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Kevin McCarty, Mayor
Lisa Kaplan, District 1
Roger Dickinson, District 2
Karina Talamantes, Vice Mayor, District 3
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Caity Maple, District 5
Eric Guerra, Mayor Pro Tem, District 6
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
Mai Vang, District 8
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Gustavo Limón Martinez, Interim City Attorney
Farishta Ahrary, City Auditor
Maraskeshia Smith, City Manager
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SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL
Description: Attached is supplemental material received after publishing the agenda, for Public Hearing Item 17, adding Attachment 3-L522 Vacancy Presentation.
For the Meeting of: Tuesday, February 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
Agenda Item: Public Hearing Item 17
17. Compliance with Assembly Bill 2561/Government Code § 3502.3 Regarding Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts [Published 01/30/2026]
File ID: 2025-01861
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing on the City of Sacramento Workforce Recruitment, Retention, and Vacancy Trends presentation and review, comment, and provide direction.
Contact: Ebony Heaven, Human Resources Manager, (916) 808-7984, [email protected], Department of Human Resources
February 2026
Sacramento Fire Department Vacancy PresentationLocal522 Introduction•Vacancies within the fire department present unique challenges that must be handled differently then most other city departments •Every vacancy, must be filled daily•Vacancies are filled in 3ways:•Hiring of new firefighters •Hiring process including fire academy –up to 13months•Voluntary overtime•Mandatory overtime –forcing firefighters to work under the potential threat of discipline
Types of Vacancies•Vacant FTE’s –Ongoing•Retirement•Separation•Promotion•Daily Vacancies•Vacation •Sick Leave•Injury•Regardless of the type and duration of the vacancy it must be filled daily
Daily Affects of Vacancies
•Each fire engine or truck is staffed with 4personnel •34Fire companies operating out of 24fire stations•15Ambulances staffed with 2FF’s•Total daily staffing needs for suppression and ambulance companies•166total (Firefighters, Engineers, and Captains) Fire Department Staffing
Daily Affects of Vacancies
VacationSick Leave RetirementInjury
Daily Affects of Vacancies
•When attempts to fill vacancies through voluntary and mandatory overtime are exhausted, the vacancy goes unfilled and staffing on the fire engine is reduced•When the number of vacancies exceed a fire engine’s ability to function effectively, the company is closed for the day. (Brownout)•In 2024, fire engines or trucks were browned out 152times•In 2025, brownouts occurred 128 times•Frequently, multiple brownouts occur on the same day resulting in a significant increase in response times to the effected community Fire Department Staffing
Mandatory Hours
202457,9606.6 –24 hourshifts per day
201515,4241.7 –24 hourshifts per day202554,5736.2 –24 hourshifts per day Detail Pool
•Additional FF FTE’sabove the daily staffing requirements•Fills daily and ongoing vacancies without using overtime•Current average vacancies per day -24•Current number of total detail pool firefighters –80•Needed number of detail pool firefighters -125 Injury Vacancies
•Calls for service to the Sacramento Fire Department have increased sharply in the past 10 years. 201583,701 Calls for Service 2025106,985 Calls for Service Injury Vacancies
•With zero new first responder resources, this 27% rise in call volume represents a direct workload increase to Firefighters.•As of February 1, 2025, there are currently 43 Firefighter’s off due to injury Increased Call Volume = Increased WorkloadIncreased Workload = Increased Injury Rates Solution
•Sacramento Fire Department Health and Wellness Initiative •Comprehensive wellness program to reduce costs to the City associated with vacancy rates caused by injury’s•Focus on injury prevention and reduced treatment times resulting in employees returning to work faster•Approve budget request to fund FTE’sfor non-budgeted position’s•Additional First Responder resources•Data driven by City Gate study•Continued expansion and improvement of the single role ambulance program