West Valley

• Reduce professional suppression staff by 16% 
• Reduction of firefighters from 56 personnel per day to 47 personnel
• Currently have 12 fully staffed fire stations & 1 volunteer fire station
  3 full-time fire stations may close
• Reduction in 1 -2 staffed fire engine companies in Upland and San Antonio Heights areas
• Reduction of 1 staffed fire engine in Bloomington area
• Increase in response times of up to 7 1/2 minutes on critical emergencies

East Valley

• Reduce professional suppression staff by 22%
• Reduction of firefighters from 54 personnel per day to 42 personnel
• Currently have 14 fully staffed fire stations / 4 full-time fire stations may close
• Reduction in 3 – 4 engine companies and 1 squad in the San Bernardino area  
• Potential closure of San Bernardino International Airport fire station. County Fire and SBIAA each pay 50% of the costs in a mutually beneficial partnership
• Increase in response times of up to 5 minutes on critical emergencies

Contract stations will not be subject to closure/staffing reduction; however, they will feel the impacts of surrounding station closures

* See below service zone map for cities served

• Reduce professional suppression staff by 33%
• Reduction of firefighters from 18 personnel per day to 12 personnel
• Reduce professional EMS Ambulance Operators by 25%
• Reduction of professional EMS Ambulance Operators from 8 per day to 6 personnel per day
• Currently have 6 fire stations & 3 paid-call fire stations / 2 full-time fire stations may close
• Reduction from 6 Paramedic Staffed Fire Engines to 4
• Increase in response times of up to 10 minutes on critical emergencies

• Reduce professional suppression staff by 47%
• Reduction of firefighters from 17 personnel per day to 9 personnel
• Reduce professional EMS Ambulance Operators by 33%
• Reduction of professional EMS Ambulance Operators from 6 per day to 4 personnel per day
• Currently 6 fully staffed fire stations / 3 full-time fire stations may close
• Reduction of 1 Medic Ambulance in Yucca Valley
• Increase in response times of up to 8 minutes on critical emergencies

Contract stations will not be subject to closure/staffing reduction; however, they will feel the impacts of surrounding station closures

• Reduce professional suppression staff by 38% (this includes 3 Battalion Chief positions)
• Reduction of firefighters from 37 personnel per day to 23 personnel
• Reduce professional EMS Ambulance Operators by 40%.
• Reduction of professional EMS Ambulance Operators from 20 per day to 12 personnel per day
• Currently 10 fully staffed fire stations & 3 paid-call fire stations / 3 fire stations may close
• Reduction of 3 fire engines, 4 paramedic ambulances
• Reduction of staffing on 2 fire engines from 3 personnel per engine to 2 per engine
• Increase in response times of up to 6 minutes on critical emergencies

*This region historically has been under-resourced, with response times in certain areas exceeding one hour

Contract stations will not be subject to closure/staffing reduction; however, they will feel the impacts of surrounding station closures

Administration/Special Operations

• Elimination of administration/special operations staff by 43%; reducing ability to complete project management, strategic planning and community risk assessments
• Training & Safety/Wildland/EMS Division
  • Loss of ability to plan and develop community risk reduction and fuel modification projects to reduce the threat from wildfires
  • Loss of ability to deliver recruit training tower
  • Loss of ability to continue to develop our employees through remedial and career development training
  • Loss of ability to properly support, oversee and develop Ambulance Operator program
  • Loss of ability to properly support personnel EMS training/education needs

The Office of the Fire Marshal, Community Safety Division provides fire planning and engineering, plan reviews, new construction inspections, annual and state mandated fire inspections, fire/arson investigations, public education program, Juvenile Firestarter program, fire suppression support activity such as damage assessment and crew support through the Arson Investigation Unit.

• The loss of administrative general fund support could result in a $2.7 million loss in operating revenues
• Current prevention services are supported by the fire suppression divisions through reimbursements for fire prevention services provided in their respective divisions. In order to offset the loss of funding, the following measures would be necessary:
  • Reduction in Community Safety staffing by 50% creating an immediate impact on the annual mandatory inspection program
  • Increase of approximately 41% to program fees; increased financial hardship for business community
  • Elimination of ancillary services such as public education, juvenile firestarter program, etc.
  • Contract city services would need to be re-negotiated to maintain current level of services
  • Community Risk Reduction as an on-going initiative would be drastically reduced, as it requires a robust Fire Prevention Program that includes prevention programs, construction planning/inspection services, arson investigations, pre-planning and public outreach for stakeholder investment