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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT
Board of Directors
FEDERAL D. GLOVER, CHAIR
CANDACE ANDERSEN, VICE CHAIR
JOHN GIOIA
DIANE BURGIS
KEN CARLSON
LEWIS BROSCHARD, FIRE CHIEF, (925)
941-3300
MONICA NINO, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
AND CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, (925) 655-2075
1:00 PM Board Chambers 1025 Escobar Street,
Martinez |
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order
Adjourned today's meeting at 2:50 p.m.
Director John Gioia, Director Diane Burgis, Director Ken Carlson,
and Chair Federal D. Glover
Present
Vice Chair Candace AndersenAbsent
1.CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.12 on the following agenda)
– Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar by request of any Director . Items
removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered with the Discussion Items .
Director Gioia, Director Burgis, Director Carlson, and Chair
Glover
Aye:
Vice Chair AndersenAbsent:
Result:Passed
2.DISCUSSION ITEMS
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D.1 HEARING to consider adopting Ordinance No. 2024-10, authorizing the
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to increase its emergency
ambulance service fees within Emergency Response Areas 1, 2, and 5 in
Contra Costa County. (Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief)
24-0978
Attachments:CCCFPD Ambulance Services Fee Ordinance 2024-10.pdf
Signed Ordiinance 2024-10.pdf
Motion:Carlson
BurgisSecond:
Director Gioia, Director Burgis, Director Carlson, and Chair
Glover
Aye:
Vice Chair AndersenAbsent:
Result:Passed
D.2 CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a status
summary for ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives. (Lewis
Broschard, Fire Chief)
24-0979
Attachments:FC REPORT FINAL - April 9 2024.pdf
Motion:Burgis
CarlsonSecond:
Director Gioia, Director Burgis, Director Carlson, and Chair
Glover
Aye:
Vice Chair AndersenAbsent:
Result:Passed
D.3 RECEIVE a report and presentation on the CAL FIRE Subdivision Review
Program, Fire Hazard Severity Zone Program, and wildfire risk mitigation
and potential insurance impacts. (Aaron McAlister, Deputy Fire Chief and
Dave Winnacker, Fire Chief, Moraga-Orinda FPD)
24-0980
Attachments:April 9 Fire Board Presentation CON Fire.pdf
RECEIVED the report; and REQUESTED a report back to the Board detailing the
location, dollar amount and number of defensible space assistance projects
undertaken by the department .
Motion:Burgis
CarlsonSecond:
Director Gioia, Director Burgis, Director Carlson, and Chair
Glover
Aye:
Vice Chair AndersenAbsent:
Result:Passed
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D.4 PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)
There were no requests to speak at public comment .
3.CONSENT ITEMS
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS
A motion was made by Director Carlson, seconded by Director Burgis, to approve the
Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Director Gioia, Director Burgis, Director Carlson, and Chair
Glover
Aye:
Vice Chair AndersenAbsent:
Result:Passed
C.1 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a
contract amendment between Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
and O3, Inc., to increase the payment limit by $600,000 to a new payment
limit of $1,125,000 for consulting and technical assistance related to
Information Technology, with no change to the term. (100% CCCFPD EMS
Transport Fund)
24-0966
approved
C.2 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of
the Fire Chief, a contract with GeoComm, in an amount not to exceed
$175,000, for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of a Geographic
Information System to dispatch emergency responders more effectively for
the period April 10, 2024 to March 31, 2027. (100% CCCFPD General
Operating Fund)
24-0967
approved
C.3 RATIFY the Fire District's grant application; and APPROVE and
AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to apply for and accept grant
funding in an amount not to exceed $2,233,963, from the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, for the
purchase of a heavy rescue response vehicle.(90% Federal, 10% local match)
24-0968
approved
C.4 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a
contract with the Moraga-Orinda Fire District to use the Contra Costa
County Fire Protection District’s Health and Wellness Center to conduct
annual physical exams, for the period March 1, 2024 through December 31,
2024. (No fiscal impact)
24-0969
approved
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C.5 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a
contract with the Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District to use the Contra
Costa County Fire Protection District’s Health and Wellness Center to
conduct annual physical exams, for the period, March 1, 2024 through
December 31, 2024. (No fiscal impact)
24-0970
approved
C.6 APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a
contract with Metro Elevator, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 for
preventative maintenance and repairs of the elevator at Fire Station 70, for
the period May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2029. (100% CCCFPD General
Operating Fund)
24-0971
approved
C.7 APPROVE modifications to the Request for Proposals for Fire Stations 90
and 94 to allow for the specification and requirement to use certain products
and systems, in the construction of those fire stations. (CCCFPD Capital
Construction Fund and Measure X funding)
24-0972
approved
C.8 ADOPT Resolution No 2024-4 honoring Lon Goetsch, Assistant Fire Chief,
on the occasion of his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District.
