so, provide a list of events, dates, estimated crowd size, how are they staffed, and if any reimbursement from a third-party is received for Fire Department staffing/safety officers.
V. Special Operations and Resources
Describe any special operational capabilities including equipment, staffing or trained personnel for:
1. Mountain or urban search and rescue
2. Hazardous material incidents
3. Water rescue, fire boats, air operations, airport crash, etc.
4. Other
VI. Mutual and Automatic Aid
Describe all mutual and automatic aid agreements, plans, commitments, etc., in place.
VII. Dispatching
Briefly describe dispatching system. Is it combined with police, regional, etc. If you contract with another agency, what agency?
VIII. Fueling Sites
List locations by address and description (fire station, above ground, double wall, meets current code requirements, age of tank, etc.).
IX. Development
Describe any future development approved in the City that could impact future fire protection services.
X. Financial Information
1. City Budget - Provide a copy of:
a. Previous year's budget
b. Current year’s budget
c. Next year’s proposed budget, if available
2. Budget - Provide a copy of the following if the detail is not included in the City budgets:
a. Line item fire department budget for previous year
b. Line item fire department budget for current year
c. Line item fire department proposed budget for next year, if available d. Identify fire department generated revenues and fees including type and amount for each year.
e. Identify any fire department funding that is derived from sources other than the general fund.
f. Any property tax assessments funding the fire department.
3. Property Tax Revenue - Provide the total annual property tax revenue allocated to the City for the past three (3) years, including:
a. Estimated amount of City property tax revenues diverted to ERAF; and
b. Estimated amount of City property tax revenues diverted to finance redevelopment (RDA) projects in the City.
4. City Bond Ratings:
a. What is the City’s general obligation bond rating, or implied rating in the absence of a bond rating?
b. Provide a copy of the City’s most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).
5. Employee Salary and Benefits - Provide the following information:
a. Salary schedules for each fire department position
b. Description and amount of employee bonuses
c. Brief description of benefits and their cost to City/employee d. Specify City/employee contribution rates to PERS or City retirement system, retirement benefits (such as 3% at 50), etc.
XI. Legal
Are there any pending or enforced agreements, contracts, obligations, judgments, mandates, or disputes (legal or administrative) involving the fire department relative to hiring practices, affirmative action, labor issues, malpractice, financial liabilities, or any other matter that would affect annexation to the Fire District? If so, please describe.
Are there any ordinance or city charter requirements that would impact or impede annexation to the Fire District? If so, please describe and provide copy of the requirements.
XII. Other
1. Are there any issues the City is aware of that would prevent or impede annexation of the City to the Fire District? If yes, please identify.
2. Are there any issues which would affect the City’s long-term municipal solvency? If yes, please describe.
3. Please list any other significant information necessary for a feasibility study and proposal.
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