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Chief reports on staffing, training and capital projects; fireboat delivery set for late May
Summary
Chief Joanne Hayes White and administration staff updated the commission on FY2016 budget submission, recruit academies and staffing transitions (13 H8-per-diem to full-time EMTs), ongoing station projects (Station 5/16), AWSS repairs saving ~500,000 gallons daily and an anticipated fireboat delivery date of May 31 pending contract amendment.
Chief of Department Joanne Hayes White and administrative staff briefed the Fire Commission on Feb. 24 about department-wide matters including budget, staffing, training, facilities and equipment procurement.
Hayes White said the department submitted its budget to the mayors office on Feb. 22 and will meet with the mayors budget director before the citys June 1 submittal to the Board of Supervisors. She reported no immediate staffing changes in command but said 14 per-diem H8 hires were offered full-time EMT positions and 13 had accepted transition offers. Recruit academy 119 began Jan. 25 and the department plans a subsequent class with interviews and background checks underway.
On capital and facilities, staff described bond-funded projects: Station 5 and Station 16 remain in permit or construction review and Station 35 is a major planned project in the 2014 bond; the department is finalizing closeout of certain 2010 bond projects. Assistant Deputy Chief Ken Lombardi said the department is coordinating Station 5 design details with Supervisor offices and community stakeholders.
Chief Williams (administration report) described training expansions (new on-site instruction and instructor development), safety/hygiene reviews with an industrial hygienist, and AWSS repairs (Ashbury Heights tank, Jones Street tank, Twin Peaks Reservoir) that staff said have reduced leaks and saved roughly 500,000 gallons of water per day. Williams also reported that the fireboat builder, Vigor, requested a schedule adjustment; the department and OCA have tentatively approved a contract amendment and are projecting the boats completion and delivery around May 31, with liquidated-damages adjustments in the amendment.
Commissioners asked about continuing-education funding and the departments training fund; department leaders said the training budget is limited, they are pursuing grant opportunities and partnerships (including City College) to expand on-site offerings, and noted a training/education incentive pay in MOUs of roughly 6.5 percent. Commissioners also requested an operations briefing on Station 4/Station 5 performance and a review of staffing at Station 49 in the next meeting agenda.
No formal votes followed; commissioners requested follow-up detail on the budget, Station 5 planning and the fireboat commissioning timeline.
