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Critical/Strategic Planning Initiatives
The Fire Department’s Strategic Plan focuses on long-term
strategies to provide fire protection and life safety services in
line with the County’s mission and values. This year, the focus is
to continue the evaluation of infrastructure improvements and
efficiencies, and enhance essential services to the communities
we serve. The Department will also continue with its financial
strategies to achieve budgetary savings, minimize reliance on
one-time funds and renew funding stability.
Public Safety
■ Develop and deliver community-based safety outreach
programs structured to address both public and personal
needs to increase self-reliance in the event of emergencies
and disasters. This will be accomplished by evaluating and
prioritizing current community outreach efforts; creating
guidelines for specific large-scale emergency situations such
as severe weather, power outages, and terrorism-related
attacks; modifying Community Emergency Response Team
delivery; sun-setting certain station activities; and
implementing safety outreach programs such as Ready, Set,
Go!, neighborhood safety briefings in high-risk areas, and
mobile home park safety assessments and briefings.
Operational Effectiveness
■ Establish a Fire Department professional training and
development institute for command officers, managers, and
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supervisors to improve leadership effectiveness in areas of
diversity, workforce excellence, and policy compliance.
■ Continue to conduct ongoing assessments and improvements
of organizational practices to increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of Department operations.
Community and Municipal Services
■ Work with local businesses, schools and institutions to
develop and provide “occupancy support” based fire
prevention inspection services.
■ Take a leadership role in the partnership of the Los Angeles
Regional Interoperable Communications System project to
bring unified communication services to all emergency
service providers in the County.
■ Convene workshops with cities to evaluate appropriate
staffing levels based on service needs and financial drivers to
help prepare for service delivery during the next three to five
year period.
Health and Mental Health
■ Collaborate with the Office of Homeland Security to provide
regular updates to department personnel on the latest
chemical and biological terrorism tactics.
■ Continue to develop training and procedures to protect
department personnel and the public from public health
emergencies.
Financing
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Financing
Sources
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2010-11 Final Adopted Budget
Other Changes
968,666,000 968,666,000 4,518.0
1. Salaries and Employee Benefits: Primarily reflects Board-approved increases in health
insurance subsidies.
6,927,000 6,927,000 --
2. Retirement Debt Service: Reflects the elimination of the Department's proportional share
of the costs associated with the issuance of the 1994 Pension Obligation Bonds. The bonds
were fully paid in fiscal year (FY) 2010-11.
(11,945,000) (11,945,000) --
3. Workers’ Compensation: Reflects changes due to anticipated benefit increases, escalating
medical cost trends and changes in the recently passed workers’ compensation law.
2,493,000 2,493,000 --
4. Overtime: Reflects a reduction in overtime based on historical overtime expenditures. (4,298,000) (4,298,000) --
5. Retirement: Reflects anticipated increases in retirement rates in FY 2011-12. 4,970,000 4,970,000 --
6. Services and Supplies: Reflects the elimination of one-time funding and implementation
of cost-saving measures to reduce expenditures in services and supplies.
(13,113,000) (13,113,000) --
7. Other Charges: Reflects decreases for commercial paper interest and settlements. (1,480,000) (1,480,000) --
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