FINAL ADOPTED BUDGET FY2021-22
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Efficiency Measures Percentage of first due unit arrival in six minutes or less (medical) Percentage of first due unit arrival in six minutes 20 seconds or less (fires) Percentage of cardiac arrest patients that regain a pulse before being turned over to a higher level of medical care Percentage of compliance with the state mandated minimum inspection frequency for all occupancies Percent of when 9-1-1 call processing was 60 seconds or less (Metro 911 function) (Moderate Fire Hazard) Percent where turn out time was 80 seconds or less(Moderate Fire Hazard) Percent where travel time for first arriving unit was four minutes or less (Moderate Fire Hazard) Percent where 17 persons arrived on scene in 11 minutes 35 seconds or less (Moderate Fire Hazard) Percent where entire first alarm complement arrived in 10 minutes 20 Effectiveness Measures Percentage of actual residential structure fires that are contained to the room of origin Percentage of total number of fires that were commercial structures Percentage of total dollar loss that were commercial structures Percentage of dollar loss based on total value of commercial property where fires occurred Percent of property value saved by fire protection services sec or less(Moderate Fire Hazard)
68.00% 90.00%
64.69% 86.97%
68.00% 85.00%
68.00% 90.00%
25.00%
23.71%
26.00%
25.00%
55.00%
50.95%
17.00%
55.00%
87.00%
85.95%
83.00%
87.00%
35.00%
35.31%
37.00%
35.00%
90.00%
90.63%
92.00%
90.00%
95.00%
96.59%
96.00%
95.00%
84.00%
84.23%
86.00%
84.00%
75.00%
73.37%
71.00%
75.00%
50.00% 50.00% 2.00%
52.94% 50.49% 1.90%
22.00% 24.00% 1.00%
50.00% 50.00% 2.00%
98.00%
98.10%
97.00%
98.00%
Budget Highlights: The FY 21-22 Adopted Budget is increasing by $3,302,264, or 6.0%. The budget includes the addition of three (3) Shift Safety Officer FTEs at a Captain’s rank to provide dedicated incident safety management and comply with NFPA standards. The FY 21-22 budget addresses salary compensation changes by moving starting Firefighter salaries from $38,642 to $39,608 in December 2021 for 24 positions. Additionally a total of $37,796 is included to address compression between firefighter ranks. A total of $15,233 is included to address compression between Battalion and Assistant Chiefs. Lastly, as a result of Council directed changes to market control point philosophy an additional $243,496 is included to bring 337 Sr. Firefighter/Engineer positions to 95% and 101%, respectively, of market control points. The FY 21-22 budget includes $175,000 for a reciprocal response contract with Alamance Fire District. The budget includes a reinstatement of $5,000 in the seminar and training funds reduced due to COVID-19 and an additional $20,000 for enhanced recruitment efforts.
Adopted 2021-22 Budget
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