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SECTION E -- PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE DEPARTMENT
TEN-YEAR HISTORY - FIRE DEPARTMENT
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FY 1997
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FY 1998
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FY 1999
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FY 2000
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FY 2001
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FY 2002
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FY 2003
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FY 2004
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ADOPTED
FY 2005
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PROPOSED
FY 2006
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AUTHORIZED POSITIONS
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PERMANENT
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Full-Time
Equivalents
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267.0
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267.0
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267.0
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268.0
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272.0
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283.0
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305.0
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305.0
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305.7
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304.7
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TEMPORARY
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Full-Time
Equivalents
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-
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-
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-
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-
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GRANT FUNDED
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Full-Time
Equivalents
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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TOTAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS
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268.0
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268.0
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268.0
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268.0
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272.0
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283.0
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305.0
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305.0
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305.7
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304.7
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EXPENDITURES (000s)
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20,501
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20,350
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21,946
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21,880
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21,998
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24,440
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27,767
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31,012
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31,561
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31,674
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REVENUES (000s)
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Fees
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1,575
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1,282
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1,337
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2,112
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1,738
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1,651
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1,920
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1,669
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1,933
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2,340
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Grants
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303
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305
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311
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312
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353
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406
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699
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660
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589
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613
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TOTAL REVENUE (000s)
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1,878
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1,587
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1,648
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2,424
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2,091
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2,057
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2,620
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2,329
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2,522
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2,953
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NET TAX SUPPORT (000s)
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18,623
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18,763
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20,298
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19,456
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19,907
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22,383
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25,147
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28,683
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29,039
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28,721
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PROGRAM HISTORY - FIRE DEPARTMENT
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FY 1997:
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Provided
partial funding for a Deputy Fire Marshal position ($29,594, 0.5 FTE).
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Added
additional revenue ($7,600) for fire protection systems inspection fees.
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FY 1998:
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Identified
and reprogrammed funds ($150,150) for replacing Self-Contained Breathing
Apparatus.
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FY 1999:
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Established
a pilot program to prototype a daytime pool of six Firefighter/EMT Is
($268,000 savings).
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Established
a funding base totaling $127,536 for the recruit Firefighter/EMT Is
training program.
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Increased
ambulance service fees for residents from $150 to $225 and from $200 to $300
for non-residents ($280,403).
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Provided
funding for the first installment ($144,415) of a three-year lease purchase
that replaced all Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus in FY 1998.
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FY 2000:
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Provided
funding ($535,647) for Firefighter/EMT recruits training schools.
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Provided
funding for the second installment ($144,415) of a three-year lease purchase
that replaced all Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus in FY 1998.
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FY 2001:
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Provided
$576,597 and 4.0 FTE to operate two peak time Advance Life Support medic
units; full year funding for the current peak time medic unit and the second
unit to start operations in March 2001.
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Added
$212,142 for a three-year lease purchase of personal safety initiatives: $75,000 for personal protective clothing;
$74,131 for sixty portable radios; $33,359 for six thermal imaging cameras;
and, $29,652 for ten forcible entry tools.
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Added
$85,000 for contractor support for the Ambulance Billing and Collections
Systems.
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Includes
final installment ($144,415) of a three-year lease purchase that replaced all
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus in FY 1998.
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Decreased
OTIS expenditures $215,888 reflecting the elimination of DTS charges for data
processing and personal computers as part of the transition of DTS from an
internal service fund to a general fund department.
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FY 2002:
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Added
full year funding and staffing ($282,900, 4.0 FTE) for the two peak time
medic units Program Change Proposal approved by the County Board in
FY 2001.
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Added
$146,500 for FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) overtime.
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Added
a Human Resources Analyst position ($63,129, 1.0 FTE).
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Added
two Ambulance Billing Clerk positions and eliminated the ambulance billing
contract (-$2,183, 2.0 FTE).
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Increased
overtime $300,000.
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Added
$303,736 and 4.0 FTEs for fourth person staffing on an Engine at Fire
Station 7.
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Eliminated
reduction taken for Credit-for-Turnover ($355,606).
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FY 2003:
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County
Board added a Public Safety Specialist ($105,727, 1.0 FTE, of which $23,000
was placed in the Auto Fund).
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County
Board added a Fire Systems Building Inspector ($43,326, 1.0 FTE, of which
$27,000 was placed in the Auto Fund for the purchase of a vehicle.
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The
County Board converted the first peak time medic unit to full time ($75,000).
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The
County Board converted the second peak time medic unit to full time
($280,000, 8.0 FTE).
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The
County Board added a fourth person staffing to the remaining three engines
($911,208, 12.0 FTE).
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The
County Board added $28,000 to support the Hazardous Materials and Technical
Rescue Response Teams Support Units.
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Added
$360,000 to implement the Senior Firefighter program.
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Added
$224,875 for the expansion of advanced life support training, specialty
training associated with the technical rescue team and the hazardous
materials team and professional development.
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Added
$121,998 for scheduled equipment replacement.
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Added
$51,301 for Assessment Centers.
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Added
$41,600 for recruitment.
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Added
$24,000 for ambulance billing software and program licenses.
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FY 2004:
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Added
$1,148,037 for the implementation of a pay pilot to create a more competitive
compensation structure.
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FY 2005
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Added
1.5 FTEs for National Medical Response Team (NMRT) grant ($127,000 expense
and revenue) and 1.0 FTE for the Pentagon Chemical, Biological, Radiological
and Nuclear Directorate grant ($110,321 expense and revenue).
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Transferred
2.0 FTEs (Fire/EMS Captain) to Office of Emergency Management
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Added
.2 FTE, Operational Medical Director ($17,101).
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Added
$70,000 for Firefighter/EMS required physicals.
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Added
$55,000 for licensing and wireless connectivity for grant funded mobile data
computers.
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