FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATE
Public Safety Subcommittee
October 13, 2026
1 Scott Westrope, Fire Chief
Staffing Updates
Position Control List – 160 FTE (approved):
• Measure H employees (21)
• PSAP employees (10.25)
Operations:
• Suppression Division – 2 vacant FTE Firefighters
Fire Prevention:
• Community Outreach Specialist (VMP funded) – 1 FTE vacant 2 Fire Stations
Fire Station 8 (Roseland):
• Framing underway
• Completion – June 2027
Fire Station 9 (Southeast):
• Current CIP Project in incipient state of planning
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 • Received and in service • Ladder Truck – 1 • Ordered April 2024 • 4-year build time • Type 1 Fire Engines – 4 • 3-year build time 4 FY 26-27 Operational Changes
Rescue Program Update:
July 1 to October 6, 2026
• Rescue 1 – 329 Calls for Service
• Squad 1 – 573 Calls for Service
• Santa Rosa Task Force
• Rescue/Squad Unified
• Moderate to Large Scale
Incidents
• Enhanced Response to Special
Operation Assignments
Special Operations Captain
Inception of Regional Model
5 Questions?
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