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SECTION E -- PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE/EMS OPERATIONS PROGRAM
PROGRAM MISSION: To reduce or eliminate
threats to life, property and the environment through effective emergency and
non-emergency response to requests for service.
The program continues the
expansion of the Division's training efforts to increase the number of Advanced
Life Support providers in order to staff paramedic engine companies, improves
the management skills of Fire Department officers, and continues the focus on
emergency management and preparing emergency responders for dealing with acts
of terrorism. In addition, the program
will continue ensuring that all residents of Arlington are protected with a
working smoke detector in the home.
Components of this effort include increased contact and education of
apartment complex managers, smoke detector giveaways and installations, and
increased public education. This
program continues to offer child safety seat inspections/installations, a
program started in FY 1998, due to high public demand for this
service. This program will continue to
expand the response capacity of the hazardous materials and technical rescue
functions in order to provide for self-sustained operations if regional events
are not able to provide sufficient mutual aid.
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Fire/Emergency
Medical Service Operations
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FY 2004
Actual
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FY 2005
Adopted
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FY 2006
Proposed
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% Change:
'05 to '06
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Personnel
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$23,805,455
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$24,807,631
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$24,463,853
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-1%
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Non-Personnel
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485,370
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610,729
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610,729
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Total Expenditures
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24,290,825
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25,418,360
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25,074,582
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-1%
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Revenues
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1,389,712
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1,527,294
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1,696,603
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11%
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Net Tax Support
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$22,901,113
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$23,891,066
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$23,377,979
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-2%
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Authorized FTEs
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272.0
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274.5
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274.5
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Funded FTEs
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272.0
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274.5
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274.5
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SIGNIFICANT
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: The
Fire/EMS Operations Program budget reflects:
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Personnel includes normal step increases within a
budget that decreased mainly due to savings from turnover in personnel and an
offsetting increase in overtime expenses ($162,850).
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Revenue increased mainly due to an increase in Falls Church billing ($145,144) and the NMRT
grant ($24,165).
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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FY 2002 Actual
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FY 2003 Actual
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FY 2004 Actual
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FY 2005 Estimate
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FY 2006 Estimate
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FY 2006 Goal
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Average response time
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4.2
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4.3
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4.4
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4.3
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4.3
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4.3
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Satisfactory Fire/EMS skill assessments
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N/A
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N/A
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822
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822
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822
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822
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Estimated non-vehicle fire loss
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$1.9M
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$3.0M
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$2.2M
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$2.2M
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$2.2M
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$2.2M
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Customer
Measures
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Percentage of emergency incidents reached
within five minutes of dispatch
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64%
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60%
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77%
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77%
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78%
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80%
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Workload
Measures
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Fire incident responses
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7,374
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7,000
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6,986
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7,000
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7,000
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7,000
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EMS incident responses
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15,702
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15,494
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15,578
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15,700
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15,700
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15,700
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Public service responses
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997
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1,236
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1,735
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1,800
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1,800
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1,800
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Total responses
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24,073
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23,730
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24,299
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24,500
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24,500
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24,500
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Total unit responses for Fire, EMS and public
service incidents
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51,363
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50,124
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50,785
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51,000
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51,500
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51,500
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Hazardous materials responses
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384
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220
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257
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240
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240
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240
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Average training hours (per Firefighter/EMT)
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450
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475
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460
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468
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468
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468
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Child safety seats inspected/installed
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739
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500
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741
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750
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750
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750
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Total unit (vehicle)
responses are a new performance measure for FY 2006. Estimates are used for actuals prior to FY 2004 and are based on
the average number of units responding to an incident in FY 2004.
FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:
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Continue
implementation of four-person staffing of heavy rescue squads and ladder
trucks. These units are currently
staffed with three personnel.
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Additional
Fire and Emergency Medical Services resources to meet the continued development
and increased density growth within Arlington.
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Additional
Advanced Life Support supervisory personnel to continue to maintain the
consistent, high level of patient care currently being provided.
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Shift
Training/Safety Officers for enhanced compliance with the Virginia and Federal
Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations (29 CFR 1910.134).
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Measuring
EMS response times to the patient's side is an important goal for future data
collection and evaluating service delivery.
This will require technical capabilities the Department does not
currently possess.
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Improvements
in the health and safety of Firefighters and Paramedics will require
expenditures in the areas of communications and protective equipment as well as
the allocation of personnel resources to monitor regulatory compliance as
required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
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Potential
increases in training and operational requirements based on future changes in
the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.
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