pages: CityCouncil/2009-01-06.pdf, 10
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CityCouncil | 2009-01-06 | 10 | lay offs and that is what is being faced; the report is about the current service level; requested a detailed description of preserving 95% of the current [Fire] service level; inquired what happens when a brown out occurs. The Fire Chief stated a lot of data was analyzed; not all data could be obtained; two things affect service level : response time and getting the proper amount of resources to the incident his statement that 95% of the current service level would be preserved is based on the two factors; the analysis for 2008 showed no impact on resources; there was not a fire incident where the City was not able to provide the necessary resources; there will not be a catastrophic shortage of resources when responding to fires; response time differs depending on apparatus; less than 5% of all calls will be impacted with a higher response time. Councilmember Matarrese requested an explanation of not obtaining all data wanted for analysis. The Fire Chief responded staff hoped to obtain data for more years and by station and company; enough data was obtained to do adequate analysis and back up the conclusions drawn. Councilmember Matarrese inquired what scenario would involve an increased response time; stated the average response time is currently 4 minutes 30 seconds inquired what would happen during a brown out when the City is in the 5% mode. The Fire Chief stated that he would provide individual scenarios. for medical calls, the Fire Department responds with an engine and an ambulance; there are paramedics on the engine and ambulance; if an ambulance were browned out, the impact would occur when there are three or more concurrent ambulance calls; said scenario happened 241 times last year; based on the staffing pattern last year, an ambulance would only be browned out 15% of the time or 50 days, which translates to about 36 delayed ambulance calls. Councilmember Matarrese inquired how long the delay would be. The Fire Chief responded the delay would depend on the location of the call and the ambulance; the range would be anywhere from one minute to 10 to 12 minutes if relying on AMR even if the ambulance would be delayed, the first responding unit would not be delayed. Councilmember Matarrese inquired what would be the impact. The Fire Chief responded the impact varies depending upon the medical condition; the matter has been discussed with doctors; for Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 10 January 6, 2009 | CityCouncil/2009-01-06.pdf |