EAST CONTRA COSTA FPD District Update March 30, 2009

District Overview  Area Description  Challenges: –Financial –Station Configuration  Emergency Responses  Trial Service Improvements

Area Description  The ECCFPD covers approximately 249 square miles.  The Fire District serves approximately 105,000 residents and 7 primary communities.

Financial Update

Snapshot of Representative TRAs

Why TRAs Differ The original model for allocation was dictated by the State in the Proposition 13 enabling legislation. Basically, each local jurisdiction was allocated a share of the post Prop-13 tax base, and guaranteed that amount, plus a share of the growth in property taxes, in each year thereafter. Tax rate areas were developed so that the growth within each jurisdiction can be calculated and the allocation of that growth can be accomplished as required by law.

Will ECCFPD “Outgrow” Problem? ESTIMATED BREAKDOWN OF GROWTH REQUIREMENTS Average assessed value per parcel $250,000$400,000$500,000$600,000 1% assessed value: prop tax $2,500$4,000$5,000$6,000 Average ECCFPD Tax rate increment Average property tax received by ECCFPD/parcel $175$280$350$420 Assume additional $$ required to increase service levels: $13,000,000$13,000,000$13,000,000$13,000,000 Estimated # of additional homes/parcels 74,28646,42937,14330,952

2007 Call Volume By Station Station Number Community Calls in First Due Areas in 2007 Areas in Oakley1,542 54Brentwood1,302 52Brentwood1, Discovery Bay Bethel Island Discovery Bay Byron217 94Knightsen165 Totals 5,385

Station Placement Criteria  Distance between stations (travel-time)  Call Volume  Population  Structures

StationNumberCommunity Calls in First Due Areas in Calls Per Zone AverageResponse Time Time Career Fire Suppression Suppression Personnel Personnel Stationed in the Zone Currently PopulationAverage Population per Safety Personnel 52Brentwood1, Brentwood1,3022, ,61412, Byron DiscoveryBay DiscoveryBay , ,1562,693 93Oakley1, ,210 94Knightsen BethelIsland3382, , ,4146,069 Totals 5, ,1846,449 1 East Contra Costa FOD Records Management System (RMS) 2 From time Dispatch receives call until unit is on scene 3 As reflected in SCI Consulting Draft Nexus Report

Current Personnel Allocation BrentwoodOakley Discovery Bay # of Calls 2,5291, Average Response Times (minutes) Career Personnel Station Per Shift 424 Population50,61433,21015,240 Sq Miles (land) Average Population per Firefighter 12,65416,6053,810 Average Sq Miles per Firefighter Average # of Calls per Firefighter

Recommended Trial Staffing BrentwoodOakley # of Calls 2,5291,542 Average Response Times (minutes) Career Personnel Station Per Shift 53 Population50,61433,210 Sq Miles (land) Average Population per Firefighter 10,12311,070 Average Sq Miles per Firefighter Average # of Calls per Firefighter

Other Features and Benefits  The current Quick Response Vehicle housed at Station 57 would be redeployed to a Discovery Bay Station.  The Highway 4 By-Pass improves travel- time between communities.  More personnel arriving on scene on 2-engine responses. 2-engine responses.  Building block to staffing 3 person crews.

Conclusion  Questions  Discussion