FPD-RES
2024-4
Attachments:Signed Resolution 2024-4.pdf
adopted
C.9 ADOPT Resolution No. 2024-5 honoring Damian Sanderson, Fire
Captain-Paramedic, on the occasion of his retirement from the Contra Costa
County Fire Protection District.
FPD-RES
2024-5
Attachments:Signed Resolution 2024-5.pdf
Motion:Gioia
BurgisSecond:
Director Gioia, Director Burgis, Director Carlson, and Chair
Glover
Aye:
Vice Chair AndersenAbsent:
Result:Passed
C.10 ADOPT Resolution No.2024-6 honoring Mike Quesada, Assistant Fire
Chief, on the occasion of his retirement from the Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District.
FPD-RES
2024-6
Attachments:Signed Resolution 2024-6.pdf
adopted
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C.11 ADOPT Resolution No. 2024-7 to grant an exemption to Contra Costa
County Salary Regulations Section 4.1; and adjust the salary step of the
incumbent in the classification of Deputy Fire Marshal, from step one to step
two of salary range, effective at date of promotion, April 10, 2024. (100%
CCCFPD General Operating Fund)
FPD-RES
2024-7
adopted
C.12 DENY claim filed by Dhivakar Krishnamoorthi Geetha.24-0973
approved
ADVISORY COMMISSION
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet next on May
13, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at their Administrative Office, 4005 Port Chicago Highway, Suite 250, Concord, CA
94520.
AGENDA DEADLINE: Thursday, 12 noon, 12 days before the Tuesday Board meetings .
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The Board meets in all its capacities pursuant to Ordinance Code Section 24-2.402.
Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by the
Clerk of the Board to a majority of the members of the Board of Directors less than 96 hours prior to that meeting
are available for public inspection at 1025 Escobar Street, First Floor, Martinez, CA 94553, during normal
business hours.
All matters listed under CONSENT ITEMS are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by one
motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a member of the Board before the
Board votes on the motion to adopt. Each member of the public will be allowed two minutes to comment on the
entire consent agenda.
Persons who wish to speak on matters set for PUBLIC HEARINGS will be heard when the Chair calls for public
testimony. Each speaker during public testimony will be limited to two minutes. After public testimony, the
hearing is closed and the matter is subject to discussion and action by the Board. Comments on matters listed on
the agenda or otherwise within the purview of the Board of Supervisors can be submitted to the office of the
Clerk of the Board via mail: Board of Directors, 1025 Escobar Street, First Floor, Martinez, CA 94553 or to
clerkoftheboard@cob.cccounty.us.
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participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment
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January 1, 2023, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject proceeding. Disclosures
must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Board member, and may be
made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors before the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure
at the time of the hearing.
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Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and other Terms
Contra Costa County has a policy of making limited use of acronyms, abbreviations, and industry-specific
language in its Board of Supervisors meetings and written materials. For a list of commonly used language that
may appear in oral presentations and written materials associated with Board meetings, please visit
https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/8464/Glossary-of-Agenda-Acronyms .
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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-10
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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-10
(Uncodified)
COST RECOVERY ORDINANCE FOR EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, as and constituting the Board of Directors of the
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, ordains as follows:
SECTION I. Authority. This ordinance is enacted pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections
13910 through 13919.
SECTION II. Findings and Purpose.
A. Effective January 1, 2016, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (the “District ”)
began providing Emergency Ambulance Services in Emergency Response Areas 1, 2 and 5 of
Contra Costa County (the “Service Area”) pursuant to the Emergency Ambulance Services
contract (the “Ambulance Contract ”), between Contra Costa County (the “County”) and the
District.
B. Under the Ambulance Contract, the District is required to employ all resources necessary to
continuously provide Emergency Ambulance Services to persons in the Service Area 24 hours
a day, every day, when requested by an emergency medical dispatch center.
C. The District does not possess the infrastructure or personnel necessary to directly perform the
Emergency Ambulance Services required under the Ambulance Contract. American Medical
Response West (the “Ambulance Services Subcontractor”) provides Emergency Ambulance
Services in the Service Area on the District’s behalf under a subcontract with the District (the
“Ambulance Subcontract”).
