| Fire Department |
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| Mission Statement
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| The primary mission of the Boise City Fire Department is to protect and enhance the quality of life of the citizens of Boise through a highly trained and properly equipped organization. |
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| Trends, Issues, and Opportunities |
 | DEPUTY CHIEF of ADMINISTRATION: FIRE has kept the Deputy Chief of Administration position vacant for three years in order to meet the budget goals of the City. While this has saved money it has resulted in overloading existing staff; lack of adequate oversight for projects; and assignments and tasks that simply go un-addressed. |
| 3rd LADDER COMPANY: During the FY-01/FY-02 budget a 3rd ladder company was approved. The scheduled date of hiring was originally the last quarter of FY-01. Because the City was unable to issue debt for the remodel of the station and purchase of the ladder truck due to the judicial confirmation issue, hiring was delayed. FIRE has a plan to use an existing truck and an existing station to implement the 3rd Ladder Company for the next two years (or until the City can issue debt to proceed with the project). FIRE would like to hire the personnel approved in FY-01, in FY-04. |
| TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM: The City and Local #672 agreed to the formation of a Technical Rescue Team as part of the collective labor agreement. FIRE applied for a FEMA grant to pay for the Rescue Vehicle and has applications for all needed equipment from the Homeland Defense Fund. The team members have been selected and are under going initial training. The Division Chief of Special Operations has been selected to head the Technical Rescue Team as well as the Water Rescue Team and Haz Mat Team. |
| AUTOMATIC AID RENEWAL: The contract with NACFR for automatic aid is due for renewal in the fall of 2003. The current payment by Boise to NACFR is about $221,000. FIRE wants to negotiate an exchange of services agreement with no payment, while NACFR wants to continue the payments until they have recovered from the impacts of the 1999 annexation by the city. NACFR provides first in engine company coverage for areas of the city that FIRE can't cover within our time/distance standard. |
| EQUIPMENT BUBBLE: The Fire Department relies on its personnel and its equipment to accomplish its mission. FIRE has established a "useful service life" for each apparatus and all major equipment that we use. When equipment reaches the end of its useful life, it is imperative that it be replaced. The FY-02/03 budget created a list of unfunded equipment items scheduled to be replaced. The amount of this unfunded list is $461,000. FIRE took the issue to MBT and agreed to a reduction to $353,000 to address the computers and vehicles that are overdue for replacement. It is essential that this "equipment bubble" be addressed before the FY-04 budget begins. |
| WHITNEY CONTRACT: The contract for sevices with the Whitney Fire District is also due for renewal. The joint station project at Hollandale and Five Mile is a key point in renewing that agreement. |
| ARFF COSTS: FIRE and AIRPORT haven't been able to reach an agreement on the services and reimbursement for ARFF. |
| HMO GAP: The new HMO plan doesn't provide the same levels of coverage as required by the collective labor agreement. |
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| Two-Year Budget Highlights |
| Proposed construction of Fire Station #15 (5 Mile/Hollandale) as a joint project with Whitney Fire District. Development of a technical rescue team to augment the capabilities of the Fire Department. |
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| Accomplishments |
| Achieved a FY-02 End of Year savings of $448,198. For FY-03, established a management savings target of $209,803. |
| Received a 70/30 matching grant from FEMA to purchase a Rescue Apparatus and Equipment. |
| Received $340,000 through the State of Idaho as part of our agreement to be the Southwest Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team. |
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| Human
Resource Summary |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| Actuals |
Revised |
Base |
Base |
| Administrative Support | 10.75 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | | Department Heads | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Division Managers | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | | First Line Supervisor | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | | Professional | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Public Safety | 232.00 | 232.00 | 232.00 | 232.00 | | Technical Specialist | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 |
| Total |
253.00 |
253.25 |
253.25 |
253.25 |
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