FRESNO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Fresno County Fire Ø Ø Ø Budget = $13. 5 mil ($10 mil 10 yrs ago) 15, 000 Incidents in 2006 Response time of 11: 36 minutes (Average) 31 Career Firefighters on duty every day 9 Communities Protected

Fresno County Fire OPERATIONAL GOALS Ø Increase Staffing Levels Ø Reduce Response Times Ø Improve Fire Apparatus Capabilities

OPERATIONAL RISKS Increase in Incidents n High fire load areas n Increase in housing and construction n Decrease in revenue (Annexations) n Less firefighters on duty per shift n Engines are committed for longer durations n Lack of Fire Stations & Firefighters n

OPERATIONAL NEEDS Station 87 – South Fresno Engine Staffing Levels to 3 Person Ø Number of Engines (1 to 2) Ø CAL FIRE Engine Ø Station 85 – North Clovis Ø Engine Staffing Level to 3 Person

OPERATIONAL NEEDS Station 94 Station 87 Harris Ranch Ø I-5 Corridor Ø 1 – Engine, 2 FF’s Ø Occupancy Load (Hotels) Ø Average time per call – 58: 45 minutes South Fresno/ Malaga Ø 1 – Engine, 2 FF’s Ø Heavy Industrial Ø High Fire Load Ø 2 in/2 out Threat – Fire Casualties Threat – High Fire Loss

Relocate CAL FIRE Engine Station 94 (Harris Ranch) n Hotel Population of 4, 000+( Tourist) n Ratio 2 FF’s per 4, 000 people Result: 6 FF’s per 4, 000 people n 1 additional engine n (CAL FIRE – 4 FF’S)

Impact Areas Interstate 5 Corridor (Harris Ranch) Industrial Corridor n 72 miles of Interstate n Numerous Multi Story Buildings n Lack of firefighters n 400, 000 vehicles every day n California Interstate n 25 Fatalities in 2006 n

Relocate CAL FIRE Engine Station 87 Ø Ø Ø Heavily Industrialized Ratio: 2 FF’s per 8, 000+ people 1 – Engine Results: ü 8 FF’s per 8, 000 people ü 2 – Engines ü (CAL FIRE 4 FF’S) ü 1 – 105’ LADDER TRUCK

South Fresno / Malaga Risk Assessment Fire Station 87 Ø Ø Ø Heavy Industrial 4 Million Square Feet Numerous Buildings over 40 feet tall Railroad Thorough Fair – 25 trains Daily Amtrack Juvenile Justice Campus Ø $ 146 Million Campus Ø Multi Story Facility

Delivery Date: September 2007

Recognize Fresno County Fire as Public Safety Agency Sheriff n District Attorney n Probation n Courts n Public Defender n n Where is… n Fresno County Fire District ? ? n Why not ? ? ?