Page 75 - Haltom City FY19 Annual Budget

FIRE

Mission Statement
To protect lives and property in our community from the adverse effect of fire, medical,
environmental and other emergencies through programs and services delivered with integrity,
compassion, and respect without prejudice.

Accomplishments of FY2018

✓ Compliant to NFPA 1710 with average response time of 5:02 minutes to all emergencies.
✓ Credentialed all members under new EPAB EMS protocol
✓ Completed 1576 Commercial Business inspections and over 5000 apartment inspections.
✓ Graduated 14 new CERT members, recorded over 1980 volunteer hours.
✓ Completed an in-house peer counseling program.
✓ Began a 2-year project to upgrade fire apparatus with Ward Diesel exhaust filtration
system. The first 3 apparatus were completed in 2017, the remainder of the apparatus will
be completed in 2018.
✓ Responded with Texas Task Force 1 and 2, in response to Hurricane Harvey.
✓ Installed 431 new smoke detectors, changed 107 batteries, conducted public education
training for 20,097 children and 4,883 adults.
✓ Conducted an annual review of the Advanced Emergency Management Plan.

Objectives for FY 2019

➢ Compliant to NFPA 1710 with an average response time of 6 minutes or less to all
emergencies.
➢ Ultimately, achieve a working smoke detector in every home, but a reasonable goal of 100
smoke detectors per year is practical.
➢ Develop and initiate a practical assessment for promotional testing
➢ Initiate a training and credentialing program for all Drivers, Lieutenants and Battalion
Chiefs. Average 300 hours per member of documented training annually.
➢ Complete all businesses, occupancies and multi-family inspections annually.
➢ Complete annual review of Emergency Management Plan and Hazard Mitigation Action
Plan.
➢ Establish a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) for all departments.
➢ Complete a comprehensive Emergency Management Plan training program for all
directors.

New Budget Items

❖ 2 Firefighter/Paramedics $189,092
❖ Fire Apparatus $451,000
❖ Remodeling Fire Station #1 $150,000
❖ On Call Pay for Fire Investigator $3,132
❖ Certification Pay for Fire Investigator $3,971

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