1. EAST CONTRA COSTA FPD District Update March 30, 2009

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

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

4. Financial Update

5. Snapshot of Representative TRAs

6. 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.

7. 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 0.070.070.070.07 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

8. 2007 Call Volume By Station Station Number Community Calls in First Due Areas in 2007 Areas in 200793Oakley1,542 54Brentwood1,302 52Brentwood1,227 58 Discovery Bay 340 95 Bethel Island 338 59 Discovery Bay 254 57Byron217 94Knightsen165 Totals 5,385

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

11. StationNumberCommunity Calls in First Due Areas in 2007 2007 Calls Per Zone AverageResponse Time Time Career Fire Suppression Suppression Personnel Personnel Stationed in the Zone Currently PopulationAverage Population per Safety Personnel 52Brentwood1,227 7.242 54Brentwood1,3022,5296.37250,61412,654 4 57Byron217 7.52916 58DiscoveryBay340 6.562 59DiscoveryBay2548117.2215,240 616,1562,693 93Oakley1,542 6.22233,210 94Knightsen165 8.132861 95BethelIsland3382,0457.1322,343 636,4146,069 Totals 5,385 7.0416103,1846,449 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

12. Current Personnel Allocation BrentwoodOakley Discovery Bay # of Calls 2,5291,542594 Average Response Times (minutes) 6.796.226.83 Career Personnel Station Per Shift 424 Population50,61433,21015,240 Sq Miles (land) 11.612.48.1 Average Population per Firefighter 12,65416,6053,810 Average Sq Miles per Firefighter 2.96.202.03 Average # of Calls per Firefighter 632771149

13. Recommended Trial Staffing BrentwoodOakley # of Calls 2,5291,542 Average Response Times (minutes) 6.796.22 Career Personnel Station Per Shift 53 Population50,61433,210 Sq Miles (land) 11.612.4 Average Population per Firefighter 10,12311,070 Average Sq Miles per Firefighter 2.324.13 Average # of Calls per Firefighter 506514

14. 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.

15. Conclusion  Questions  Discussion