Fire Department Sworn Staffing
Strategic Planning
Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee
April 21, 2022
Item (d) 3.
Presented by:
Robert Sapien, Jr., Fire Chief
Fire Department Sworn Staffing Strategic Planning
Department Staffing Levels
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Fire Department Staffing and City Population* from FY 2012-2013 to FY 2021-2022 compared with FY 2007-2008 (highest sworn staffing year).
Fire Department Sworn Staffing Strategic Planning
Department Staffing Levels
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Fire Department Staffing and Call Volume from FY 2012-2013 to FY 2021-2022 Fire Department Sworn Staffing Strategic Planning
Retirement Eligibility
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Current Sworn Years of Service (20, 25, and 30 years from 2009 to 2029) Retirement Eligibility
• 20 years of service at
age 55
• 25 years of service at
age 50
• 30 years of service at
any age
• Service reciprocity may
be applied across
qualifying plans
Note: In CY 2021, retirements averaged 25.04 years of service Fire Department Sworn Staffing Strategic Planning
Authorized Positions and Vacancies
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Sworn Positions Authorized, Filled, and Vacant* (2017-2018 to 2021-2022) Fire Department Sworn Staffing Strategic Planning
Projected Retirements and Growth
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Sworn Retirement Eligible and Staffing for Fire Engines 37, 32, and 36 (Calendar Year 2022 to 2026*)
Fire Department Sworn Staffing Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning
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San José Fire Department “Vision
2023” Strategic Business Plan
• Adopted by City Council on June 7,
2016
• Fire Department Organizational
Review concurrently accepted
(directed in Mayor’s June
Budget Message in Fiscal Year
2014-2015)
Fire Department Sworn Staffing Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning
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2016 Fire Department Organizational Review: Staffing and Resource Related Recommendations and Implementation Status • Restore closed/browned out companies, fully fund 5 squads. ✓ Restoration of Engine 35, Engine 30, Engine 34
✓ Elimination of brownouts (additional budgeted overtime) ✓ Three squads in service
❑ Restoration of Engine 33
❑ Restoration of Truck 3
❑ Restoration of Hazardous Incident Team Staffing (H.I.T.) ❑ Fund two squads
Fire Department Sworn Staffing Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning
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2016 Fire Department Organizational Review: Staffing and Resource Related Recommendations and Implementation Status • Identify the funding and timing to add four to six of the most critically missing fire stations.
✓ Fire Station 20 “landside bay” in service
✓ Fire Stations 37 near completion
✓ Funding identified for Fire Station 32
✓ Funding identified for Fire Station 36
❑ Funding for fifth and sixth new fire stations
Fire Department Sworn Staffing Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning
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2016 Fire Department Organizational Review: Staffing and Resource Related Recommendations and Implementation Status • Add peak hour firefighting/all-risk capability and to backfill for companies on incidents or assigned to training.
✓ “BFO Authorized Overtime” allocation in FY 2016-2017
enabled backfill of out of service companies
11 Questions?
Robert Sapien, Jr., Fire Chief
Fire Department
Fire Department Sworn Staffing Levels
Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee
April 21, 2022
Item (d) 3.
Thursday, April 21, 2022