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DISTRICT
UPDATE
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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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AT T R I T I O N
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
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5 F I R E
P R E V E N T I ON
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R E S P O N S E
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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