El Dorado County Fire Protection
District
El Dorado County Fire Protection District
Mission Statement
We are dedicated to provide
Professional and Courteous
Service to our Citizens and
Communities with Pride
Trust and Integrity
El Dorado County Fire Protection District
Core Values
Professionalism
Respect
Integrity
Dedication
Excellence
The Fire District
This year the El Dorado County Fire Protection District will celebrate its 25th year of cooperative fire service within the County of El Dorado, California.
In March of 1991, the El Dorado County Fire Protection District was formed through a consolidation of many smaller fire districts including
Placerville Fire Department
Shingle Springs Fire District
Pleasant Valley Fire District
Pollock Pines-Camino Fire Department
Coloma-Lotus Fire District (1992)
North side Fire Protection District (1993)
ECF is a Special District
El Dorado County Fire, despite its name,
is not part of El Dorado County
Government.
El Dorado County Fire is an independent
“Special District” with a five member
elected board of directors with the City
representative Dennis Thomas serving
as Chairman.
El Dorado County Fire District
Boundaries
2015/16 Staffing Levels
53 Total Personnel 4 Chief Officers
16 Captains
20 FF Paramedics/EMT
1 Prevention Specialist
3 Support Staff
9 Apprentices
JPA
El Dorado County Fire also supports 24 JPA(Ambulance)
Employee’s, funded by Service Area 7
Current Station Staffing Model
Six Staffed Fire stations
Station 17 (Pollock Pines) Staffed 2-0 ALS Engine & 2-0 Medic Unit
Station 19 (Pleasant Valley) Staffed 2-0 Engine ALS & 2-0 Medic Unit
Station 21 (Camino) Administrative Personnel
Station 25 (Placerville) Staffed 3-0 ALS Engine & 2-0 Medic Unit
Station 28 (Shingle Springs) Staffed 3-0 ALS Engine & 2-0 Medic Unit
Station 72 (Cool) Staffed 2-0 ALS Engine
Two Seasonally staffed Fire Stations
Station 21 (Camino) staffed from October through May (Winter)
Station 74 (Coloma/Lotus) Staffed from June through April (Summer)
Seven Unstaffed Fire Stations
Station 15 (Strawberry) Un-staffed
Station 16 (Kyburz) Un-staffed, USFS Summer Staffing
Station 18 (Sierra Springs) Un-staffed
Station 23 (Oak Hill) Unstaffed
Station 24 (Texas Hill) Un-staffed
Station 26 (Placerville) Un-staffed (Police Station)
Station 73 (Pilot Hill) Un-Staffed
Board of Directors
Mark Brunton Division 1
Dennis Thomas Division 2 (City)
Bill Draper Division 3
Chris Swarbrick Division 4
Tara Mason Division 5
A significant portion of revenue for the
Fire District comes from a percentage of
property taxes, which are based upon a
percentage of property values.
In 2005 when property values began to
decrease, so did the revenue that was
allocated to the El Dorado County Fire
Protection District.
Administrative Org Chart Board of Directors
Michael Hardy
Fire Chief
Tim Cordero
A Shift Division Chief
EMS/Operations
Paul Lohan
B Shift Division Chief
Training/Vehicle Maintenance/
Facilities
Paul McVay
C Shift Division Chief
Fire Marshal/
Human Resources
Paul Dutch, Financial Officer
Gina Tassinari, Admin Assist
Kathleen Freeman, Admin Assist
Elisha Stoneback, Receptionist/
Part Time
Brandon McKay
Fire Prevention Specialist 5 Station Captains 5 Station Captains
5 Station Captains
Admin Org Chart/ 4 years ago
Board of Directors
Fire Chief Receptionist
Maintenance
IT
Admin Assist. – Finance/Payroll
Admin Assist – Human Resources
Assistant Fire Chief/Operations Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal
Battalion Chief/Training Battalion Chief
Battalion Chief
Battalion Chief
Fire Prevention Specialist
5 Station Captains
5 Station Captains
5 Station Captains
History of the City and the Fire District
In late 1989 the City and the Placerville Fire Protection District started
discussing consolidating their service.
Also included in those discussions were the Pollock Pines/Camino
FPD, Pleasant Valley FPD and the Shingle Springs FPD.
The discussions involved possible savings to the agencies due to a
reduction in administrative costs and greater efficiencies that would be
realized through a larger work force.
Various studies were conducted and it was determined that consolidation
would be economically beneficial to all of the member agencies.
Fire Services Feasibility Study – Prepared for the City of Placerville
City Gate Study
In March of 1991, LAFCO and the Board of Supervisors approved the
establishment of the new El Dorado County Fire Protection District.
Property tax Revenue
In 1991,at the time of consolidation, the newly formed El Dorado County Fire Protection District, assumed all revenue streams that existed from the prior Fire District.
