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The following article was acquired from the Daily Republic news site and was authored by Ian Thompson. Vacaville fire study recommends 5th ambulance, 5th fire engine VACAVILLE — Add another ambulance, expand Fire Station 72 on Ulatis Drive and add a fifth fire engine with crew to be located somewhere in the core area of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Citygate has begun work on the Coastside Fire Station Relocation assessment. Citygate’s Stewart Gary is leading the project. The Coastside Fire Protection District has begun considering whether to replace two aging fire stations and perhaps place them in different locations. At its regular board meeting on Oct. 23, the board approved a nearly $25,000 contract…
Citygate Associates Fire Department Audit in Goodyear, AZ by Chiefs Stewart Gary, Bill Sager, and Robert Meyer turns things around. Goodyear Fire Chief Paul Luizzi, who permanently took the reins of the department on Sept. 23, has initiated profound changes throughout the organization. Firefighters now measure response times in a cohesive manner, city businesses are…
Article: Our View: Interim chief a positive first step for Goodyear FD “When city departments face major problems, sometimes a fresh set of eyes offers the best perspective and solutions. Recently, the Goodyear Fire Department received 80 pages worth of evaluation from quite a few pairs of fresh eyes. California-based Citygate Associates LLC conducted a…
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…
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