Final Adopted Budget FY23-24

FIRE DEPARTMENT

Actual 2021-22

Budget 2022-23

Adopted 2023-24

Projected

2024-25

Expenditures by Type Personnel Costs

61,941,970 9,107,722

53,812,236 8,694,194

57,105,762 7,986,901

63,796,525 9,103,256

Maintenance & Operations

104,000

Capital Outlay

71,484

232,433

-

Total

71,153,692

62,577,914

65,325,096

72,899,781

Revenues by Type Intergovernmental Revenue

447,184

443,516 369,230

447,184 754,300

447,184

1,144,300 1,442,784 3,034,268

User Charges Other Revenues

1,144,300 1,442,784 3,034,268

1,651,831 2,464,577

1,479,473 2,680,957

Subtotal

68,119,424 71,153,692

General Fund Contribution

60,113,337 62,577,914

62,644,139 65,325,096

69,865,513 72,899,781

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 2023-24

Actual

Budget 2022-23

Projected 2024-25

2021-22

Workload Measures  Total number of Fires

1,000

1,100

1,066

1,000

198

180

204

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

50

60

55

25,000

29,000

21,973

25,000

175

300

378

175

7,575

7,500

8,515

7,575

495

475

610

495

Adopted 2023-24 Budget

137