The City of Placerville, from 1991 to 1994 decided they would “contract” with the District at a set amount and continued to collect property taxes and in turn pay for fire services.
Also allocated from the Pollock Pines/Camino FPD and the Pleasant Valley FPD to EDCFPD was their voter approved “Special Tax”.
Placerville did not have a voter approved “Special Tax” so none was collected.
History of the City and Fire District (Cont.)
In 1992/93, when the State first began to shift money from local agencies to the State (ERAF), the amount owing under the contract to the District was $704,000. The City and the District began discussing possible means of
minimizing the financial burden of the two agencies due to the tax shift.
In 1994, the State again, mandated another shift from local agencies. Fire Districts were excluded from this second shift.
The City was subject to the tax shift.
After the City suffered the loss from the two tax shifts and paid the property tax administration fee, there would not have been enough money from its property tax to pay the amount due under the contract to the District. The City would have been forced to pay over $36,000 from other
revenue sources to meet its fire service obligations.
Reallocation of Property Tax Revenue
In May of 1994, the City and the District adopted a
resolution to exchange the property tax revenue
between the City and District. In exchange for the
allocation of the property tax, the City was relieved of
its financial obligations under the contract.
Benefits to the City and the District
The City would no longer be forced to make monthly payments to the District,
even when it had not yet received the property tax revenue.
The City would never be forced to make payments in excess of the revenue
derived from its property tax (as it would have been in 1993/94 under the contract
with the District.
The City was able to negotiate with the District to pay a reduced amount from the
93/94 fiscal year of $696,631, instead of the $704,000 due under the contract.
The City insulated itself from the impact of any future property tax shifts by the
State of California.
However the District did receive less money than it otherwise would have under
the contract, it did provide for stability to the funding source for the District.
Total Incidents by Station
Community Struc Fire Veg Fire Veh Fire Alarm Misc Hazard Rescue Pub Assist Traff Coll Medical Total 911
Placerville 76 52 14 167 32 4 226 236 2139 2946
Pollock Pines 37 30 11 71 26 4 112 150 796 1237
Shingle Springs 64 55 10 88 9 1 54 121 668 1070
Camino 53 38 9 81 15 2 72 176 444 890
Pleasant Valley 35 40 9 43 8 2 51 119 334 642
Cool 11 10 6 28 6 9 45 76 252 443
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Pollock Pines
Shingle Springs
Camino
Pleasant Valley
Cool
Total Incidents – Station 25
Placerville
Structure Fire 76
Vegetation Fire 52
Vehicle Fire 14
Alarms/Misc 167
Hazard 32
Rescue 4
Public Assist 226
Traffic Collision 236
Medical 2139
Total 2946
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El Dorado County Fire 2015/2016
Operating Budget Revenue
Property Tax –Secured $7,637,766
Property Tax – Unsecured $157,528
Supplemental - Current $80,000
Supplemental – Prior $32,000
Special Tax $518,940
Penalty $8,000
Home Owners Tax Relief $78,049
Fed/State Reimbursements $273,000
Shingle Springs Rancheria $585,514
Fire Suppression (SS) $265,571
Planning and Engineering $25,000
Ambulance Services $80,000
Misc. Revenue $50,000
Sale of Fixed Assets $5,000
TOTAL REVENUE $10,119,773
El Dorado County Fire 2015/2016
Operating Budget
Expenditures
Salaries/Benefits $7,526,754
Service and Supplies $827,475
Long-term Debt $138,040
Fixed Assets $2,241,081
Reserve/Contingencies $1,400,000
TOTAL EXPENDITUES $10,733,350
2007-2015 Operating Budget
2007-08 $10,396,734
2008-09 $11,051,274
2009-10 $12,004,315
2010-11 $11,554,908
2011-12 $12,313,823
2012-13 $10,505,962
2013-14 $9,337,713
2014-15 $8,486,673
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City of Placerville TRA Fire Increment – Pre-ERAF
Year Increment Total Rev
2005/06 137,184 1,394,240
2006/07 145,411 1,539,651
2007/08 109,742 1,649,393
2008/09 92,844 1,742,237
2009/10 -9,521 1,732,716
2010/11 -126,479 1,696,237
2011/12 -48,992 1,557,245
2012/13 6,890 1,564,135
2013/14 12,052 1,576,187
2014/15 50,175 1,626,362
2015/16 63,733 1,690,094
Year Increment Total Rev
1993/94 833,933 833,933
1994/95 25,796 859,729
1995/96 24,110 883,839
1996/97 12,465 896,304
1997/98 25,076 921,138
1998/99 25,602 946,982
1999/00 36,795 983,777
2000/01 32,732 1,016,509
2001/02 73,830 1,090,339
2002/03 47,994 1,138,333
2003/04 47,158 1,185,491
2004/05 71,565 1,257,056
FY 2015-2016 – Assessed Valuation
City of Placerville
FY 2014-2015 – the assessed valuation for the properties that comprise tax rate
areas for the City of Placerville was $966,047,387. This assessed value includes
the net secured , public utility, secured homeowners exemption and the net
unsecured.
