
2008 Fire Department Goals
- Establish a chief officer professional development program for future
chief officer candidates. (Council Goal 1)
- Increase job training and outside training opportunities across all
divisions. (Council Goal 1)
- Evaluate and propose options for recovering costs of providing life
safety fire inspections in businesses. (Council Goal 1)
- Update the majority of fire engine and aerial ladder truck fleet to
improve safety, reliability, and maneuverability. (Council Goal 1)
- Increase county-wide emergency medical services/paramedic supervision.
(Council Goal 1)
- Replace obsolete paramedic cardiac heart monitor/defibrillators.
(Council Goal 1)
- Develop and deliver a neighborhood disaster preparedness “train the
trainer” course through the neighborhood associations. (Council Goal 11)
- Begin implementing recommendations of the emergency radio communications
study, in anticipation of the 2010 Olympics and other events. (Council Goal
11)
- Replace all obsolete self-contained breathing apparatus. (Council Goal
1)