El Dorado County Fire Protection

District

El Dorado County Fire Protection District

Mission Statement

We are dedicated to provide

Professional and Courteous

Service to our Citizens and

Communities with Pride

Trust and Integrity

El Dorado County Fire Protection District

Core Values

Professionalism

Respect

Integrity

Dedication

Excellence

The Fire District

This year the El Dorado County Fire Protection District will celebrate its 25th year of cooperative fire service within the County of El Dorado, California.

In March of 1991, the El Dorado County Fire Protection District was formed through a consolidation of many smaller fire districts including

Placerville Fire Department

Shingle Springs Fire District

Pleasant Valley Fire District

Pollock Pines-Camino Fire Department

Coloma-Lotus Fire District (1992)

North side Fire Protection District (1993)

ECF is a Special District

El Dorado County Fire, despite its name,

is not part of El Dorado County

Government.

El Dorado County Fire is an independent

“Special District” with a five member

elected board of directors with the City

representative Dennis Thomas serving

as Chairman.

El Dorado County Fire District

Boundaries

2015/16 Staffing Levels

53 Total Personnel 4 Chief Officers

16 Captains

20 FF Paramedics/EMT

1 Prevention Specialist

3 Support Staff

9 Apprentices

JPA

El Dorado County Fire also supports 24 JPA(Ambulance)

Employee’s, funded by Service Area 7

Current Station Staffing Model

Six Staffed Fire stations

Station 17 (Pollock Pines) Staffed 2-0 ALS Engine & 2-0 Medic Unit

Station 19 (Pleasant Valley) Staffed 2-0 Engine ALS & 2-0 Medic Unit

Station 21 (Camino) Administrative Personnel

Station 25 (Placerville) Staffed 3-0 ALS Engine & 2-0 Medic Unit

Station 28 (Shingle Springs) Staffed 3-0 ALS Engine & 2-0 Medic Unit

Station 72 (Cool) Staffed 2-0 ALS Engine

Two Seasonally staffed Fire Stations

Station 21 (Camino) staffed from October through May (Winter)

Station 74 (Coloma/Lotus) Staffed from June through April (Summer)

Seven Unstaffed Fire Stations

Station 15 (Strawberry) Un-staffed

Station 16 (Kyburz) Un-staffed, USFS Summer Staffing

Station 18 (Sierra Springs) Un-staffed

Station 23 (Oak Hill) Unstaffed

Station 24 (Texas Hill) Un-staffed

Station 26 (Placerville) Un-staffed (Police Station)

Station 73 (Pilot Hill) Un-Staffed

Board of Directors

Mark Brunton Division 1

Dennis Thomas Division 2 (City)

Bill Draper Division 3

Chris Swarbrick Division 4

Tara Mason Division 5

A significant portion of revenue for the

Fire District comes from a percentage of

property taxes, which are based upon a

percentage of property values.

In 2005 when property values began to

decrease, so did the revenue that was

allocated to the El Dorado County Fire

Protection District.

Administrative Org Chart Board of Directors

Michael Hardy

Fire Chief

Tim Cordero

A Shift Division Chief

EMS/Operations

Paul Lohan

B Shift Division Chief

Training/Vehicle Maintenance/

Facilities

Paul McVay

C Shift Division Chief

Fire Marshal/

Human Resources

Paul Dutch, Financial Officer

Gina Tassinari, Admin Assist

Kathleen Freeman, Admin Assist

Elisha Stoneback, Receptionist/

Part Time

Brandon McKay

Fire Prevention Specialist 5 Station Captains 5 Station Captains

5 Station Captains

Admin Org Chart/ 4 years ago

Board of Directors

Fire Chief Receptionist

Maintenance

IT

Admin Assist. – Finance/Payroll

Admin Assist – Human Resources

Assistant Fire Chief/Operations Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal

Battalion Chief/Training Battalion Chief

Battalion Chief

Battalion Chief

Fire Prevention Specialist

5 Station Captains

5 Station Captains

5 Station Captains

History of the City and the Fire District

In late 1989 the City and the Placerville Fire Protection District started

discussing consolidating their service.

Also included in those discussions were the Pollock Pines/Camino

FPD, Pleasant Valley FPD and the Shingle Springs FPD.

The discussions involved possible savings to the agencies due to a

reduction in administrative costs and greater efficiencies that would be

realized through a larger work force.

Various studies were conducted and it was determined that consolidation

would be economically beneficial to all of the member agencies.

Fire Services Feasibility Study – Prepared for the City of Placerville

City Gate Study

In March of 1991, LAFCO and the Board of Supervisors approved the

establishment of the new El Dorado County Fire Protection District.

Property tax Revenue

In 1991,at the time of consolidation, the newly formed El Dorado County Fire Protection District, assumed all revenue streams that existed from the prior Fire District.

