Fire study endorsed by county (San Diego County) Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News Tag: Fire Department Consolidation, Fire Deployment, Fire Services Study, Standards of Coverage Response May 21, 2010 May 20, 2010 “County supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt a study that calls for building 14 fire stations throughout the region to reduce coverage gaps. But it’s unlikely that any stations will materialize Read More
REGION: Supervisors call for plan to improve fire protection (San Diego County) Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News Tag: Fire Department Consolidation, Fire Deployment, Fire Services Study May 20, 2010 May 19, 2010 “About the time peak wildfire season arrives this fall, San Diego County supervisors will get a report that outlines ways to improve regional fire safety. The supervisors on Wednesday directed county Read More
Escondido: Golden Door Spa asks county to postpone Merriam Mountains hearing (Escondido, CA) Categories: Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News Tag: Fire Services Study March 5, 2010 March 4, 2010 “Attorneys for a business opposed to the 2,630-home Merriam Mountains development proposed for north of Escondido have asked county supervisors to delay the project’s March 24 hearing until the county’s blueprint Read More
Newark agrees to contract with Alameda County Fire Department (Newark, CA) Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News February 28, 2010 February 28, 2010 “By the time the next fiscal cycle begins, fire engines in Newark could bear the name of the Alameda County Fire Department. City Council members have voted in favor of a Read More
Peninsula fire department merger heats up (Bay Area, CA) Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News Tag: Fire Department Consolidation, Fire Department Merger, Fire Deployment, Fire Services Study January 14, 2010 January 13, 2010 “The Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae and San Bruno city councils have voted to hire Citygate Associates LLC, a Folsom-based firm that specializes in fire and emergency medical service consulting, to do an Read More
Burlingame agrees to fund fire merger study (Bay Area, CA) Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News Tag: Fire Department Consolidation, Fire Department Merger January 6, 2010 January 5, 2010 “The wheels are in motion for the final stage of a potential four-city fire department merger.” (This article is no longer available.) Read More
Study has top marks for fire agency (Carlsbad, CA) Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News Tag: Fire Department Consolidation, Fire Station Relocation, Standards of Coverage Response November 21, 2009 November 21, 2009 “The Carlsbad Fire Department has been given an exemplary rating by an independent consultant hired to evaluate the department and recommend improvements.”…read more Read More
Who can be a volunteer firefighter? Categories: Cornerstone, Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, Fire Staff, In the News, William Sager Tag: Fire Department Consulting October 1, 2008 By William Sager, October 2008 Who can volunteer to work as a firefighter in your community? The first answer that comes to mind is, “anyone can.” Not so fast. The Fair Labor Standards Act Read More
Is your EOC ready? Categories: Cornerstone, Emergency Management & Operations Training, Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News, Incident Management Training, William Sager Tag: City Management, Fire Department Consulting February 2, 2008 By William Sager, February 2008 Many communities, particularly in the disaster prone west, are feeling the threat of disaster and doing something about it. They realize they cannot wait for calamity and hope that Read More
How to resolve fire service field deployment challenges Categories: Cornerstone, Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News, Stewart Gary Tag: Fire Department Consulting October 18, 2007 By Stewart Gary, October 2007 Civic leaders need to know that there are no mandatory federal or state regulations directing a minimum level of fire service response times, fire crew locations and desired outcomes. Read More