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Staff Report to the Mayor and City Council <br />Fire Resource Deployment Analysis <br />March 15, 2011 <br />Page 4 <br />212, 213, and 214 as a way to more equitably provide emergency service in all areas of the City. <br />This Plan will close each of the three stations listed two days out of every six, leaving Fire <br />Station 211 open to service the largest high incident concentration area and provide faster <br />response times when supporting other fire stations. To mitigate the impact of multi -unit <br />responses and thus increase unit availability, we will be refining the use of Emergency Medical <br />Dispatching (EMD) to triage calls prior to dispatch. Battalion Chiefs and Captains will also <br />monitor conditions in the City and manually adjust resources to fit specific situations. <br />The City is faced with difficult decisions and the challenge is matching the needed emergency <br />services with available financial resources. Staff believes that the recommendations maximizes <br />fire resources and provides the most equitable level of service city-wide. As we always have, <br />members of the Fire Department will continue to provide a high level of emergency services <br />with the resources we have available, and remain flexible to adjust to the new conditions that we <br />face. <br />FISCAL IMPACTS <br />If implemented immediately, this Plan will result in a projected budget savings of $127,250 for <br />the remainder of Fiscal Year 2010/2011. In Fiscal Year 2011/2012 projected savings are <br />$1,391,121. In Fiscal Year 2012/2013, annual budget savings will be $1,429,194, which is in <br />compliance with the Department's budget reduction goal. <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />1. Provide alternative direction to staff. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />1. One Response Time Chart <br />2. One Call Load Chart <br />3. Five Drive Time Maps <br />