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Department Diversity
By Race and Gender

Black or American Native Some Other
White Hispanic African Asian Indian and Hawaiian and or Two or Female Male
or Latino Alaska Other Pac.
American More Races
Native Islander
City of Arlington Population 36.7% 30.0% 22.3% 7.1% 0.2% 0.4% 3.3% 51.0% 49.0%
City Organization 52.9% 21.6% 18.0% 3.5% 0.7% 0.1% 3.2% 37.4% 62.6%
Fire Department 65.0% 18.3% 9.2% 2.2% 0.9% 0.4% 4.0% 17.5% 82.5%
* Includes General Fund and Communication Services Fund Employees

City-wide Budget Impacts
FY 2025 expenditures are impacted by a decrease to the city’s contribution to the Health Fund and a 2% across the board
compensation adjustment and other market pay adjustments that vary by job family effective October 2024.

Scorecard

Fire Department FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
Key Measures Actual Actual Estimate Target
Fires – Turnout Time Objective = 80 seconds (1:20) New Measure
in FY 2023 0:55 0:56 1:20
Emergency Medical Service – Turnout Time Objective New Measure
= 60 seconds (1:00) in FY 2023 0:50 0:48 1:00
Other – Turnout Time Objective = 80 seconds (1:20) New Measure
in FY 2023 0:53 0:56 1:20
All Calls – Travel Time Objective = 240 seconds (4:00) New Measure
in FY 2023 5:57 5:29 4:00
Fire – Response Time Objective = 320 seconds (5:20) New Measure
in FY 2023 5:30 5:21 5:20
Emergency Medical Service - Response Time Objective New Measure
= 300 seconds (5:00) in FY 2023 5:31 5:17 5:00
Other – Response Time Objective = 320 seconds New Measure
(5:20) in FY 2023 6:25 5:55 5:20
Fire Prevention Business Inspections 14,033 12,674 15,500 16,000
Fire Prevention Business Violations Addressed 3,878 3,244 2,172 2,250
AISD Fire Academy Completion Rates 70% 100% 94% 94%
Homeland Security Grant Funding Secured $3,185,092 $3,200,000 $3,200,000 $3,200,000
Percent of Firefighters who score in the categories of
“Excellent” or “Superior” on annual Health Fitness
Assessments 87% 87% 90% 90%
Percent of Outdoor Warning Sirens Successfully Tested 63.75% 92% 50% 50%
Workload Measures
Fire Department Incidents (un-audited) 48,982 50,630 50,000 51,800
Fires 1,246 3,881 1,300 800
Emergency Medical Service 22,801 39,583 23,000 24,000
Other Emergency Incidents 24,935 24,830 25,700 27,000
Fire Department RMS Unit Responses (un-audited) 68,963 71,112 72,000 73,492

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