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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 completed paramedic school
▪ Received a grant to fund 25% towards the purchase of a new fire engine
▪ CPR/AED training for city staff
▪ Last year we responded to 1329 calls for service last year 744 were EMS
▪ Established a fire billing revenue stream
▪ Completed a basic remodel of the fire station

S H O R T - T E R M G O A L S
▪ Recruitment and Retention
▪ Establish and implement a capitol replacement plan.
▪ FD facilities evaluation for the future
▪ Update all Standard Operating Policies and Procedures
▪ Public education, begin delivery of CPR training to the public.
▪ Evaluate staffing needs for the future
▪ Develop a fire prevention program that ensures all businesses are compliant with current
codes and also provides enforcement for citizen's safety
▪ Evaluate EMS subscription service
▪ Deliver EMS safety tips to the community

L O N G - T E R M G O A L S
▪ Recruitment and Retention
▪ Increase ambulance revenue
▪ Continuation of the capital replacement plan
▪ Facility replacement, including station, administration and training
▪ Develop a fire prevention program that ensures all businesses are compliant with current
codes and provides enforcement for citizens’ 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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