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A�1"�q�HfMENT 3 <br /> a9 <br /> ����T/f� <br /> � <br /> . ,rt . <br /> 4�'ns►+�� <br /> I <br /> I <br /> City Fire Department Consolidations/Mergers ' <br /> Issue� Background � Findings � Concfusions � Recommendations� Responses �Attachments <br /> Issue <br /> Have San Mateo County fire department consolidarions achieved their goal of reducing costs <br /> without sacri�cing services and can they be models for other consolidations? <br /> Background <br /> There are fourteen fire agencies protecting 27 cities,towns,communities and the unincorporated <br /> areas of San Mateo County. <br /> Table 1 <br /> Fire Department Organization Structure P�Pulation Sq.Miles <br /> Supported Covered <br /> �Menlo Park Fire Protection District District 94,500 30.0 <br /> Menlo Park,Atherton,East Palo Alto <br /> •Belmont-San Carlos Fire Joint Powers Authority 54,500 8.3 <br /> �North County Fire Authority Joint Powers Authority 155,000 60.0 <br /> Brisbane,Daly City,Pacifica <br /> •Central County Fire Joint Powers Authority 39,550 12.0 <br /> Burlingame,Hillsborough <br /> •California Dept.of Forestry&Fire Protection State Agency(Cal Fire} 25,000 278.0 <br /> Unincorporated San Mateo County <br /> •Coastside Fire Protection District District 40,000 46.0 <br /> Half Moon Bay and Nearby Communities <br /> •Woodside Fire Protection District District 16,OU0 32.0 <br /> Woodside,Portola Valley <br /> �Colma Fire Protection District District 5,600 2.0 <br /> Colma,Broadmoor <br /> •Foster City City Department 30,400 19.9' <br /> �Millbrae City Department 21,500 3.2 <br /> �Redwood City City Department 76,000 19.0 <br /> �San Bruno City Department 41,000 6.0 <br /> •San Mateo City Department 92,500 16.0 <br /> •So.San Francisco City Department 61,700 10.0 <br /> The 2009-2010 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury(Grand Jury)focused its investigation on <br /> these four fire service consolidations in San Mateo County: <br /> � Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department <br /> • North County Fire Authority <br /> • Central County Fire Department <br /> • Coastside Fire Protection District. <br /> `Includes 1b.2 sq.miles of water 1 <br />