The City of Placerville, from 1991 to 1994 decided they would “contract” with the District at a set amount and continued to collect property taxes and in turn pay for fire services.

Also allocated from the Pollock Pines/Camino FPD and the Pleasant Valley FPD to EDCFPD was their voter approved “Special Tax”.

Placerville did not have a voter approved “Special Tax” so none was collected.

History of the City and Fire District (Cont.)

In 1992/93, when the State first began to shift money from local agencies to the State (ERAF), the amount owing under the contract to the District was $704,000. The City and the District began discussing possible means of

minimizing the financial burden of the two agencies due to the tax shift.

In 1994, the State again, mandated another shift from local agencies. Fire Districts were excluded from this second shift.

The City was subject to the tax shift.

After the City suffered the loss from the two tax shifts and paid the property tax administration fee, there would not have been enough money from its property tax to pay the amount due under the contract to the District. The City would have been forced to pay over $36,000 from other

revenue sources to meet its fire service obligations.

Reallocation of Property Tax Revenue

In May of 1994, the City and the District adopted a

resolution to exchange the property tax revenue

between the City and District. In exchange for the

allocation of the property tax, the City was relieved of

its financial obligations under the contract.

Benefits to the City and the District

The City would no longer be forced to make monthly payments to the District,

even when it had not yet received the property tax revenue.

The City would never be forced to make payments in excess of the revenue

derived from its property tax (as it would have been in 1993/94 under the contract

with the District.

The City was able to negotiate with the District to pay a reduced amount from the

93/94 fiscal year of $696,631, instead of the $704,000 due under the contract.

The City insulated itself from the impact of any future property tax shifts by the

State of California.

However the District did receive less money than it otherwise would have under

the contract, it did provide for stability to the funding source for the District.

Total Incidents by Station

Community Struc Fire Veg Fire Veh Fire Alarm Misc Hazard Rescue Pub Assist Traff Coll Medical Total 911

Placerville 76 52 14 167 32 4 226 236 2139 2946

Pollock Pines 37 30 11 71 26 4 112 150 796 1237

Shingle Springs 64 55 10 88 9 1 54 121 668 1070

Camino 53 38 9 81 15 2 72 176 444 890

Pleasant Valley 35 40 9 43 8 2 51 119 334 642

Cool 11 10 6 28 6 9 45 76 252 443

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Pleasant Valley

Cool

Total Incidents – Station 25

Placerville

Structure Fire 76

Vegetation Fire 52

Vehicle Fire 14

Alarms/Misc 167

Hazard 32

Rescue 4

Public Assist 226

Traffic Collision 236

Medical 2139

Total 2946

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Series1

El Dorado County Fire 2015/2016

Operating Budget Revenue

Property Tax –Secured $7,637,766

Property Tax – Unsecured $157,528

Supplemental - Current $80,000

Supplemental – Prior $32,000

Special Tax $518,940

Penalty $8,000

Home Owners Tax Relief $78,049

Fed/State Reimbursements $273,000

Shingle Springs Rancheria $585,514

Fire Suppression (SS) $265,571

Planning and Engineering $25,000

Ambulance Services $80,000

Misc. Revenue $50,000

Sale of Fixed Assets $5,000

TOTAL REVENUE $10,119,773

El Dorado County Fire 2015/2016

Operating Budget

Expenditures

Salaries/Benefits $7,526,754

Service and Supplies $827,475

Long-term Debt $138,040

Fixed Assets $2,241,081

Reserve/Contingencies $1,400,000

TOTAL EXPENDITUES $10,733,350

2007-2015 Operating Budget

2007-08 $10,396,734

2008-09 $11,051,274

2009-10 $12,004,315

2010-11 $11,554,908

2011-12 $12,313,823

2012-13 $10,505,962

2013-14 $9,337,713

2014-15 $8,486,673

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Series1

City of Placerville TRA Fire Increment – Pre-ERAF

Year Increment Total Rev

2005/06 137,184 1,394,240

2006/07 145,411 1,539,651

2007/08 109,742 1,649,393

2008/09 92,844 1,742,237

2009/10 -9,521 1,732,716

2010/11 -126,479 1,696,237

2011/12 -48,992 1,557,245

2012/13 6,890 1,564,135

2013/14 12,052 1,576,187

2014/15 50,175 1,626,362

2015/16 63,733 1,690,094

Year Increment Total Rev

1993/94 833,933 833,933

1994/95 25,796 859,729

1995/96 24,110 883,839

1996/97 12,465 896,304

1997/98 25,076 921,138

1998/99 25,602 946,982

1999/00 36,795 983,777

2000/01 32,732 1,016,509

2001/02 73,830 1,090,339

2002/03 47,994 1,138,333

2003/04 47,158 1,185,491

2004/05 71,565 1,257,056

FY 2015-2016 – Assessed Valuation

City of Placerville

FY 2014-2015 – the assessed valuation for the properties that comprise tax rate

areas for the City of Placerville was $966,047,387. This assessed value includes

the net secured , public utility, secured homeowners exemption and the net

unsecured.