D. The District responds to a high volume of calls for Emergency Ambulance Services through its
Ambulance Services Subcontractor, which deploys personnel to incidents and provides
Emergency Ambulance Services treatment and transport to persons at those incidents.
E. The Ambulance Contract sets the rates the District is authorized to charge for providing
Emergency Ambulance Services. The District currently charges Emergency Ambulance
Services patients the following amounts: (1) an Emergency Ambulance Response base rate of
$2,868.68; (2) a mileage rate (for each mile traveled with a loaded patient) of $69.34 per mile;
(3) an oxygen administration charge of $240.46; and (4) a treat and refused transport charge (if
applicable) of $615.12.
F. The Ambulance Contract requires the County, when requested by the District, to increase the
previous rates by the greater of (i) and (ii):
(i) A percentage calculated as follows: The average Consumer Price Index, All Urban
Consumers for Medical Care (U.S. city average) (1982-84=100) (“Medical CPI”) for the
most recent and available three-year period, divided by the following: the average dollar
amount received by the District fro m non-public payers for the most recent three-year
billing period (excluding billings that are less than six (6) months old) divided by the
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average dollar amount received by the District from all payers for the most recent three-
year billing period (excluding billings that are less than six (6) months old). For example
purposes only, if the average CPI for the most recent three-year period is 3%, and the
average amount the District received from non-public payers for the most recent three-
year period (excluding billings that are less than six (6) months old) is $27,000,00, and
the average dollar amount received by the District from all payers for the most recent
three-year period (excluding billings that are less than six (6) months old) is $47,000,000,
then the percentage would be 5.22%, calculated as follows:
.03/($27,000,000/$47,000,000).
(ii) Five percent (5%),
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the maximum increase exceed nine
percent (9%).
G. The Ambulance Subcontract requires the hourly rates paid by the District to the Ambulance
Services Subcontractor to increase annually by the greater of (i) the percentage increase in CPI,
and (ii) three percent (3%).
H. The District has reasonably calculated its costs of providing Emergency Ambulance Services to
persons at an incident. These costs include the District’s costs of its Ambulance Services
Subcontractor, the costs of its billing and collections subcontractor, and the cost of District staff
to provide Emergency Ambulance Services on a per-patient basis. The Emergency Ambulance
Services fees established by this ordinance are calculated based on the Distr ict’s actual costs of
providing Emergency Ambulance Services on a per-patient basis.
SECTION III. Definitions. For purposes of this ordinance, the following terms have the following
meanings:
(a) “ALS” means advanced life support emergency medical services designed to provide definitive
prehospital emergency medical care that are administered by authorized personnel (i) under the
direct supervision of a facility designated by Contra Costa County Emergency Medical Services
Agency (“CCCEMSA”) pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 1798.100, or (ii) by
utilizing approved prehospital treatment protocols or standing orders as part of the County EMS
system, and which are administered at the scene of an emergency, during transport to an acute
care hospital or other approved facility, during inter-facility transfers, and while in the
emergency department of an acute care hospital until responsibility is assumed by the
emergency department or other medical staff of that hospital. ALS may include, without
limitation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, advanced
airway management, intravenous therapy, administration of specified drugs, and other
medicinal preparations, and other specified techniques and procedures.
(b) “BLS” means basic life support emergency medical services including, but not limited to,
emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation medical care procedures which, as a
minimum, include recognizing respiratory and cardiac arrest and starting proper application of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation to maintain life without invasive techniques, unless authorized
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by state law or regulation, until the victim may be transported or until ALS medical care is
available.
(c) “Emergency Ambulance Services” means emergency ambulance services involving the
administration of ALS, BLS, or critical care transport, provided in response to 911 calls and/or
requests for emergency medical services through a public safety agency where 911 calls are first
received for a particular jurisdiction, or prehospital emergency calls received directly by the
District.
SECTION IV. Emergency Ambulance Services Fees.
(a) The Emergency Ambulance Services fees to recover the District’s actual costs of providing
Emergency Ambulance Services to each patient are established in the amount specified in
Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein.
(b) The Emergency Ambulance Services fees shall be charged to each person who receives District
Emergency Ambulance Services during a single incident.
(c) The District Board of Directors (the “Board”) may adjust the amount of the Emergency
Ambulance Services fees established by this ordinance pursuant to Health and Safety Code
section 13916.
