Citygate is currently preparing a Capital Facilities Master Plan for the County of Santa Barbara Fire Department. This in-depth master plan for the Department’s buildings will include all fire stations, headquarters, logistics, and aviation and will be sufficient to estimate major repair costs or the need for total replacements over a feasible, multiple-year timeline. Citygate will work with County staff to prepare facility financing strategies considering the Department’s revenue sources.

Citygate completed an operational enhancements update for the County of Santa Barbara Fire Department. Citygate used the Standards of Coverage multiple-step process to determine if fire station locations and crew/apparatus staffing were meeting the unique needs of the Department’s service areas. This study was an update to the fire service deployment and departmental performance audit study Citygate completed for the Department in 2012.

Citygate completed a Standards of Coverage deployment analysis and departmental performance assessment of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The study identified both the current service level and level of services desired and then assessed the Department’s ability to provide them. After understanding gaps in operations and resources, Citygate provided recommendations to maximize and improve Department operations and resources over time. The study was well received by the Department, County Chief Executive, and the Board of Supervisors, who, after receiving the study, adopted a revised funding plan for the dependent fire district.