CITY OF SEBASTOPOL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM REPORT FOR MEETING OF: October 7, 2025
========================================================================================== To: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
From: Fire Chief Shepley Schroth-Cary
Deputy Chief Dave Bray
Subject: Informational Presentation from Gold Ridge Fire Department on First Quarter Statistics/Volunteer Participation
=========================================================================================== RECOMMENDATION(S):
That the City Council receive the informational presentation.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Gold Ridge Fire Department will provide an overview of first-quarter service statistics, including response activity, incident trends, and volunteer participation. The presentation is intended to keep the Council and community informed about operational performance, volunteer engagement, and progress since the transition of fire services to Gold Ridge.
BACKGROUND:
The City’s reorganization of fire services to Gold Ridge Fire Protection District, represented a significant milestone in ensuring sustainable and effective fire protection for Sebastopol. Gold Ridge now has full responsibility for fire services for the City of Sebastopol to include operations, staffing, and emergency response within the City’s jurisdiction, while maintaining a strong focus on volunteer participation and community engagement.
DISCUSSION:
The presentation tonight will include:
• Transition Update
• Volunteer Participation
• Station Improvements
• Fire Prevention Update
• Statistics
City Council Goals/Priorities and/or General Plan Consistency:
This agenda item represents the City Council goals/priorities as follows:
Goal 2: PUBLIC SAFETY
Strengthen the public’s safety and improve the quality of life. Includes supporting our first responders (police, fire, public works), responding to emergencies, protecting people, property, and businesses, and engaging in emergency preparedness community outreach, public education and prevention activities.
Emergency Preparedness/Management
Goal 4. HIGH PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION
Restoring public trust
Improve Public Communications
City of Sebastopol General Plan:
Goal CSF 5: Provide Effective, High Quality, and Responsive Police and Fire Services to All Areas of the City Goal SA 3: Protect the Safety of Life and Property by Ensuring Emergency Preparedness Agenda Item Number: 15 Agenda Item Number: 15
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Action SA 3c: Continue to publicize and regularly update information at City Hall, other public locations, and via the City website related to emergency and disaster preparedness including evacuation routes and specific steps to take in the event of a flood, fire, earthquake, or other emergency FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact with receipt of the presentation.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
This item has been noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours prior to schedule meeting date. The City has also used social media to promote and advertise the City Council Meeting Agenda Items.
As of the writing of this staff report, the City has not received any public comment. However, if staff receives public comment from interested parties following the publication and distribution of this staff report such comments will be provided to the City Council as supplemental materials before or at the meeting.
RESTATED RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council receive the informational presentation.
CITY COUNCIL OPTION(S):
None. Item is informational Only
ATTACHMENT(S):
Presentation
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C O U N C I L M E E T I N G
Presented by:
Fire Shepley Schroth-Cary and
Deputy Chief Dave Bray
AG E N DA
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PA R T I C IPAT I ON
VO L U N T E E R
PA R T I C IPAT I ON – T R A I N I N G
J U LY – S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 5
• Auto Extrication: Cutting, Airbags, vehicle stabilization, and scenarios
• Company Officer Development: Wildfire and Structure
Fire Response
• SCBA: Rescue, survival, safety, and FF drags/removal • VEIS: Vent, Enter, Isolate, Search, and ladder throws • Structure Fire: 1.75” and 2.5” hose lines, Salvage and Overhaul
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Joe Pogar (Age – Firefighter of the Year)
Ray Senn (Age – Firefighter of the Year)
Mitch Lamb (Age)
Saul Rodriguez (U.S. Marines)
Nate Demartini (Personal Commitments - Family)
Ethan Arrington (Nursing School - Career)
Knightley Priest (Moved to Petaluma – still GFD Volunteer) Volunteer firefighters are
community members with family
and work obligations
comparable to those of others.
The District’s goal is to support
their continued involvement by
encouraging them to return to
service as their schedules allow.
Exit interviews were conducted with volunteers.
S TAT I O N
I M P R OV E M E N T S
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A P PA R AT US B AY
D O O R S
OLD NEW
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S TAT I S T I C S
Metric July 1 – Sept. 26 Target Actual
Call Volume ~ 3 months N/A 345 Calls
Volunteer Response Call Attendance N/A 560 Volunteer Responses Volunteer Training Hours Total Training Drills & Online 845 Hours FS 83 Turnout Time Seconds Average 120 sec (CG Study) 79 sec FS 83 Response Time Minute Average 5:42 min (Matrix Study) 4:34 min 9 10
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Turnout Time Response Time
Pre-Merger After July 1, 2025
(2 minutes)
(5:42 minutes)
(4:34 minutes)
(1:19 minutes)
RESPONSE TIMES
Pre and Post Merger
F I N A L TA K E AWAY
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