SECTION V. Fee Collection.
(a) If the District provides Emergency Ambulance Services to a person through its Ambulance
Services Subcontractor, the Fire Chief, or designee, including the District’s Emergency
Ambulance Services billing subcontractor, will send an invoice seeking payment of the
Emergency Ambulance Services fees to the person, and to the insurance company that provides
medical insurance coverage for the person (the “Insurer”) if the person or his or her
representative has identified to the District or to its Ambulance Services Subcontractor the
Insurer to which the invoice should be sent.
(b) The Fire Chief, or designee, has approved and adopt ed policies and procedures for invoicing,
billing, and receiving payments for each Emergency Ambulance Services fee charged under this
ordinance. The policies and procedures include a process to discharge from accountability
accounts that are not collectible.
SECTION VI. No Effect on Emergency Ambulance Services. This ordinance neither expands
nor limits Emergency Ambulance Services. Nothing in this ordinance relieves the District from
providing Emergency Ambulance Services. Emergency Ambulance Services will continue to be
provided without regard to whether a person is insured by an Insurer, and without regard to whether
a person has the ability to pay the Emergency Ambulance Services fees.
SECTION VII. No Waiver of Other Means of Cost Recovery. This ordinance does not preclude
the District from recovering its Emergency Ambulance Services costs in any other manner authorized
by law.
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SECTION VIII. Severability. If any fee or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that holding shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the remaining fees or provisions, and the Board declares that it would have adopted
each remaining part of this ordinance irrespective of any such invalidity.
SECTION IX. Effective Date. This ordinance becomes effective on May 9, 2024. Within 15 days
after its passage, this ordinance shall be published once with the names of the directors voting for
and against it in the East Bay Times, a newspaper published in this County.
PASSED ON _________________________________ by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: MONICA NINO, ____________________________
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Board Chair
and County Administrator
By: ________________________ [SEAL]
Deputy
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Exhibit A
Emergency Ambulance Services Fee Calculation
For each Emergency Ambulance Service call, District shall charge the patient the Emergency
Ambulance Response Base Rate, plus mileage costs at the Mileage Rate. If oxygen is administered
to a patient, District shall charge the patient the Oxygen Administration Charge, whether transported
or not. If a patient is treated and refuses transport, District shall charge the Treat and Refused
Transport rate.
1. Emergency Ambulance Response Base Rate ............................................... $3,029.33
2. Mileage Rate (for each mile traveled with a loaded patient) ............................. $73.22
3. Oxygen Administration Charge ...................................................................... $253.93
4. Treat and Refused Transport .......................................................................... $649.57
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April 9,2024
TO:Board of Directors
FROM:Lewis Broschard,Fire Chief
RE:Fire Chief’s Report
Operations Section Update
Field Operations
▪Two new Assistant Fire Chiefs were promoted to fill vacancies created by recent
retirements.
▪Chief Dominic Ciotola boasts an impressive 32 years with the District,beginning his
journey as a 19-year-old reserve firefighter with our predecessor agency,Contra
Costa Consolidated Fire Protection District,and then getting hired full-time by the
former Riverview Fire Protection District in 1991.He has ascended through the
ranks,demonstrating exceptional leadership and expertise.Chief Ciotola has served
in the very first group of paramedics in our District;he has valuable experience as a
truck officer and has contributed significantly during his 12-year tenure as a Chief
Officer,notably in policy development as the lead of the truck committee.
▪Chief Whit MacDonald brings 17 years of dedicated service to our District,following
his service in the United States Coast Guard.His contributions have been
instrumental,particularly in expanding our District’s marine program,and he
currently serves as the chairperson for the Statewide FIRESCOPE marine group.
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▪Two new Battalion Chiefs were promoted to fill the vacancies created by the
aforementioned promotions.Chief Andy Bozzo has over 20 years of fire service
experience with 17 of those years in our District.Chief Bozzo has been involved in the
rescue program and is one of the co-founders of Tablet Command,an innovative
tablet-based fireground accountability and tracking tool now used in many fire
departments across the country.Chief Dennis Buchholtz,a veteran of the Marine
Corps,recently celebrated 20 years of service with the District and was most recently a
Fire Captain serving at Fire Station 10 in Concord and Fire Station 70 in San Pablo.
