Consultants Report (Manpower Options)
Option 1 - Increase per Call Incentive
Option 2 - Increase Part-time paid shifts coverage
Option 2 - Increase Part-time paid shifts coverage
Increase the incentive compensation for the volunteer / on-call members.
Percent Calls Bonus
30% $250
40% $500
50% $750
60% $1,000
70% $1,500
80% $2,000
90% $2,500
Per Call (Tier 2) is doubled from $38,000 to $76,000
Option 2 - Increase Part-time paid shifts coverage
Option 2 - Increase Part-time paid shifts coverage
Option 2 - Increase Part-time paid shifts coverage
Increase the use of part time paid coverage to supplement the career staffed shifts.
Shifts would include Sunday – Saturday evening and overnight shifts. Goal is 24 x 7 coverage
Once 24 hour coverage is obtained, change all EMS Assist calls to still alarms
Incentive for each toned out fire call would therefore increase
Option 3 - Use EMS Fly Car
Option 2 - Increase Part-time paid shifts coverage
Option 3 - Use EMS Fly Car
Instead of using a 1.3 Million Dollar Fire Engine and a crew of four Firefighers, change the response to a Part time paid firefighter with an EMS Fly Car,
Previous use of this option met with great success.
All EMS Calls become still alarms, the entire Department is no longer toned out.
Overall number of toned out calls is reduced from 1,32
Instead of using a 1.3 Million Dollar Fire Engine and a crew of four Firefighers, change the response to a Part time paid firefighter with an EMS Fly Car,
Previous use of this option met with great success.
All EMS Calls become still alarms, the entire Department is no longer toned out.
Overall number of toned out calls is reduced from 1,324 to 622 (Year 2020 data).. The remaining calls are the "more important" calls, emergency responses that require a full crew.
Incentive for each toned out fire call increases by over 320%, making it easier to retain the existing volunteer firefighters.