FINAL ADOPTED BUDGET FY2022-23

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 sec or less(Moderate Fire Hazard) 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

68.00% 90.00%

62.53% 86.34%

75.00% 87.00%

68.00% 90.00%

25.00%

25.40%

30.00%

25.00%

55.00%

56.52%

45.00%

55.00%

87.00%

84.84%

85.00%

87.00%

35.00%

55.63%

35.00%

35.00%

90.00%

86.91%

90.00%

90.00%

95.00%

95.34%

95.00%

95.00%

84.00%

85.73%

84.00%

84.00%

75.00%

58.00%

75.00%

75.00%

50.00% 50.00% 2.00%

22.00% 7.00% 39.00%

50.00% 50.00% 2.00%

50.00% 50.00% 2.00%

98.00%

97.49%

98.00%

98.00%

Budget Highlights:

The FY 22-23 Adopted Budget is increasing by $6,309,788, or 10.7%.  The FY 22-23 budget includes $1,418,352 in service enhancement funding to provide fire service area coverage to the newly annexed areas in east and southeast Greensboro The service enhancement includes $600,000 in funding for reciprocal response contracts with Alamance, Whitsett, and Mt. Hope volunteer fire districts to provide fire coverage. The service enhancement includes funding for fifteen (15) FTE’s with a January 2023 start date; station alerting costs; miscellaneous upgrades to Station 50, which Greensboro Fire will share with Guilford County EMS; as well as other costs such as uniforms, turnout gear, and tools.  The FY 22-23 budget includes an increase of $189,880 in projected revenues associated with the implementation of a new Fire Code Inspection Fee Schedule. Additional fire inspectors will be reviewed mid-year FY 22-23.  One (1) FTE Plan Reviewer position will be added in FY 22-23. This position is added as part of a multi department service enhancement to support increased service demands in Development Services.  The FY 22-23 budget includes $28,883 to replace defibrillators.

Adopted 2022-23 Budget

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