Jon Cicirelli, Director of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Avi Yotam, Deputy Director of Parks
Shannon Heimer, Division Manager
Huy Mac, Supervising Park Ranger
PARK RANGER
ANNUAL REPORT
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
October 10, 2024 1
Hats of a
Park Ranger
2 • Interpretive Programming
• Park Maintenance
• Resource Management
• Medical Response
• Fire Suppression
• Search & Rescue
• Law Enforcement
Recruitment & Retention
The Park Ranger Program continues to seek out diverse and highly qualified applicants.
Part-time Park Ranger was reclassified to part-time Park Ranger Assistant to differentiate the sworn and non-sworn.
CLASSIFICATION BUDGETED FTE FILLED FTE VACANT FTE VACANCY RATE Chief Park Ranger 1.00 0.00 1.00 100%
2.00 1.00 1.00 50% Supervising Park
Rangers
Senior Park Rangers 3.00 2.00 1.00 33%
Park Rangers 11.00 6.00 5.00 45%
2.25 2.25 0.00 0% Park Ranger Assistants
Part-Time Benefited
Benefited FTE 19.25 11.25 8.00 42%
CLASSIFICATION BUDGETED FTE WORKED FTE UNUSED FTE UNUSED RATE 13%
0.41 (856 hours)
2.80 (5,821 hours)
3.21 (6,677 hours)
Park Ranger/
Assistant Part Time
Unbenefited
Budgeted FTE 22.46
3 2024 Recruitment Activity
* There are five candidates for Park Ranger fulfilling conditions for employment or undergoing background investigations, one for each current vacancy, at the time of writing.
Senior
Ranger
Batch 3
Senior
Ranger
Batch 2
Senior
Ranger
Batch 1
Park
Ranger
Batch 4*
Park
Ranger
Batch 3*
Park
Ranger
Batch 2
Park
Ranger
Batch 1*
116 75 108 55 14 51 67 Number of
Applicants
9 9 16 7 4 5 6
Number
Invited
to Interview
7 1 3 1 1 1 N/A Number to
Background*
4 0 N/A N/A 1 1 N/A
Number to
Conditional
Job Offer*
2 0 N/A N/A 1 1 N/A Number to
Final Offer
Number Hired 2 0 N/A N/A 1 1 N/A
4 Program
Highlights
The Park Ranger Program continues to use the local Park Ranger-specific academy.
The Department finalized the Park Ranger Assistant uniform specs and rolled out the BWC for Park Rangers. Rangers continue to support ActivateSJ guiding principles of Nature and Stewardship focusing on being environmental leaders.
Ranger Academy Graduates Interpretation at Seven Trees Community Center Implementation of Body Worn Cameras and Park
Ranger Assistant Uniforms 5
5 Public Safety 2019 - 2020 2020 - 2021 2021 - 2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 TYPE OF
RESPONSE
Fire Responses 78 156 76 70 35
Medical Events 71 55 82 74 69
5 11 5 2 4
Search and
Rescue /
Missing Person
Total 154 222 163 146 108
*Includes an estimated 2,000 COVID-19 related warnings from early 2020- 2021.
2019 - 2020 2020 - 2021 2021 - 2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 TYPE OF
ENFORCEMENT
Warnings 7,744 11,271* 4,879 2,550 1,174
109 41 24 1 4 Criminal
Citations
Crime reports 120 89 33 42 30
Arrests 14 4 2 3 4
Total 7,987 11,405 4.938 2,596 1,212
6 Moving Forward
7 Interpretive Programs and Community
Engagement Apprenticeship Program
Wildland Fire Training and Other Specialized Trainings
Jon Cicirelli, Director of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Avi Yotam, Deputy Director of Parks
Shannon Heimer, Division Manager
Huy Mac, Supervising Park Ranger
PARK RANGER
ANNUAL REPORT
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
October 10, 2024 8