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Houston Fire Department

Houston Fire Department. Mayor Annise D. Parker. CORE SERVICE ASSESSMENT PRESENTATION March 24, 2011 Terry Garrison – Fire Chief. HFD MISSION STATEMENT. The Houston Fire Department is a professional organization, continually seeking opportunities to serve our community through:

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Houston Fire Department

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  1. Houston Fire Department Mayor Annise D. Parker CORE SERVICE ASSESSMENT PRESENTATION March 24, 2011 Terry Garrison – Fire Chief

  2. HFD MISSION STATEMENT The Houston Fire Department is a professional organization, continually seeking opportunities to serve our community through: • FIRE PREVENTION • EMERGENCY OPERATIONS • PATIENT CARE, and • EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE

  3. HFD Strategic Goals • Enhance health and safety of HFD members • Improve fire prevention and public safety awareness • Improve emergency response operations • Strengthen management and leadership skills • Embrace diversity • Ensure funding for operations and capital assets fulfill the needs of department personnel and our customers • Strengthen and reinforce a positive public perception of the department • Implement best business practices to increase organizational effectiveness, accountability, and communications

  4. Houston Fire DepartmentMANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION OVERVIEWMarch 2011 Mayor Annise D. Parker Total FTEs = 4,114.3

  5. HFD Call Volumes/Incidents/Responses

  6. Components ( $ In Millions) Personnel Costs $413.3 94% Supplies & Other Services Discretionary $ 4.3 1% Non-Discretionary $ 18.0 4% Debt Service for Fleet $ 4.6 1% Houston Fire DepartmentFY 2011 Current Budget$440.2M

  7. HFD Projected Actual ExpendituresFY 2011

  8. HFD Budget Actions FY 2011 • Initial budget overage was $10 million (7/11) • Cost management initiatives implemented • Redirected classified OT from training to operations • Returned firefighters to fire stations (12/10) • Consolidated seven squads with seven BLS units (12/10) • Pilot to be revisited 3/11 for operational effectiveness • Vacation smoothing (1/1) • Outsourcing QM function • Preparing RFP with City Strategic Purchasing Division • Curtailed spending to “must have” items only • Promised savings to Mayor (10/11) of $4,431,694 and the above initiatives will save approximately $4,373,231

  9. EMERGENCY RESPONSE CORE SERVICES(Suppression, Special Operations, EMS, Training, OEC)

  10. EMERGENCY RESPONSE CORE SERVICES(Suppression, Special Operations, EMS, Training, OEC)

  11. MEDICAL DIRECTOR CORE SERVICES(Quality Assurance, Telehealth Nurse, Telemetry)

  12. STAFF SERVICES CORE SERVICES(Staff/Legal Services, Operations Analysis)

  13. SUPPORT CORE SERVICES(Warehouse, Fleet, IT, Air Pack)

  14. PREVENTION CORE SERVICES(Life Safety Bureau, Arson, PIO, Planning/Homeland Security)

  15. PREVENTION CORE SERVICES(Life Safety Bureau, Arson, PIO, Planning/Homeland Security)

  16. FINANCE CORE SERVICES(Finance/Budget, Procurement, Permits/Revenue, Accounts Payable)

  17. Houston Fire DepartmentClassified FTEs

  18. Houston Fire DepartmentCivilian FTEs Note: Effective 7/1/11 HFD will transfer 73 civilians to FMD

  19. AVERAGE PERSONNEL COSTS (Annualized Salary and Fringes) Apparatus Minimum Staffing Requirements • 2 Firefighters • 1 Engineer/Operator • 1 Captain TOTAL AVERAGE PERSONNEL COSTS/SHIFT…………. ..$282,281 STAFFING FACTOR………………………………………………… 4.66 ANNUAL COSTS FOR FIRE APPARATUS……………… $1,315,429

  20. Houston Fire DepartmentDaily Resource Deployment

  21. REVENUE OVERVIEW

  22. WE ARE THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT And We are PROUD To Serve YOU! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME … Courage Compassion Commitment

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