El Dorado County Fire will receive $1,439,097
City of Placerville will receive $222,896
The balance of the taxes from these tax rate areas will go to other agencies that
include the County General Fund, Accumulated Capital Outlay Fund, EID,
CSA#7 and Schools.
City of Placerville TRA Fire
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What level of service is provided to the
City of Placerville, by the
El Dorado County Fire Protection District?
The El Dorado Fire Protection District
provides the City of Placerville with an all risk
fire and emergency medical service delivery
model that is located out of Station 25, at
3034 Sacramento Street.
This service is provided to the citizens of
Placerville 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
365 days a year.
Services rendered to the City of Placerville
24/7 operational coverage by a Division Chief
24/7 Advanced Life Support Fire Engine with a minimum staffing of 3
Firefighters (all risk services to include; swift water rescue, structural
and wild land fire suppression capabilities, automobile stabilization and
extrication, hazardous material risk mitigation, public education)
24/7 Advanced Life Support Ambulance (JPA funded) with 2
Firefighters (utilization in all risk environments)
Oversight of all fire prevention related activities within the City of
Placerville by the El Dorado County Fire Protection District Fire
Marshal, and Deputy Fire Marshal
Aerial ladder capabilities for high density commercial operations with
the use of Ladder 26
All human resources, financial, training, prevention, & administrative
costs provided by the ECFPD
What happens during a typical response?
The majority of responses that are initiated
during a 911 activation reflect a “tandem
response”. This response includes Engine 25
and Medic 25. The rationale for this “tandem
response” is due to the inherent uncertainty
that can be encountered upon the arrival at
scene for all emergency resources. This
philosophy holds true for both fire and ems
related emergencies.
Response information (continued)
Issues typically encountered that require personnel from both
Engine 25 and Medic 25 can reflect the following during fire
ground operations; rescue, exposure, confinement,
extinguishment, overhaul, ventilation, and search.
During a EMS related incident the following needs are typically
encountered; an immobile patient carry, the introduction of
ACLS, PALS, or PHTLS, which would typically be defined as an
“all hands” call to address simultaneous needs of; cardiac,
respiratory, and intravenous access, medication administration,
CPR provider relief, and the logistics of patient packaging and
patient movement.
A summary of an average emergency response
The ability to include firefighters from both Engine 25
and Medic 25, will enhance the overall scene
efficiency and increase service delivery capabilities
exponentially.
Fundamentally, this increased scene efficiency
translates into a greater preservation of life and
property for the constituency.
Services provided with derived revenue from the City of
Placerville of roughly $1.4M annually
3-0 ALS
Engine
Company
24/7 On-
duty
Division
Chief
24/7 Fire
Marshal
availability
All fixed and
rolling capital
maintenance
and
replacement
needs
maintained by
ECFPD
Human
resources,
financial,
training,
prevention, &
administrative
oversight
provided by
ECFPD
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Placerville Compared To Other Fire Districts
Comparative
Agency
(FY 15/16)
Firefighters
per
Engine
Salaries,
Benefits,
Services
and
Supplies
Other
Charges
(Buildings
and
Equipment)
Total
Expenditures &
Appropriations
Placerville 3 $1,439,097
Pioneer 2 $1,001,190 $731,000 $1,732,190
Meeks Bay 2 $1,563,383 $609,000 $2,172,383
Diamond
Springs
2 $3,399,015 $445,000 $3,844,015
Hard Times Hit The Fire Service!
Yes. In 2012, the El Dorado County Fire Protection District had experienced a $1.4M
dollar annual structural deficit. Many measures were employed in an effort to close this
annual deficit, that included components of economic sustainability such as;
1Fire Engine “Brown-Out” in an effort to close the deficit
Reduction of the administrative staff
Employees are paying 15% towards calPERS costs (Beginning in 2016)
Reduction in overtime costs by reducing sick and vacation leave accruals
Monthly health care costs have been capped, rather than included as a passive
tenet of the annual budgetary process
These measures have allowed the District to rebuild its reserve fund, replace aging
fire engines, and work towards paying off long-term debt obligations.
The District immensely values the relationship that it has with the City of Placerville, and is
committed to insuring that it provides the highest level of service possible, while
respectfully operating within its derived revenue sources.
In Summary
The El Dorado County Fire Protection District proudly
serves the changing needs of our communities,
including the City of Placerville, by providing a
superior level of service with a well trained, highly
efficient staff who places the needs of our
communities first. We do this with:
Professionalism
Enthusiasm
Organizational Integrity
Pride
Leadership
Effectiveness