Page 89 - Kennedale Budget FY21

DEPARTMENT OUTLINE: FIRE

The mission of this department is the protection of life and property of the citizens of Kennedale through
public education, fire prevention code enforcement, and the response of highly-trained professional
emergency response personnel.

H I G H L I G H T S A N D G O A L S A C C O M P L I S H E D
 Fully staffed emergency response
 Continued education. Four of our personnel are presently attending paramedic school,
they are expected to graduate next February
 Contracted with a more productive EMS billing and collections company
 Contracted with Emergicon for fire responses revenue recovery
 Changed medical directors to a more aggressive forward thinking organization to better
serve our citizens medical needs
 Updated our fee schedule

S H O R T - T E R M G O A L S
 Recruitment and Retention
 Implement a strict capitol replacement plan
 Add a Fire Marshall position
 Increase ambulance revenue
 Fire station facilities upgrade
 Continue updating Standard Operating Policies and Procedures
 Public education, begin delivery of CPR training to the public
 Evaluate staffing needs for the future
 Deliver EMS safety tips to the community

L O N G - T E R M G O A L S
 Recruitment and Retention
 Continuation of the capital replacement plan
 Facility replacement. (include station, administration and training)
 Develop a fire prevention program that ensures all businesses are compliant with current
codes and also provides enforcement for citizen's safety
 Sufficient staffing to conduct all business inspections to reduce the support from
operations personnel. Provide strong support to operations personnel with pre-fire plans.

S T A F F I N G R E S O U R C E S
 Fire Chief – 1.0 FTE
 Fire Services Administrator – 1.0 FTE
 Lieutenants –3.0 FTE
 Drivers/Engineers – 3.0 FTE
 Firefighters/Paramedics –12.0 FTE

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