FINAL ADOPTED BUDGET FY2022-23

FIRE DEPARTMENT

Actual

Budget 2021-22

Adopted 2022-23

Projected

2020-21

2023-24

Expenditures by Type Personnel Costs Maintenance & Operations Capital Outlay Revenues by Type Intergovernmental Revenue User Charges Other Revenues

57,105,762 8,193,334 26,000 65,325,096 447,184 754,300 1,479,473 2,680,957

50,589,408 6,685,459 107,250 57,382,117 447,184 1,095,442 1,396,756 2,939,382

51,656,805 7,181,284 177,219 59,015,308 401,746 612,420 1,422,491 2,436,657

62,119,824 7,979,977 - 70,099,801 447,184 754,300 1,479,473 2,680,957

Total

Subtotal

62,644,139 65,325,096

General Fund Contribution

54,442,735 57,382,117

56,578,651 59,015,308

67,418,844 70,099,801

Total

Departmental Objectives  Provide property fire protection to reduce fire loss and to minimize the dollar amount of property value lost to fire damage in commercial structures.  Structure fire containment to reduce civilian and firefighter injuries and/or death and to meet or exceed the industry or adopted benchmark of 75%.  To meet or exceed City Council adopted Standard of Coverage benchmark for alarm handling, turnout, and travel time (total response time) for first due unit arrival on the emergency scene.To meet or exceed the industry standard and adopted benchmark of a total response time of six minutes or less, 90% of the time.  Maintain emergency response effectiveness to meet or exceed industry or adopted benchmark of 15% and improve cardiac survival rate.  Maintain accredited agency status through the Commission of Fire Accreditation International to achieve organizational excellence through the process of accreditation.  To achieve the highest and best ISO Public Protection Classification (PPC) thereby reducing fire loss and providing safe occupancies.  Support economic development by providing timely review of building/fire suppression system plans and through providing specialized emergency services.  To meet or exceed required training and drills in accordance with departmental General Operating Guidelines (GOG).  To minimize the number of fires and injury through achieving compliance with the NC State Fire Prevention Code.  To minimize the cost per fire inspection.  To meet or exceed the Standard of Coverage for response to moderate hazard-structure fire emergency calls and medical emergency calls.  To minimize the dollar amount of property value lost to fire damage.  To reduce or eliminate the recurrence of fires and minimize arson.  To provide proper tools, equipment, training, and policy to reduce accidents and injuries to firefighters and to properly test safety equipment in accordance with OSHA/NFPA standards.

Performance Measures

Adopted 2022-23

Actual

Budget 2021-22

Projected 2023-24

2020-21

Workload Measures  Total number of Fires

1,000

1,066

1,100

1,000

198

204

180

198

 Total number of Residential Structure Fires  Total number of Commercial Structure Fires  Total number of Medical Events  Total number of Cardiac Arrest Patients  Total number of General Fire Inspections  Total number of Fire Investigations

55

60

50

55

25,000

21,973

29,000

25,000

175

378

300

175

7,575

8,515

7,500

7,575

495

610

475

495

Adopted 2022-23 Budget

132