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CITY DEPArTMEnT OVErVIEW
                                                                     FIrE DEPArTMEnT




                                                 Fire Department














                                          The Southlake Fire Department is dedicated to
                                                  providing world-class service.










                                                   DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS


                        Gold Plus                            4,000                               1


                  The Fire Department               The fire prevention office       The Southlake Fire
                  has achieved the 2020             completed over 4,000             Department maintains an
                  Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold        inspections to ensure            ISO rating of 1 from the
                  Plus Level Recognition            compliance with fire/life        Insurance Services Office
                  presented by the American         safety regulations.              with a score of 97.53, which
                  Heart Association. This                                            is the highest in the history
                  is the highest level of                     6.35                   of the program.  This can
                                                                                     lower insurance rates by as
                  recognition related to                                             much as 13% for businesses
                  pre-hospital cardiovascular       Ninety percent of the time,      and 11% for homeowners.
                  care.                             the Fire Department arrives
                                                    on scene in less than six
                                                    minutes.
                             13                                                                17%

                  The Fire Department has                                            The Fire Department
                  thirteen core services.                     0.1%                   is staffed with 73 FTEs
                                                    The Fire Department 2022         who provide department
                                                    General Fund Budget is           administration, emergency
                                                    $9,757,630 which is a 0.1%       management, community
                                                    increase over the FY 2021        initiatives, fire and
                           22.4%                    adopted budget.                  emergency services, as well
                                                                                     as fire inspections. The staff
                  The Fire Department                                                comprises 17% of the City’s
                  budget is 22.4% of total                                           workforce.
                  General Fund expenditures.






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