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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…
San Bernardino City Council to consider $75,000 Fire Department study by Citygate The City Council is scheduled to approve a contract at its meeting today that would pay a consultant $74,900 to analyze the Fire Department and provide recommendations on staffing and whether to contract out for fire services. Council members approved the idea of…
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 fire department in California, says fire departments never have been required to develop precise data.” read more. The Fire Countdown Clock…
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 department’s 128-year history….” read more
May 7, 2011 “Local leaders and community members discuss possible ways that the Beach Cities can merge services during a summit held in Hermosa Beach.” …read more
March 2, 2011 “The Orange County cities of Anaheim, Fullerton and Orange are weighing whether to dismantle their individual fire departments and form one agency that would handle fire protection for the entire area .” …read more
May 27, 2010 “Not only did the San Diego County Board of Supervisors accept the regional deployment study to assess the delivery of fire and emergency medical services in San Diego County, but the supervisors’ 5-0 vote May 19 also directed the county’s Chief Administrative Officer to develop an implementation plan based on the study’s…
May 20, 2010 “County supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt a study that calls for building 14 fire stations throughout the region to reduce coverage gaps. But it’s unlikely that any stations will materialize soon because of budget constraints.”…read more
May 19, 2010 “About the time peak wildfire season arrives this fall, San Diego County supervisors will get a report that outlines ways to improve regional fire safety. The supervisors on Wednesday directed county staffers to develop a plan to institute recommendations included in a more than 200-page regional fire services study conducted by a…
January 13, 2010 “The Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae and San Bruno city councils have voted to hire Citygate Associates LLC, a Folsom-based firm that specializes in fire and emergency medical service consulting, to do an evaluation of whether it’s possible — or advisable — for the cities to merge their fire departments.” (This article is no…
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