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Joint police and fire risk assessment finds rising demand; staff urged to prepare strategic plan and consider early renewal of Measure J20
Summary
A joint community risk assessment found fire calls up about 25% since 2019, frequent simultaneous incidents, and projected law-enforcement workload increases; AP Triton recommended staffing, deployment, and facility changes and urged the city to plan for a Measure J20 renewal to sustain current service levels.
A joint community risk assessment and standards-of-cover study presented to the Paso Robles City Council found rising demand for emergency services, response-time pressure points, and capacity shortfalls that warrant a strategic, phased approach to staffing and facilities.
AP Triton presented the analysis Tuesday, which combined fire and police workload modeling, demographic and vulnerability measures, and operational benchmarks. The firm reported the fire system handled about 4,372 calls across three stations and noted emergency calls have increased roughly 25% since 2019. "Workload history has gone up 25% since 2019," the consultants said.
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