Fire Department Attrition Reduction Plan Update - City of Columbia

• Current vacant positions not attracting high performing employees due
to lack of incentives and compensation
• Lack of retention incentives not enticing experienced personnel to
continue working after reaching retirement eligibility.
• Only 4 Fire Suppression Personnel currently have 25 or more years of
service (Many are buying time to leave)
• 41 fire suppression personnel eligible for retirement in 2.5 years / 2015
• Each year thereafter large groups of hires will become eligible for
retirement all at once
Comparative Market Retention Policies
City of Columbia; Office of the Fire Chief