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Dedicated to Superior Service

SERVING:

City of Dublin

City of Newark

City of San Leandro

City of Union City

Lawrence Berkeley

National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore

National Laboratory

Unincorporated Areas

of Alameda County

Alameda County

Regional Emergency

Communications Center

Accredited Center

of Excellence

ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE

DEPARTMENT

Supervisor Lockyer

Newark Town Hall Meeting

Dynamic Organization Planning for the Future

April 28, 2011

Presented by: Sheldon D. Gilbert

Fire Chief


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Mission Statement and

Core Values

We will provide the highest level of service to our communities

by valuing our members, promoting positive leadership and

dedicating ourselves to excellence

Customer Service

Our Members

The Organization Strategic Management

Regional Cooperation


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History of the ACFD

Prior to 1993 Unincorporated Fire Protection Castro Valley FPD, Eden Consolidated FPD and County Fire Patrol

July 1, 1993 Alameda County Fire Department

July 1, 1995 City of San Leandro

July 1, 1997 City of Dublin

August 1, 2002 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

October 1, 2007 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

January 20, 2008 Alameda County Regional EmergencyCommunications Center (ACRECC)

May 1, 2010 City of Newark

July 1, 2010 City of Union City


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Alameda County Fire

Department

Service Area

506 Square Miles 384, 000 citizens

Emergency Operations

427 Career Personnel and 80 Reserves/Volunteers

28 Fire Stations

25 Engines, 7 Trucks, 1 Rescue Co. & 4 Battalions (24 / 7)

Specialized Operations

Type I Hazardous Materials Team

Type I Heavy Rescue

FEMA USAR CA-TF4

D-6 Bull Dozer

Water Rescue (2 rigid hulls & 3 IRBs)

Emergency Preparedness (CERT)

EMS Quality Assurance

2500 Gallon Water Tender

2 Cal EMA Engines


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Organization Chart


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Benefits of Regional

Model

Unified response

Centralized management of resources

Reduction of duplicationEconomies of Scale

Broad based funding & costcontainment

Ability to provide specialized services

Retention of local control


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Fire Services Contract

Performance based contract

Typically a 5-year term

Service levels are determined by the City Council or

Contract Manager through contract

The contract includes fire suppression and fire based

emergency medical services, fire prevention, disasterpreparedness and administration

Executive Management Oversight Committee



Direct & Shared

Allocated Cost



Incident Responses(May 1, 2010 March 31, 2011)

Structure Fire Calls 2%

Other Calls 2%

Medical Calls 69%

HazMat Calls 3%

Service Calls 9%

Good Intent Calls 5%

False Calls 10%



Commitment to the

Community

Safe Surrender Baby Program

CPR Training

Support for CERT Board of Directors and Team Members

Personal Emergency Preparedness Training

National Night Out

Fire Safety School Assemblies

Fire Station Tours

Vital of Life

Fire Extinguisher Training

Community Festivals, Events & Parades

Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Program

Pancake Breakfast



Plan For the Future

ACFD has recently completed a comprehensive Strategic Business Plan that will

serve to:

Support our Mission and Core Values

Maximize effectiveness in concert with the organizational growth

Provide employees, member agencies, and the community an avenue for meaningful and ongoinginput

Address fiscal challenges and opportunities alike

The Strategic Business Plan will serve as the roadmap for the ACFD by:

Protecting emergency response capabilities

Allowing for a true partnership with our communities served with respect to solutions for fiscal

challenges and economic growth

Providing a plan to gain efficiency without increasing costs for other partners

Enhancing a participative decision making process and internal and external communications



Strategic Business Plan

Initiatives Staffing (Administrative,

Fire Prevention and

Operations)

Training Succession Planning /

Career Development

Internal Communications Fire and Dispatch

Consolidations

Marketing

Workplace Diversity

Finance: Revenue

Enhancement,

Expenditures and CapitalReplacement

Policy Development and

Decision-Making

Performance

Measurement

Sustainability



2011 Focus and Goals

Strategic Business Plan roll out

and initiation

Service integration in Newark

and Union City

Public /private partnerships/

Paramedics Plus

Dispatch Expansion (ACRECC)

Operations Complex

Health Care Clinics



2011 Focus and Goals

Manage the Economic Downturn

Protect emergency response capabilities

Be a part of the local solution to

solvency

Gain efficiency without increasing costs

for other partners

Grow and spread overhead costs toshow savings to all partners

Aggressively pursue alternative funding

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