HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Mail Packet - 6/23/2020 - Memorandum From Kirsten Howard Re: June 9, 2020 Work Session Summary: Poudre Fire Authority 2019 Annual ReportDate: June 10, 2020
To: Mayor and City Councilmembers
Through: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Tom DeMint, PFA Fire Chief
From: Kirsten Howard, Finance & Budget Supervisor
Re: June 9, 2020 Work Session Summary: Poudre Fire Authority 2019 Annual Report
On June 9, 2020, City Council, the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District Board (PVFPD), and staff
from the Poudre Fire Authority (PFA) met in work session to discuss PFA’s governance, PFA’s 2019
Annual Report including 2019 performance measurements and metrics, financial position, and a focus
on issues moving forward. The 2014 Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement between
the PVFPD and the City of Fort Collins, establishing the PFA, stipulates that the Authority will provide
a report to the City Council and PVFPD Board annually. Chief DeMint reflected on improvements in
Emergency Medical Services (EMS), issues of concern to the “parents” of the PFA, and data-
informed, outcome-based decision making. The 2019 Annual Report will be available soon at
https://pfaannualreport.com.
Highlights of the report included:
600% increase in cardiac survival rates due to updated and improved clinical protocols,
standardized equipment, training, and interoperability between northern Colorado agencies.
Non-traditional Community Risk Reduction efforts including participation in the Hoarding Task
Force and Community Service Action Teams, PulsePoint App and teaching hands-only CPR.
93.54% of the time PFA interceded before Flashover. By containing a fire to its room of origin
through rapid response, fire sprinklers or fire containment (interceding before flashover), fire
loss and injuries can be reduced.
Funding – 97.12% of PFA’s revenue is intergovernmental, funded by PFA’s “parent
organizations” (City of Fort Collins and PVFPD).
Projected (unaudited) 2019 underspend of 4.12% of budget, or $1.4 million, which is returned
to PFA’s reserves for future allocation.
The percent of time PFA personnel are on scene within 6 minutes 20 seconds in the urban
area for emergent calls in 2019 was 50%. Two items that impacted PFA’s urban response
were call processing and a larger service area. In the future, automatic dispatching and
station alerting will increase the response time in the urban area. The rural area received a 12
minute 20 second response time 80% of the time.
Future issues include the COVID-19 global pandemic and the short- and long-term effects of
the pandemic on PFA’s finances. Other issues moving forward include community growth,
community risk reduction, right-sized response (looking at methods that challenge traditional
response models to emergencies).
Discussion at the Council work session centered on the financial challenges due to COVID-19; how
the Authority provides services in partnership with police, dispatch, internal services departments and
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building inspection; the high school recruitment fire camp and how COVID-19 impacts effect the
annual camp; maintaining staffing levels as the downturn is navigated; initiatives related to attracting
diverse applicants, particularly females, in the firefighter recruitment process; and, efforts made
regarding hoarding in the community.
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