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CITY OF SAGINAW
GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES
2020-2021

FIRE
GOAL: To perform fire prevention, fire suppression, rescue, emergency medical services, hazardous materials mitigation,
disaster planning coordination, and emergency management. We will accomplish this by providing a team of efficient,
professional, and dedicated personnel who will be prepared by utilizing the most appropriate equipment, resources, and
training.
City FY 2019-2020 FY 2019-2020 FY 2020-2021
Strategy Department Goal Department Achievement Department Goal
Property valued at $2,471,357 was Save >90% of property values involved
Save >90% of property values involved involved in a fire incident. $2,305,455 in a fire incident. Increase our current
in a fire incident. Raise our current ratio
of 1.15 shift duty firefighters per 1000 to was saved (93.29%). Our current ratio of ratio of 1.16 shift duty firefighters per
1.5. Lower our average emergency shift duty FFs (26) per 1000 residents is 1000 residents closer to 1.5. Lower our
response time to our goal of 4 minutes, 1.12 (Est Population 23,090). Average average emergency response time to
emergency response time for 2019-2020 our goal of 4 minutes, continue to train
continue to train firefighters in latest
Maintain a methods, and provide and maintain was 4:59. 3,278 hours of training in firefighters in latest methods, and
financially necessary equipment. multiple disciplines and content areas provide and maintain necessary
sound City was conducted for 2019-2020. equipment.
providing
superior We applied for and received a $25,000
services grant from TC ESD #1. We received
Annually seek alternative sources of $9,051 from Medstar for EPCR program. Annually seek alternative sources of
funding to maintain and/or increase An ILA with Lake Worth for 50% shared funding to maintain and/or increase
service capabilities and utilize interlocal service capabilities and utilize interlocal
agreements to increase service with funding for an EMC positon was agreements to increase service with
minimal financial impact. accomplished. Our partnership with Ft. minimal financial impact.
Worth FD was increased through a fire
dispatching agreement and aid services.
LONG TERM OBJECTIVES
Construct a new fire station at an alternate site primarily to address reccuring flooding problem and existing mold concern,
building the new facility to current standards and appropriate size to meet current and future needs.
Provide timely life and fire safety inspections of new businesses and provide annual fire inspections of existing businesses
to assist in preventing fires, saving lives, eliminating injuries and maintain our ISO/PPC 2 rating.
Continue to train personnel in the proven newest and safest methods to perform duties and continue to diligently prepare
for the low frequency high risk events we are tasked with mitigating.
Continue to seek alternate sources of funding through the Department of Homeland Security, Texas Department of Health,
and Tarrant County Emergency Services District and any other available opportunity.
Increase our shift duty minimum staffing level of seven personnel to eight for all three duty shifts.
Upgrade the last remaining mechanical outdoor warning siren with a newer and better performing electronic siren providing
increased technology and coverage.
Continue having Opticom (signal pre-emption) systems installed in traffic lights throughout the City.
Continue to replace our fire apparatus and vehicles at intervals to ensure the safe and effective delivery of our emergency
services at a high level.
Add video laryngoscopy devices and capability to our advanced level Emergency Medical Service.
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Mutual/Automatic Aid Given Mutual/Automatic Aid Received
Mutual/Automatic Aid Given
Mutual/Automatic Aid Received
Mutual-Aid - agreements between agencies, organizations, and jurisdictions that provide a mechanism to quickly obtain emergency assistance in the form
of personnel, equipment, and other associated items and services. This is usually accomplished through contractual agreement. The primary objective is
to facilitate rapid, short-term deployment of emergency support prior to, during, and after an incident. Typically implemented by formal request on an
incident by incident basis.
Automatic-Aid - emergency assistance between agencies, organizations and jurisdictions that is pre-arranged and dispatched automatically by
contractual agreement. Differs from mutual-aid which is typically implemented by a formal request. Automatic-aid is as the name implies, it happens
automatically without request. Automatic-aid is primarily pre-arranged and utilized for the initial alarm assignment on structure fires and is in place 24
hours a day, 365 days a year.
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