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Board discusses volunteer fire district pilot, seeks data on response times and costs
Summary
County and district representatives described a pilot to compensate volunteers and staff engines during peak wildland times to reduce response delays, but officials said response‑time data is not yet available and the pilot aims to collect evidence for future decisions.
County officials and a Suisun Fire Protection District representative discussed a volunteer staffing pilot intended to reduce response delays for wildland incidents. The chief representative for the Suisun Fire Protection District told the board the effort aims to staff engines with a minimum complement during peak fire season to shorten volunteer turnout times that can otherwise take five to ten minutes for volunteers to reach stations from their homes.
Board members pressed staff about concrete response‑time expectations and cost savings for districts; staff and district representatives said response‑time reductions will depend on geography and that the county will gather data during the pilot to measure outcomes. Supervisors emphasized the financial limits of small, volunteer districts and requested follow‑up reporting on measured impacts and cost‑sharing.
