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FIRE - OPERATIONS
FY2025-26
ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET
100-250-252

DIVISION DESCRIPTION
The Fire Operations Division provides fire protection, rescue services, and emergency medical service to approximately
51,000 citizens in a service coverage area of more than 23.5 square miles. This Division also provides service to the many
visitors that frequent the more than 3,000 hotel rooms, restaurants and festivals within our city. This Division now
handles more than 7,000 emergency incidents a year. This Division has three shifts, (A, B, and C), with 30 firefighters
assigned to each shift and is led by a Battalion Chief. This allows the department to have a minimum of 26 firefighters on
duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Each fire company has a Captain that oversees their activities. The city is divided
into five geographical areas or fire districts. Each fire district has one fire station located within it. This Division responds
to a variety of calls, including emergency medical calls (EMS), building fires, rescues, wildland fires, automobile accidents,
boating accidents, drowning and lockouts. Additionally, fire station personnel are responsible for conducting fire
prevention inspections in their area, developing pre-fire plans of businesses and apartment complexes, participating in
continuing education and skills training, maintaining their equipment and station, presenting public education messages
at schools, community events, station tours and installing smoke detectors in homes.
All of the ambulances and fire apparatus are equipped with Advanced Life Support (ALS) equipment so that immediate
patient care can be initiated by the first arriving unit.

FY25 DIVISION ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Provided injury prevention training through Target Solutions for preventable accidents.
Completed all required training for Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
Apparatus response times were met.

FY26 DIVISION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
To continue to respond to 90 percent of 9-1-1 calls for emergencies in all first alarm districts within 5 minutes of the
call being dispatched.
To continue to provide injury prevention training with of all injuries classified as preventable.
Perform engine company, ladder company, and MICU company evaluations to ensure operational readiness.
Fire apparatus continue to have a turnout time of 60 seconds or less for EMS calls after being dispatched.
Fire apparatus continue to have a turnout time of 80 seconds or less for fire and vehicle accident calls after being
dispatched.

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