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5-Year + Outlook

• The replacement of the front overhead apparatus bay doors at fire stations #1 and #3
with vertical Four Fold doors will greatly improve the operations and safety of
responding out of these two stations. Station #2 was outfitted with the Four Fold
vertical doors when the station was built. There are many advantages to these doors,
such as high durability, low maintenance, less moving parts, quicker and safer opening
operations, taking half the time of the overhead door opening operations. The Four
Fold doors are more expensive than the overhead doors, but they pay for themselves
overtime in maintenance cost savings.
• The converting of the fire apparatus fleet to attain an optimum deployment of two
front line Engines, one front-line Ladder Truck and one Reserve Ladder Truck was
completed during Fiscal Year 2017. The enhanced response capabilities will also even
out the costs as designated through a replacement plan for future apparatus. Reserve
Quint 243 (Unit 402) was removed from service and sold when the new Fire Engine
was acquired. Engine 243 (Unit 407) will remain in service with an extended service
life. One Ladder Truck will remain in front line service at fire station #1 and the other
will be placed in reserve status at fire station #3. The Ladder Trucks will swap out
every five years to extend the service life of both.
• Continue to follow through on converting the decommissioned Hall-Johnson fire facility
to a fully functional ready-reserve and equipment storage facility. The renovations
required a complete demolition of the interior of the structure to make way for the
needed apparatus bays and anticipated add-on to accommodate future needs. The
facility currently houses three vehicles: the Rehab vehicle, a Ford 350 flatbed truck
which tows the accompanying Hazardous Materials Decontamination Trailer.
• There is currently no space in any of the three existing stations to store equipment or
house any more vehicles. The Fire Marshal’s vehicle is parked outside all year round,
as is the backup Battalion Chief vehicle.
• Renovation work will be needed to enlarge Fire Station #2. An additional sleeping
room is needed along with an enlarged fitness room and day room. An additional
apparatus bay will be necessary in the future to bring the facility up to the functionality
that will be necessary.
• Replace Fire Marshal’s vehicle, a 2006 Ford Explorer, with a new and more economical
vehicle.
• The addition of the second Ambulance will require the addition of six personnel (2 for
each shift) as the calls for EMS services increase. Mutual aid EMS to our city is
becoming increasingly necessary as the number of times additional calls come in while
already on an EMS call.
• Conduct a Best Practices Recognition Program through the Texas Fire Chiefs
Association
• Conduct a formal ISO review through the ISO’s Public Protection (PPC) Classification
Program
• Add back the Full Time Administrative Assistant Employee
• Addition of a Full Time Employee (FTE) – Deputy Fire Chief
• Addition of a Full Time Employee (FTE) – Emergency Management Coordinator

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