Citygate completes six NIMS all-hazards courses for Bay Area personnel; more courses scheduled in coming months Categories: Emergency Management & Operations Training, Fire, In the News, Incident Management Training Tag: Fire, S-420 Command and General Staff, Urban Area Security Initiative October 26, 2012 In September, Citygate successfully completed the following courses for personnel located in the 12 Bay Area Counties: September 17-21, 2012: L-971 NIMS All-Hazards Facilities Unit Leader September 24-26, 2012: L-960 NIMS All-Hazards Division/Group Supervisor Read More
Stakeholder workshops a success for Bay Area Incident Management Team assessment Categories: Fire, Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News, Incident Management Training Tag: Fire, Urban Area Security Initiative October 15, 2012 Citygate Associates was contracted by the Bay Area UASI to conduct investigative research into the use, applicability and potential further growth of Multi-Disciplinary Type 3 Incident Management Teams (IMT-3) in the Bay Area. The Read More
Citygate completes first-ever two-day Finance Section Chief for EOC/DOC Pilot Course! Categories: Emergency Management & Operations Training, In the News, Incident Management Training Tag: Urban Area Security Initiative June 22, 2012 Yesterday Citygate completed the first-ever two-day Finance Section Chief for EOC/DOC pilot course! Also successfully completed in May and June were the L-964 NIMS All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader and L-975 NIMS All-Hazards Finance/Administration Unit Read More
Citygate’s Stewart Gary Quoted in The Wall Street Journal Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News Tag: Fire Department Consolidation, Fire Department Merger, Fire Deployment, Fire Response Times, Fire Services Study, Fire Station Relocation, Standards of Coverage Response, Stu Gary April 24, 2012 Stewart Gary, Citygate’s Fire Practice Principal, was quoted in a WSJ print column and related blog article: All Heat, No Light, in Fire Data (WSJ print column) “Mr. Gary, former chief of the Livermore-Pleasanton Read More
Citygate has published a new Cornerstone article! “We’ve Reinvigorated Strategic Planning! Using Values & Actionable Plans” Categories: Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, General Management Consulting, In the News, Strategic Planning Tag: Building Department Review, Community Development Department Consulting, Fire Services Study, Strategic Planning, William Sager March 16, 2012 March 16, 2012 “We know that predicting the future is at best difficult, particularly in today’s chaotic times. Regardless of that reality, organizations still only have two choices: either plan for the future or Read More
We’ve Reinvigorated Strategic Planning! Using Values & Actionable Plans Categories: Cornerstone, Fire Department Consulting, General Management Consulting, In the News, white papers, William Sager Tag: Strategic Planning March 16, 2012 William Sager, Senior Associate “Our Strategic Planning Process Leader” We know that predicting the future is at best difficult, particularly in today’s chaotic times. Regardless of that reality, organizations still only have two choices: Read More
Maricopa’s new Police Chief ready to implement Citygate’s study; Steve Harman, Jim Davis, and Dave DeRoos of Citygate made the final presentation to City Council on February 22nd Categories: In the News, Police Services Consulting, Police Services Staff, Public Safety Tag: David DeRoos, Jim Davis, Police Department Performance Audit, Police Department Review, Public Safety, Steve Harman March 8, 2012 March 7, 2012 Article: Q and A with Chief Steven Stahl “InMaricopa News sat down with Steven Stahl, Maricopa’s new chief of police, to find out what makes him tick not only as a Read More
LA Times article on fire department mergers mentions six current or former Citygate clients; also quotes Stewart Gary, Citygate’s Fire Practice Principal Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News Tag: Fire Department Consolidation, Fire Department Merger, Public Safety, Stu Gary March 6, 2012 March 6, 2012 Article: Santa Ana disbands Fire Department in bid to rescue budget “The Orange County Fire Authority will take over services for the city, which is facing a $30-million deficit, ending the Read More
A New MPD: Stahl hopes to bring a fresh start to MPD (Maricopa, AZ) Categories: In the News, Police Services Consulting, Police Services Staff, Public Safety Tag: Police Department Performance Audit, Police Department Review, Public Safety February 23, 2012 February 21, 2012 “The results of an audit into the Maricopa Police Department’s management structure reflect communication gaps between officers and upper management, as well as an overwhelmingly low amount of confidence in the Read More
Emergency Response Times Slow as County Fire Faces Increasing Structural, Financial Deficits (Santa Barbara, CA) Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, Fire Staff, In the News Tag: Fire Response Times, Fire Services Study February 20, 2012 February 14, 2012 “The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is facing a structural deficit and is not meeting goal response times, according to a report presented Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors by an Read More