FIRE PROTECTION IN SUTTER COUNTY TWO INDEPENDENT FIRE

FIRE PROTECTION IN SUTTER COUNTY

TWO INDEPENDENT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS MERIDIAN SUTTER BASIN 4 SERVICE AREAS: C EAST NICOLAUS FIRE D PLEASANT GROVE FIRE F SUTTER COUNTY FIRE G YUBA CITY FIRE

130 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2006 93 SQUARE MILES MERIDIAN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

96 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2006 115 SQUARE MILES SUTTER BASIN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (ROBBINS FIRE DEPT. )

175 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2006 50 SQUARE MILES SERVICE AREA C EAST NICOLAUS FIRE DEPARTMENT

SERVICE AREA D PLEASANT GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT 225 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2006 62 SQUARE MILES

5800 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2006 30 SQUARE MILES SERVICE AREA G YUBA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT

1980 2 FIREFIGHTERS ON DUTY PER SHIFT PER STATION 597 CALLS FOR SERVICE 254 SQUARE MILES TODAY 1. 3 FIREFIGHTERS ON DUTY PER SHIFT PER STATION 1934 CALLS FOR SERVICE AN INCREASE OF 324% 65% OF THE TIME 1 FIREFIGHTER ON DUTY AT A STATION MANY TIMES ONE AT EACH STATION TO COVER THE AREA SERVICE AREA F CONSISTS OF 3 STATIONS AND ONE SUB STATION: LIVE OAK, SUTTER AND OSWALD-TUDOR SUTTER COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT

FIRE SUPRESSION RESPONSE

EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE

RESCUE

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TEAM

TRENCH RESCUE

CONFINED SPACE RESCUE

TECHNICAL ROPE RESCUE

EQUIPMENT REPAIR SCBA RESCUE TOOLS

REASONS FOR INCREASED STAFFING • HAZARDOUS NATURE OF THE JOB • NFPA RECOMENDATION IS 4 FIREFIGHTERS • EFFICIENCY AT EMERGENCY IS COMPROMISED • PUBLIC SAFETY CAN BE COMPROMISED • RESPONSE OF VOLUNTEERS IS NOT AS DEPENDABLE AS IN THE PAST

NFPA 1710 NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD FOR STAFFING AND RESPONSE TIME NOT A REGULATION BUT A RECOMMENDATION THAT TENDS TO BE VIEWED AS THE ACCEPTED INDUSTRY STANDARD MOST FIRE DEPARTMENTS STRIVE TO COMPLY TO MINIMIZE LIABILITY IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY STATUTORY REGULATIONS

WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIND A SOLUTION TO STAFFING SO WE CAN BETTER SERVE THE CITIZENS OF SUTTER COUNTY AND HAVE A SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS