Coastside Considers New Fire Stations; Citygate to Assist Categories: Fire, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News Tag: Fire, Fire Deployment, Fire Services Study, Fire Station Relocation, Stu Gary November 8, 2013 Citygate has begun work on the Coastside Fire Station Relocation assessment. Citygate’s Stewart Gary is leading the project. The Coastside Fire Protection District has begun considering whether to replace two aging fire stations and Read More
Citygate’s Goodyear, AZ Fire Department Audit Triggers Excellent Changes Categories: Fire, Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News, Uncategorized Tag: bill sager, David DeRoos, Fire Department Management, Fire Deployment, Fire Response Times, Fire Services Study, Robert Meyer, Stu Gary October 28, 2013 Citygate Associates Fire Department Audit in Goodyear, AZ by Chiefs Stewart Gary, Bill Sager, and Robert Meyer turns things around. Goodyear Fire Chief Paul Luizzi, who permanently took the reins of the department on Read More
Interim chief a positive first step for Goodyear Fire Department Categories: Fire, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, Fire Staff, In the News Tag: Fire, Fire Deployment, Fire Response Times, Fire Services Study, Management Audit, Public Safety, Standards of Coverage Response May 9, 2013 Article: Our View: Interim chief a positive first step for Goodyear FD “When city departments face major problems, sometimes a fresh set of eyes offers the best perspective and solutions. Recently, the Goodyear Fire Read More
Citygate’s Stewart Gary Quoted in The Wall Street Journal Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News Tag: Fire Department Consolidation, Fire Department Merger, Fire Deployment, Fire Response Times, Fire Services Study, Fire Station Relocation, Standards of Coverage Response, Stu Gary April 24, 2012 Stewart Gary, Citygate’s Fire Practice Principal, was quoted in a WSJ print column and related blog article: All Heat, No Light, in Fire Data (WSJ print column) “Mr. Gary, former chief of the Livermore-Pleasanton Read More
Citygate has published a new Cornerstone article! “We’ve Reinvigorated Strategic Planning! Using Values & Actionable Plans” Categories: Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, General Management Consulting, In the News, Strategic Planning Tag: Building Department Review, Community Development Department Consulting, Fire Services Study, Strategic Planning, William Sager March 16, 2012 March 16, 2012 “We know that predicting the future is at best difficult, particularly in today’s chaotic times. Regardless of that reality, organizations still only have two choices: either plan for the future or Read More
Emergency Response Times Slow as County Fire Faces Increasing Structural, Financial Deficits (Santa Barbara, CA) Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, Fire Staff, In the News Tag: Fire Response Times, Fire Services Study February 20, 2012 February 14, 2012 “The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is facing a structural deficit and is not meeting goal response times, according to a report presented Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors by an Read More
Outside firm to study improving San Diego fire response times (San Diego, CA) Categories: Fire Department Consulting, Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News Tag: Fire Deployment, Fire Response Times, Fire Services Study, Standards of Coverage Response July 2, 2010 July 1, 2010 “San Diego is hiring an outside firm to examine how long it takes the fire department to respond to emergencies and to provide a blueprint for improving in the future. Right now, Read More
Supervisors seek implementation plan for emergency response study (San Diego County) Categories: Fire Protection and Emergency Services Consulting, In the News Tag: Fire Department Consolidation, Fire Deployment, Fire Services Study, Regional Deployment Study May 28, 2010 May 27, 2010 “Not only did the San Diego County Board of Supervisors accept the regional deployment study to assess the delivery of fire and emergency medical services in San Diego County, but the Read More
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