FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATE
Public Safety Subcommittee
April 21, 2026
1 Scott Westrope, Fire Chief
Staffing Updates
Position Control List – 174 FTE (approved):
• SAFER employees (12)
• Measure H employees (14)
• 6 FTE deferred to FY 26/27
• PSAP employees (10.25)
Operations:
• Academy of 5 Firefighter/Paramedics due to began April 20, 2026 • In Response - 3 vacant positions (on-hold)
Fire Prevention:
• 1 vacant – Community Outreach Specialist - FTE
Administration
• Full staffing
Adjustments to Staffing
• New organizational chart available online
• New emergency management redundancy in alert/warning and EOC activation in place 2 Fire Stations
Fire Station 8 (Roseland):
• Ground is broken
• Completion – June 2027
Fire Station 9 (Southeast):
• Purchased old Mancini Sleep World at the corner of SRA and Court Street for retrofit and remodel
Fire Station 11 (Junior College District)
• Opened and funding CIP account for permanent station
3 Fleet
Current apparatus on order:
• Type 1 Fire Engines – 5
• In-Service June 2026
• 4 GF, 1 PSAP
4 Fire Station 9
5 • 1996 - Fire and Emergency Medical Service Master Plan for the Santa Rosa Fire Department
• 2002 - Santa Rosa Fire Station Location & Deployment Study • 2004 - Sonoma County Grand Jury Report – Santa Rosa Fire Station Deployment
• 2016 - Santa Rosa Fire Department Deployment Plan
• 2026 - Santa Rosa Fire Department Deployment Analysis and CRA
Questions?
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