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6.1 G Page 11 �' 7. North County Fire Authority,Central County Fire Department and the Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department each closed a fire station,reduced�ire administration and the number of�refighters, over a period of three years. 8. Central County Fire achieved annual savings of approximately$3.4 million by consolidation. �ver a four year period, 14 full time equivaient positions were eliminated for an annual savings of$3.3 million. In addition,approximately$100,000 was saved from equipment and vehicle reductions. (See Appendix A for complete analysis.) 9. There continues to be a redundancy of fire stations with five situations where stations are Iocated within 1-mile of each other.These stations were placed by the local jurisdictions to fight fires within their city boundaries at a time when"boundary drop"did not exist � and fire departments only responded to fires and other emergencies within their '', designated boundaries. ��I Table 4 below was reproduced from the"San Mateo County Fire Agency Consolidation � Threshold Analysis"report of March 2004. I, le 4 SEations Located within a 1-mile Pro�rimi of Each Other I Tab ty __ _ _ _ __ -_._ _---- - Station Cit Service Provider ------._.____ ___— __ ______---- I801 DE ANZA BLVD. SAN MATEO CITY OF SAN MATEO 20 TOWER RD SAN MATEO CDF-SAN MATEO _ _____ _-- __ __ _ __ _ _________________--_____ _ 1500 MARINA CT. SAN MATEO CITY OF SAN MATEO 1040 EAST HILLSDALE BLVD. FOSTER CITY F�STER CITY _________e_.____..___ .. ____._ ----___ _ - 200 EDGEWOOD RD. REDWOOD CITY CDF-SAN MATEO 1280 ALAMEDA DE LAS PULGAS SAN CARLQS SOUTH COUNTY JPA -- ---- - --_ . ____ — —__.__..-- _ 4101 FAIR OAKS AVE MENLO PARK MENLO PARK FPD 1091 SECOND AVE. REDWOOD CITY REDWOOD CITY __ -- ---- -- ------- - LAKE MERCED BLVD DALY CITY DALY CITY 50 REINER STREET COLMA COLMA FPD 10. The 2004 average operating cost of a fire station in San Mateo County was approximately $2.0 million per year6. Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department reported that their average cost to run a fire station in 2009-2010 was approximately$3.2 million�. This is one indication of operating cost escalation. 11. In spite of the signi�'icant savings resulting from consolidations in the Central and Belmont-San Carlos Fire Departments, the present condition of local agency budgets makes it difficult for fire agencies to sustain the current level of service.Wiih the high cost of salaries,benefits and pension obligations,the San Carlos Fire budget has increased 19.5% over the last two fiscal years. 12. Consolidatzon was made possible in the Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department,North County Fire Authority and the Central County Fire Department by the agreement of the city councils,city management, �'ire department management and f refighters union. 13. The average workweek of a firef ghter in the Coastside Fire Protection District and other Cal Fize managed stations is 72 hours (56 hours at regular pay and lb hours of mandatory overtime at time and a hal�.The average work week of a�refighter xn all other San Mateo County Fire Departments is 56 hours per week. �Table 8 of the"The San Mateo County Threshold Analysis Report"of 2004,commissioned by the San Mateo County Fice Chief's Association. 'San Carios Staff Report of March 13,2010,"Overview of Initial Cal Fire Letter Proposal to Frovide Fire Services in San Carlos" 5