“Thank you very much for a comprehensive report. Thank you.”
- Mayor City of Palm Springs, CA
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“I really, really enjoyed reading your work product. I appreciate the fact that it was direct, it was constructive, and…it wasn’t finger-pointing, it was just…the facts. And I think that the money was well spent.”
- J.T. Martin, Council Member Salt Lake City, UT
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"I really want to express my appreciation for this work that’s been done in a collaborative way in which the study was put together...This is the best assemblage of comprehensive information about the fire department today as well as what our needs might be in the future that I have seen."
- Ken Hampian City Manager of San Luis Obispo
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"His [Stu Gary] knowledge, expertise, and demeanor were invaluable in our efforts to ferret out a fair agreement with the City. I could go on and on about Stu, but you already know all of the superlatives."
- Thomas E. Greer, AAE General Manager, Monterey Regional Airport
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"...this is one of the most comprehensive reports and ... one of the best presented reports I’ve seen in my years in government service. I want to start by commending you for that and acknowledge that the work that you were able to do ... was second-to-none."
- Greg Cox San Diego County Supervisor
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"We work with consultants, obviously, all the time, but the work that Citygate did on this report is some of the best I’ve seen in my tenure here."
- Walter F. Ekard Chief Administrative Officer, San Diego County
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"During our most recent project together, I did not need to request any changes to the report. We re-hired Citygate Associates for two reasons: performance and satisfaction."
- Kevin Costa, Deputy Fire Chief Pasadena Fire Department
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"The work and products...were exemplary. I greatly appreciate the opportunity I had to work with you. Thank you. I would happily recommend Citygate’s expertise to anyone."
- Kirk Schmitt, EMS Agency Director County of Monterey Health Department
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Fire and Emergency Medical Services Consulting

When it must be done right the first time

When your study must be done right, there's only one option. Citygate Associates, LLC is the single most experienced and relied-upon fire and emergency medical services consultancy in the Western U.S. Within recent years, Citygate has executed many of the largest fire service studies we know of, including for the Counties of Los Angeles, San Diego, and El Dorado, as well as the Cities of San Diego, Oakland, Stockton, and Pasadena and the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District and both the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Many of these agencies have repeatedly relied upon Citygate for their fire and EMS needs.

Distinctive by Culture

Your department, your constituents, and your first responders are our first priority. Citygate Associates believes passionately that character and independent public service are interests that must be placed before our own. In other words, our service to you is our single most distinguishing feature in the marketplace. Ask our clients!

Our fire protection consultants perform the following studies

NEW Standby Coaching and Consulting

Citygate is pleased to announce a new service offering. By popular request, we are offering two new ways to get the right person, with the right skills, right when you need them! When an urgent issue arises, you will not need to go through a cumbersome RFP/RFQ process! A few of the unique benefits include: access to an on-call chief and coach, unmatched consulting flexibility, rapid response and resolution, independent perspective, and political sensitivity. Contact us to discuss or customize your plan!

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Deployment Analyses

We are experts as performing Standards of Coverage deployment analyses consistent with guidelines from the National Fire Protection Association; the Commission on Fire Accreditation International; and the Insurance Services Office.

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Consolidations & Service Alternatives

Having performed over 25 such studies, we know of no other firm with near the same level of expertise ascertaining feasibility and providing detailed implementation work for consolidations, contract-for-services, and other forms of regional fire services. Our staff has not just designed shared fire services, they have worked in merged fire services, so they deeply understand the practical difficulties!

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Staffing Analysis

In addition to deployment staffing analysis, we conduct reviews of headquarters staff and program needs for effective agency management, supervision, and regulatory compliance.

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Emergency Medical Services Analyses – First Response and Transport Programs

Our team of fire service and EMS professionals not only understand patient care, but also the changes occurring in pre-hospital health care. We understand community paramedicine and post-discharge care, with the associated financing of EMS changes in the fluid health care reform environment. We can conduct service delivery studies along with economic reviews, quality assurance, and quality improvement program compliance reviews.

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Operations Review

We are intimately familiar with comprehensive reviews of all facets of fire operations, including fire prevention, fire response, fire administration, emergency medical services, fire investigation, fire training, disaster preparedness, administrative support positions, information systems, capital facilities and apparatus, fire department fees, emergency preparedness, regional issues, and fire public education.

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Fire Station Location Assessments

We regularly perform location/relocation studies of fire stations to provide long-range service delivery for our clients. The evaluation of station locations often includes a comprehensive assessment of mutual-aid/automatic-aid agreements and their effectiveness and staffing, as well as an analysis of alternative deployment plans.

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Master/Strategic Plans

Our team of experts have helped establish Master and Strategic plans encompassing all aspects of fire service operations.

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Dispatch and Communications

Our technical communication, fiscal, and general government skills allow us to assist regional communication centers with master planning, staffing, cost sharing, joint governance reviews, and economic studies of proposed mergers.

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