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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