El Dorado County Fire will receive $1,439,097

City of Placerville will receive $222,896

The balance of the taxes from these tax rate areas will go to other agencies that

include the County General Fund, Accumulated Capital Outlay Fund, EID,

CSA#7 and Schools.

City of Placerville TRA Fire

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What level of service is provided to the

City of Placerville, by the

El Dorado County Fire Protection District?

The El Dorado Fire Protection District

provides the City of Placerville with an all risk

fire and emergency medical service delivery

model that is located out of Station 25, at

3034 Sacramento Street.

This service is provided to the citizens of

Placerville 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,

365 days a year.

Services rendered to the City of Placerville

24/7 operational coverage by a Division Chief

24/7 Advanced Life Support Fire Engine with a minimum staffing of 3

Firefighters (all risk services to include; swift water rescue, structural

and wild land fire suppression capabilities, automobile stabilization and

extrication, hazardous material risk mitigation, public education)

24/7 Advanced Life Support Ambulance (JPA funded) with 2

Firefighters (utilization in all risk environments)

Oversight of all fire prevention related activities within the City of

Placerville by the El Dorado County Fire Protection District Fire

Marshal, and Deputy Fire Marshal

Aerial ladder capabilities for high density commercial operations with

the use of Ladder 26

All human resources, financial, training, prevention, & administrative

costs provided by the ECFPD

What happens during a typical response?

The majority of responses that are initiated

during a 911 activation reflect a “tandem

response”. This response includes Engine 25

and Medic 25. The rationale for this “tandem

response” is due to the inherent uncertainty

that can be encountered upon the arrival at

scene for all emergency resources. This

philosophy holds true for both fire and ems

related emergencies.

Response information (continued)

Issues typically encountered that require personnel from both

Engine 25 and Medic 25 can reflect the following during fire

ground operations; rescue, exposure, confinement,

extinguishment, overhaul, ventilation, and search.

During a EMS related incident the following needs are typically

encountered; an immobile patient carry, the introduction of

ACLS, PALS, or PHTLS, which would typically be defined as an

“all hands” call to address simultaneous needs of; cardiac,

respiratory, and intravenous access, medication administration,

CPR provider relief, and the logistics of patient packaging and

patient movement.

A summary of an average emergency response

The ability to include firefighters from both Engine 25

and Medic 25, will enhance the overall scene

efficiency and increase service delivery capabilities

exponentially.

Fundamentally, this increased scene efficiency

translates into a greater preservation of life and

property for the constituency.

Services provided with derived revenue from the City of

Placerville of roughly $1.4M annually

3-0 ALS

Engine

Company

24/7 On-

duty

Division

Chief

24/7 Fire

Marshal

availability

All fixed and

rolling capital

maintenance

and

replacement

needs

maintained by

ECFPD

Human

resources,

financial,

training,

prevention, &

administrative

oversight

provided by

ECFPD

X X X X X

Placerville Compared To Other Fire Districts

Comparative

Agency

(FY 15/16)

Firefighters

per

Engine

Salaries,

Benefits,

Services

and

Supplies

Other

Charges

(Buildings

and

Equipment)

Total

Expenditures &

Appropriations

Placerville 3 $1,439,097

Pioneer 2 $1,001,190 $731,000 $1,732,190

Meeks Bay 2 $1,563,383 $609,000 $2,172,383

Diamond

Springs

2 $3,399,015 $445,000 $3,844,015

Hard Times Hit The Fire Service!

Yes. In 2012, the El Dorado County Fire Protection District had experienced a $1.4M

dollar annual structural deficit. Many measures were employed in an effort to close this

annual deficit, that included components of economic sustainability such as;

1Fire Engine “Brown-Out” in an effort to close the deficit

Reduction of the administrative staff

Employees are paying 15% towards calPERS costs (Beginning in 2016)

Reduction in overtime costs by reducing sick and vacation leave accruals

Monthly health care costs have been capped, rather than included as a passive

tenet of the annual budgetary process

These measures have allowed the District to rebuild its reserve fund, replace aging

fire engines, and work towards paying off long-term debt obligations.

The District immensely values the relationship that it has with the City of Placerville, and is

committed to insuring that it provides the highest level of service possible, while

respectfully operating within its derived revenue sources.

In Summary

The El Dorado County Fire Protection District proudly

serves the changing needs of our communities,

including the City of Placerville, by providing a

superior level of service with a well trained, highly

efficient staff who places the needs of our

communities first. We do this with:

Professionalism

Enthusiasm

Organizational Integrity

Pride

Leadership

Effectiveness