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Fire department reports staffing progress, training plans and a 92% billing capture rate
Summary
A fire-department representative identified as Jake updated the Board of Works on hiring, a move to digital asset management and scheduling, hydrant installation for downtown sprinkler connections, training plans and a reported 92% EMS billing capture rate.
A fire-department representative referred to during the meeting as Jake gave a multi-topic operational report covering staffing, training, equipment and billing. Jake said the department has offered two part-time positions to paramedics and is wrapping up hiring to maintain staffing targets. "We had a 92% capture rate," Jake said when summarizing recent billing and collections work.
Jake also described plans to drop unused software modules in favor of an in-house asset-management approach, implement digital truck checks via iPads, and install a hydrant in an alley behind a downtown building to serve sprinkler-system needs. He noted recent incidents — two barn fires over a weekend — and said Engine 10 completed annual service. Jake recognized upcoming personnel milestones, including Jordan Davis advancing to 1st-class firefighter on July 30. Board members asked procedural questions about when policy changes must be brought before the board; the chair said broader policy updates would be reviewed together to avoid losing items in piecemeal changes.
