FINAL ADOPTED BUDGET 2020-2021

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% 85.00%

68.40% 85.30%

70.00% 90.00%

68.00% 85.00%

26.00%

26.42%

25.00%

26.00%

17.00%

17.02%

40.00%

17.00%

83.00%

82.55%

90.00%

83.00%

37.00%

36.70%

50.00%

37.00%

92.00%

91.70%

90.00%

92.00%

96.00%

96.10%

95.00%

96.00%

86.00%

86.14%

92.00%

86.00%

71.00%

70.91%

70.00%

71.00%

22.00% 24.00% 1.00%

22.16% 23.70% 1.14%

20.00% 3.00% 1.00%

22.00% 24.00% 1.00%

97.00%

96.63%

95.00%

97.00%

Budget Highlights:

The FY 20-21 Adopted Budget is increasing by $649,773, or 1.2%.  The budget includes the delay of the Fall Fire academy by three months, with a start date of October 1, 2020; as well as a hiring delay of the department's Public Safety Community Relations Specialist position; and a reduction of $5,000 in Maintenance & Operations. These operating changes will reduce operating expenses by $373,821 to address projected revenue shortfalls due to COVID-19.  Fire Stations #7 (Gatewood Avenue) and #56 (Franklin Boulevard) are under construction and will be replaced over the next two years as the Fire Department begins a multi-year effort to replace and improve aging fire stations.

Adopted 2020-21 Budget

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