Fire Facts

Statistics

  • 2021Original Operating Budget: $21,579, 098
  • Facilities: 12 Fire Stations, Training Academy, Fire Garage
  • Number of Divisions: 4 (Administration, Operations, Training, and Prevention)
  • Personnel: 200
  • Number of Civilian Administrative Personnel: 4
  • Number of Commissioned Administrative Personnel: 13
  • Number of Fire Mechanics: 2
  • Number of Firefighters: 172
  • Shifts: Three 24-hour Shifts (24 hours on, 48 hours off)
  • Starting Salary for Firefighters: $56,864.86
  • Battalions/Square Miles: 2 Battalions/50 square miles
    • 2021 Responses: 20,402
    • Structure fires: 194
    • Vehicle fires: 76
    • Cooking Fires: 206
    • Other types of fires (Rubbish, Grass, Dumpsters): 177
    • Rescue and Emergency Medical Calls: 16,100
    • Hazardous Material Responses: 434
    • Mutual Aid Given: 58
    • False Alarms: 1,793
    • Miscellaneous responses 1,607
  • Specialty Teams: Dive Team, Hazardous Material Team, Technical Rescue Team

Documents

Emergency Response Calls

See Fire Department Responses by Council District.