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The following article was written by Rebecca Kheel, Staff Writer for the Orange County Register. Click here to read the Orange County Register article in its entirety. Photo credit: Bruce Chambers of the Orange County Register. Fire department study finds slower response in east Though overall the Orange City Fire Department performs well, the city…
Vancouver declares Fire Stations 1 and 2 surplus The City Council declared Fire Stations 1 and 2 surplus Monday, following a study recommending the city of Vancouver rebuild and relocate four fire stations to improve response times. Once all four stations have been rebuilt, 90 to 100 percent of all existing public roads in town…
Councilwoman, Fire Union Call For More Temporary Fire Stations in San Diego Originally authored by Alexander Nguyen. Visit the Times of San Diego here. To see the original article, please click here. With groundbreaking just a few days away for a temporary fire station designed to reduce response times in San Diego’s Skyline neighborhood, Councilwoman…
Feature story: Menlo Park fire district’s growing pains Originally authored by Sandy Brundage, a Staff Writer for the Almanac. Visit the Almanac here. To see the original article, please click here. This may be the only fire that Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief Harold Schapelhouman wishes had not been extinguished so quickly: A firefighter…
Mayor Garcetti Nominates Wendy Macy as Next General Manager of Personnel Originally authored by the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti at http://www.lamayor.org/mayor_garcetti_nominates_wendy_macy_as_next_general_manager_of_personnel. To see the original article, please click here. Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced the nomination of Wendy Macy as the next General Manager of City of Los Angeles Personnel Department. Macy…
Report pours cold water on fire consolidation Originally authored by Eric Vodden at http://www.appeal-democrat.com/. To see the original article, please click here. YUBA, CA — The proposed consolidation of four Yuba County fire departments would be “fiscally problematic” at this time, a new study says. Folsom-based Citygate Associates says consolidating the Linda, Olivehurst, Wheatland and…
City tries to speed emergency response. Originally authored by David Garrik at www.utsandiego.com. To see the original article, please click here. New two-man crews could reshape city’s approach. SAN DIEGO — San Diego may have found a new way to shorten emergency response times in neighborhoods where they’ve been dismal for years: two-person, fast-response squads….
Expert: Get 2nd ambulance crew at Station 1 Originally authored by Argen Duncan at the Rio Rancho Observer. To see the original article, please click here. Rio Rancho Fire Rescue Department is doing a good job with available resources, but it needs more people and stations for faster response times, according to a consultant. Bill…
Chief Stewart Gary was interviewed by Justin Hyer at PublicCEO. Here is the article: *** Originally authored by Justin Hyer at PublicCEO. To see the original article, please click here. Departmental Mergers Catching Fire in CA: 4 Factors to Consider The past half-dozen years have not been kind to local government agencies in California. Amid…
Coastside fire district eyes new stations. A team of consultants last month reported that the Coastside Fire Protection District was well served by its current three fire stations, but it suggested the agency could stand to benefit from relocating to new sites. The fire district board of directors commissioned the report from Citygate [Associates] Consultants…
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