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CITY OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF FIRE/RESCUE SERVICES. STRATEGIC PLAN for Fire Stations & Staffing. THE PROBLEM. CITY IS IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS INCREASING OVERTIME COSTS AGING BUILDING STOCK MARGINAL STAFFING MODEL. THE PLAN. REDUCE OVERTIME COSTS BY $400,000 ANNUALLY - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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CITY OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIACITY OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE/RESCUE SERVICES
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STRATEGIC PLANSTRATEGIC PLANforfor
Fire Stations & StaffingFire Stations & Staffing
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THE PROBLEMTHE PROBLEMCITY IS IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS
INCREASING OVERTIME COSTS
AGING BUILDING STOCK
MARGINAL STAFFING MODEL
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THE PLANTHE PLAN
REDUCE OVERTIME COSTS BY $400,000 ANNUALLY
REDUCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDINGS
IMPROVE STAFFING AT ALL STRUCTURE FIRES
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HISTORYHISTORY ORIGINALLY ALL VOLUNTEER
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERED GROUPS VOLUNTEER COMPANIES WERE SOCIAL
AND POLITICAL GROUPS COMPANIES FORMED BASED ON POLITICS
AND NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARIES HAND AND HORSE DRAWN EQUIPMENT RESPONSE AREAS WERE SMALL
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FINANCIAL DISTRESSFINANCIAL DISTRESS DWINDLING REVENUE REVENUE FROM TAXES CONTINUE TO
REPRESENT A DECREASING PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL REVENUES
STATE AND FEDERAL AID DWINDLING OVERBURDENED BY A
DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF TAX EXEMPT PROPERTIES
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INCREASING COSTSINCREASING COSTSSYSTEMIC COST OF LABOR
– Approximately 90% of budgetARBITRATION CREATES RISK AND
MAKES PREDICTING RESULTS DIFFICULT
COST OF SICK LEAVELONG TERM INJURY LEAVE COSTSKYROCKETING OVERTIME COSTS
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CURRENT STAFFINGCURRENT STAFFING67 UNIFORMED PERSONNEL4 OPERATIONS PLATOONS12 FIREFIGHTERS, 2 OFFICERS EACHSTAFF 4 ENGINES, AND 1 AERIAL2 FIREFIGHTERS PER APPARATUS2 ALL STATION SWING PERSONNEL
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STAFFING ISSUESSTAFFING ISSUES UP TO 5 PERMITTED OFF BY C.B.A.
– 3 VACATION, 1 PERSONAL, 1 BONUS ONLY 2 RELIEF PERSONNEL
– BUILDS OVERTIME INTO BUDGET CHALLENGES REGARDING SICK LEAVE
USE– AVG OF 11 DAYS USED PER PERSON IN 2010
(ONLY 11 PERSONNEL WITH NO SICK OR INURY LEAVE)
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CURRENT STATIONSCURRENT STATIONS
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REX/LAUREL STATIONREX/LAUREL STATION BUILT IN 1877 FRONT WALL
UNSAFE WINDOWS UNSAFE APPARATUS
FLOOR CRACKING INTERIOR
FINISHES WATER DAMAGED
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VIGILANT STATIONVIGILANT STATION BUILT 1973 FAIRLY MODERN ACCEPTABLE
LOCATION NEW EXHAUST
SYSTEM STILL NEEDS
REPAIRS
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GOODWILL STATIONGOODWILL STATION BUILT IN 1903 DECORATIVE
CORBEL FAILING WINDOWS ROTTEN NARROW DOOR INTERIOR
FINISHES POOR INEFFICIENT
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LINCOLN STATIONLINCOLN STATION BUILT 1946 RELATIVELY WELL
MAINTAINED TRAINING ROOM NEEDS
RELATIVELY FEW REPAIRS
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STATION ISSUESSTATION ISSUES DESIGNED FOR
HORSES/SMALL APPARATUS
LACK OF MAINTENANCE
STRUCTURAL ISSUES
INEFFICIENT FOR MODERN USE
GOODWILL
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CURRENT RESPONSE CURRENT RESPONSE MODELMODEL
BASED ON 2 FIREFIGHTERS PER APPARATUS
PROVIDES BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FIREFIGHTERS FOR STRUCTURE FIRES
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CURRENT RESPONSE CURRENT RESPONSE MODELMODEL
NATIONAL STANDARDS/BEST PRACTICES RECOMMEND 15 – 17 FIREFIGHTERS BE GATHERED TO BEGIN FIRE ATTACK
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STUDIES CONDUCTEDSTUDIES CONDUCTEDPRE-ACT 47 STUDY
– RECOMMENDS CLOSING A STATION– RECOMMENDS MAINTAINING STAFFING
FIRE AND EMS PLAN– RECOMMENDS CLOSING A STATION– RECOMMENDS MAINTAINING STAFFING
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THE CHALLENGETHE CHALLENGE
The challenge becomes developing a plan thatwill realize a significant cost savings whilemaintaining adequate staffing, the current ISOrating and response time while still providingan acceptable level of service.