▪Significant incidents in March included:
▪A commercial fire at the Food Max in San Pablo.The fire was started in an aisle of
snack food,progressed quickly,but was ultimately held in check by the automatic
sprinklers until firefighters could extinguish it.The store suffered smoke damage,
but property loss was kept to a minimum.
▪A significant vehicle accident occurred March 15 on Vasco Road with numerous
cars involved,two of which caught fire.There were a total of five patients and three
air ambulances were dispatched to the incident.
▪A residence was gutted as a result of an illegal marijuana grow operation in
Antioch.The illegal marijuana grow operations are just as prevalent now as they
were before the legalization of marijuana.These incidents require separate
strategy and tactics to extinguish the fire and ensure the safety of firefighters during
operations due to the extensive illegal renovations inside these homes to support
the grow operation.There were no injuries reported.
▪An out-of-season vegetation fire consumed almost 20 acres of marsh and tidal land
in Antioch,just northwest of downtown.The stubborn three alarm fire took hours to
bring under control,sending thick black smoke into the sky throughout the incident.
Luckily there was very little wind and what wind there was took the smoke out and
over the water away from homes and businesses.The cause is under
investigation.
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▪Crews assisted in rescuing a small child from a tree.The 3 year old managed to climb
almost 20 feet up a large tree before needing to be rescued.He was all smiles when
firefighters got him to the ground.
Training and Safety Division
▪The operations section staff Chief Officers attended a three day leadership symposium
in Portland,Oregon.
▪Organizational DEI training was completed in March.
▪Academy 60 is in week 12 and progressing well with 13 firefighter recruits.We
anticipate the academy to be completed by the end of May.
▪Personnel assigned to stations with Utility Task Vehicles (UTV)completed off-road
driver training.UTVs are used for remote area rescues and hand crew operations.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)Division
▪An additional registered nurse was hired to assist with quality improvement oversight
and training.This is the second nurse hired this fiscal year to work toward improving
overall EMS contract compliance and quality of care.
▪Fitch and Associates was hired to audit our emergency ambulance deployment model
to identify additional methods to measure response time compliance given the current
state of hospital delays and EMS system wide constraints.
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▪A tentative agreement was reached with American Medical Response to be our Alliance
subcontractor in anticipation of the District submitting a bid on the County’s Emergency
Ambulance RFP later this year.
▪Stryker Power Load gurney systems were installed in 60 ambulances to assist crews
with loading gurneys into the ambulances.This represents a significant capital
investment to reduce back injuries and other issues related to lifting gurneys into the
back of ambulances.
▪Twelve firefighters continue to progress through their paramedic training at Contra
Costa College in San Pablo.The need to increase paramedics without improved
external recruitment is assisted by this new program at the college and represents a
valuable addition in our effort to maintain paramedic service at the District.
Special Operations
▪The purchase order was finally secured for the additional fire/rescue boat that will
eventually service the area of Discovery Bay.Estimated two year delivery time.
Advanced Planning Section Update
Fire Prevention Bureau
▪The Bureau recently hired two new Fire Inspector I’s which have been training under
the supervision of the Training Captain.We anticipate these personnel to be in the
field in mid-April.
▪Wildfire mitigation and fuel reduction work continues with Crew 12 and Powers
Forestry working on projects submitted in the public web-based portal for the CCC
Wildfire Mitigation Program.
▪The Lafayette/Walnut Creek Shaded Fuel Break has completed almost 70 acres in
the first 60 days.The contractor is chipping onsite where they have access to the
chipper.In limited access areas based on terrain,pile burning will start in April with
the assistance of Crew 12.We are currently working on all the permits required for
pile burning.
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Administration Section Update
Support Services Division
▪The Fire Station 14 apparatus bay and front driveway replacement project
began last week.The District anticipates this project will take three months to
complete.Fire Station 14 in Martinez is temporarily closed while this work
occurs.The truck and engine from Fire Station 14 have been temporarily
relocated to Station 12 in Martinez.Station 12 was previously occupied by the
District’s handcrew.In preparation for this project,the handcrew moved to the
Byron Wildland Fire Center (formerly known as the Byron Boys Ranch)a few
weeks ago.
▪The emergency generator replacement projects at Fire Station 2 (Pleasant Hill)
and Fire Station 81 (Antioch)have begun.The District anticipates the project to
be completed by the beginning of June.
▪The District is in the process of replacing the roofs at Fire Stations 10 (Concord)
and Fire Station 5 (Pleasant Hill).The contractor started the installation of the
roof at Fire Station 10 a few weeks ago.Once complete,the contractor will
move to Fire Station 5.
