Springfield Fire and Life Safety
Department Profile
OUR MISSION
Protect life, property, and environment
OUR COMMITMENT
We use safe, efficient, effective, and innovative fire and life safety principles and techniques
OUR VISION
Springfield Fire and Life Safety will be:
• A progressive, caring, professional organization delivering effective services
• Flexible within a changing environment
• Recognized for its leadership within the region
• Instrumental in fostering regional cooperation
• Fiscally responsible and financially stable and secure
OUR VALUES
Respect, Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Service, Balance, and Adaptability
Services Provided To The Community
Service Area
The Department provides fire protection and medical first response services to the City of Springfield and three nearby water/fire districts. Total population served is approximately 61,000 people in 18.76 square miles. The Department's ambulance service area consists of about 2,000 square miles (inclusive of the above) with a population of approximately 88,250.
Call Volume Data
|
Calls for Service: 2005 |
Total |
Percent Change from prior year |
|
Fire Engine Calls: |
6,667 |
+31.03% |
|
Average per day |
18.26 |
|
|
Fires: Non-Fires: |
267 6,400 |
+0.75% +32.69% |
|
Ambulance Calls: |
7,872 |
-1.20% |
|
Average per day |
21.56 |
|
|
Patients Treated |
5,775 |
-0.01% |
Staffing and Deployment
The Department operates three 24-hour shifts. Personnel are on duty for 24-hours and off duty for 48 hours. Minimum staffing is 21 people per shift, operating from five stations. Frontline fire apparatus deployment includes five companies: three engines (3 people each), one telescoping aerial platform (3 people), one aerial ladder (3 people), and one Battalion Chief. Frontline medic unit deployment includes three paramedic ambulances (2 people each).
All personnel are paid, full-time positions. Ambulances are staffed with multiple role/multiple skill firefighter/paramedics. Engine companies are staffed with firefighters who are also certified emergency medical technicians or paramedics. Personnel assignments vary between medic units and fire apparatus. All fire apparatus provide advanced life support medical first response services and all ambulances provide fire suppression services.
Organizational Structure
City of
Springfield
Department of Life Safety
Program Organization
Personnel
| Position | FTE* |
| Fire Chief | 1.00 |
| Deputy Chief | 3.00 |
| Battalion Chief | 4.00 |
| Captain | 15.00 |
| Engineer | 15.00 |
| Firefighter/Paramedic | 45.00 |
| Deputy Fire Marshal | 3.00 |
| Training Officer | 2.00 |
| EMS Officer | 1.00 |
| Senior Management Analyst | 1.00 |
| Management Analyst | 0.80 |
| EMS Accounting Technician | 7.00 |
| Administrative Secretary | 1.00 |
| Program Technician | 5.00 |
| Clerk 3 | .50 |
| Clerk 2 | 1.25 |
| TOTAL FTE | 105.55 |
* Full-Time Equivalent
Expenditures
| (Fiscal Year 2005-2006) | |
|
General Fund |
$7,587,257.69 |
|
Ambulance Fund |
$4,000,110.27 |
| Fire Local Option Levy | $989,661.67 |
| General Obligation Bond Capital Projects Fund | $17,478.00 |
| RiverBend Development Fund | $16,244.25 |
|
Vehicle & Equipment Fund |
$174,249.69 |
|
TOTAL |
$12,785,001.57 |
|
City of Springfield Fire and Life Safety Department 225 Fifth Street Springfield OR 97477 541-726-3737 FAX 541-726-2297 e-mail: firelife@ci.springfield.or.us |