NFPA 1710: The first arriving fire engine (or "company") should arrive within 6 minutes from the time of the emergency call no less then 90% of the time with the following benchmarks: 1 minute for dispatch handling 1 minute for turnout time (crew getting into gear and on apparatus) 4 minutes for actual travel time. The first arriving engine company must have at least 4 firefighters (including the officer and driver/operator). Geographical challenges will prevent us from fully meeting this standard. Our current resources allow us to arrive in less than 6 minutes no less than 50% of the time with 2 Firefighters.
Alice Peck Day Hospital provided funding for 1.75 FTE for the next 7 years and the city added 2.5 FTE to add four new positions in 2025. The Fire Department will continue to work with the city to achieve the staffing objectives as outlined in the Strategic Plan. Current resources will allow us to arrive at all fire calls in less than 6 minutes with no less then 2 firefighters 50% of the time. We plan to engage in a standards of coverage assessment with community input that will help us meet community expectations in regards emergency response objectives.