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THE PLANTHE PLANREDUCE OVERTIME EXPENDITURESREDUCE CURRENT AND FUTURE
BUILDING MAINTENANCE COSTSREDUCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
VEHICLE FLEETINCREASE AVAILABLE MANPOWER
AT INCIDENTS
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APPARATUS FLEETAPPARATUS FLEETPLACE ENGINE 99-1 OUT OF SERVICE
– PERSONNEL REASSIGNED SELL 1982 MAXIM RESERVE PUMPER
– SAVE MAINTENANCE COSTSPLACE 2002 AMERICAN LAFRANCE
PUMPER IN RESERVE– PROVIDES A RELIABLE RESERVE
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STAFFING PLANSTAFFING PLANMAINTAIN MIN. OF 67 PERSONNELREASSIGN E99-1 PERSONNEL AS ALL
STATION SWING POSITIONSPROVIDES 4 A.S.S. POSITIONSUNASSIGNED PERSONNEL WILL BE
ASSIGNED AS 3RD CREW MEMBER– TRUCK FIRST, THEN ENGINE
COMPANIES
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BUILDING COSTSBUILDING COSTSCLOSE THE REX/LAUREL AND
GOODWILL FIRE STATIONS– REPAIRS SAVINGS $3-$3.5 MILLION– OPERATIONAL COST SAVINGS $44,000
PER YEAR CONSERVATIVELYBUILD ONE NEW STATION
– IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY– LOWER OPERATING COSTS
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HARRISON STATIONHARRISON STATIONNAMED FOR A CAREER FIREFIGHTER
KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTYDOWNTOWN EAST LOCATIONMAINTAINS CURRENT ISO RATINGMAINTAINS CURRENT RESPONSE
TIMEMODERN EFFICIENT DESIGN
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HARRISON STATIONHARRISON STATION
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RESPONSE PLANRESPONSE PLANDISPATCH ALL INSERVICE
APPARATUS TO EVERY REPORTED STRUCTURE FIRE
WE ARE CURRENTLY STAFFED TO HANDLE ONE INCIDENT SAFELY AND WE MUST CONCENTRATE ON DOING THAT EFFECTIVELY
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BENEFITSBENEFITS
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BENEFITSBENEFITSREMOVING ENGINE 99-1 FROM
SERVICE WILL PROVIDE TWO ADDITIONAL A.S.S. POSTIONS ON EACH PLATOON AND WILL REDUCE THE OVERTIME BUDGET BY NEARLY $400,000– OVERTIME SAVINGS WILL MORE THAN
OFFSET THE DEBT SERVICE ON A NEW STATION
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BENEFITSBENEFITSREMOVING ENGINE 99-1 FROM
SERVICE WILL ALLOW INCREASED STAFFING ON REMAINING APPARATUS– A.S.S. PERSONNEL NOT NEEDED TO COVER
LEAVE WILL BE ASSIGNED AS THE 3RD CREW MEMBER ON APPARATUS
– DEPENDANT ON NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP FOR WORK
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BENEFITSBENEFITS
CLOSING THE REX/LAUREL AND GOODWILL FIRE STATIONS WILL ELIMINATE BETWEEN $3 TO $3.5 MILLION IN CRITICAL REPAIR COSTS
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BENEFITSBENEFITSCLOSING THE STATIONS SAVES ON
ANNUAL MAINTENANCE/UTILITY COSTS– CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED COST
SAVINGS OF APPROX. $44,000 ANNUALLY
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BENFITSBENFITSCONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STATION
PROVIDES A SAFE AND EFFICIENT WORKPLACE FOR EMPLOYEES– THE REX/LAUREL AND GOODWILL ARE
IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION AND IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE CITY WILL BE FORCED TO MAKE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS TO BUILDINGS UNSUITED FOR SERVICE
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BENEFITSBENEFITSDISPATCHING ALL APPARATUS TO
ALL REPORTED STRUCTURE FIRES PROVIDES 8 TO 12 FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE INITIALLY
– DEPENDANT UPON NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS THAT REPORT FOR WORK ON ANY GIVEN DAY
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REVIEWREVIEWPLACE ONE ENGINE COMPANY OUT
OF SERVICE– COST SAVINGS $400,000 ANNUALLY
CLOSE THE REX/LAUREL AND GOODWILL FIRE STATIONS– COST SAVINGS BETWEEN $3,000,000 AND
$3,500,000 IMMEDIATELY– COST SAVINGS OF $44,000 ANNUALLY
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REVIEWREVIEWINCREASE STAFFING ON APPARATUS
AS ALLOWED BY ATTENDANCE– DEPENDANT ON NUMBER OF FF THAT
REPORT FOR DUTYDISPATCH ALL IN-SERVICE
APPARATUS TO ALL REPORTED STRUCTURE FIRES– INCREASE AVAILABLE CREWS AT FIRES
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TIME FRAMETIME FRAME
THE COMMITTEE BELIEVES THAT WITH DECISIVE ACTION THIS PLAN CAN BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS IN THE
NEXT BUDGET YEAR.
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CONCLUSIONCONCLUSIONThe recommendations contained in this plan
were not undertaken lightly. It is obvious that in these challenging economic times
that we must all re-examine the way we do business and develop more efficient and
cost effective ways to provide our services. We believe that this plan provides the
maximum cost savings while improving the level of service provided.