▪The first of the two tillered ladder trucks involved in accidents has been repaired
and was delivered to the District last week.The second truck involved in an
accident in Arizona has been repaired and was inspected at the Pierce
Manufacturing facility by District shop personnel last week.
Fire Stations /Facilities Construction
▪Fire Station 94,Brentwood:The design concept drawings (bridging documents)are
complete.The request for proposals (RFP)for the design-build teams was released,
and three teams have been identified who will be providing proposals for
construction.Staff worked with the City of Brentwood to allow temporary parking on
First Street until we are under construction.
▪Fire Station 90,Brentwood:The CEQA process has revealed significant
contamination levels on the site that will prevent construction unless mitigated and
the site cleaned up.Testing indicates toxic products consistent with historic
agricultural use.The early estimates are $6-$10 million for complete mitigation and
site cleanup.Additionally,long lead times are required to obtain multiple permits
from State and Regional authorities.This project has now been separated from the
Fire Station 94 project so the downtown station can continue as planned.It is now
necessary to evaluate alternative sites.In the long term,state grants are available
to clean up the current Fire Station 90 site.Staff is working with County Real Estate
to identify alternative sites.
▪CCRFCC—Contra Costa Regional Fire Communication Center—Pleasant Hill:The
project is out for bid.Staff will work with public works capital projects to develop
construction contracts with the successful bidder and return to the Board for award.
Construction will commence with a public ground-breaking ceremony.
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Public Information Office
■Our PIO Team is expanding its reach and becoming more of a presence on social
media and in the county.Lauren Ono and Capt.Toler has standardized the fire
district messaging during emergency incidents.They have also helped expand and
craft the fire district’s external non-emergency messaging.
■The PIO office has teamed up with other county agencies to produce social media
content.The team looks forward to starting The Contra Costa Fire video blog (vlog)
very soon.The vlog content created will serve as content for the Fire District’s social
media accounts as well as content for the county’s very own CCTV.
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•SRA-State Responsibly Area
•FRA-Federal Responsibility Area
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SUBDIVISION REVIEW PROGRAM
1.AB 2911 (2018)-Adds 4290.5 to Public Resources Code
2. Identify subdivisions with 30 more dwelling units.
3. Makes Recommendations such as:
•Create Secondary Access
•Improvements to the existing access road
•Other additional fire safety measures
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FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
•SRA Zones
•Published September 2023
•Moderate -High –Very High
•LRA -Local Responsibility Area
•In development
•No ETA
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Wildfire Risk Mitigation
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Reporting
Dave Winnacker
CALChiefs WUI Task Force
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Why Are We Here
•Aprox 4.4 Million Acres Burned in California per Year Pre-European
Period*
•3-5 Year Grass/Brush Fire Cycle
•25 Year Forest Fire Cycle
•2017/2018 and 2020/21 Approached Lower End Historical Average
Acres Burned
•3 Million Homes with 11 Million Occupants built in the WUI
•1.7-2 Million of These are in Very High or High Hazard Areas
•20,000 Homes Burned in 2018
•100+ Deaths
•Few homes in the WUI are built to 2008 Ember Resistant Construction
Standards
•52% of these homes survived the Camp Fire
•Climate Change has Compressed the Historical Rainy Season
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*chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.sierraforestlegacy.org/Resources/Conservation/FireForestEcology/FireScienceResearch/FireHistory/FireHistory-Stephens07.pdf
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Pathways
•Wildfire enters communities
via (3) pathways
•Veg to veg
•Veg to structure
•Structure to structure
•Our goal is to disrupt these
pathways in verifiable ways
•Fuel Treatments
•Defensible Space
•Home Hardening
•WUI Suppression Response
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Ember Resistant Construction
•State law requires the use of ember resistant construction in LRA
VHFSZs
•MOFD enhanced this requirement through designation of WUI-Fire
Areas by board action
•MOFD home hardening grant program encourages home hardening
retrofits which cannot be required under the building code
•Vents
•Gutter guards
•NIST TN 2205
•1. Structure Construction
•2. Local Fire Intensity and Duration
•3. Ember Exposures
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Full videos showing ember caused fire in mulch:
https://ibhs.org/wildfire/wildfire-demo-2019/
https://vimeo.com/79340385
Removal of mulch and combustible vegetation within 2’ of a home is intended to make our community like the right side of this example
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•Fuel Breaks
•SPLATS
•Roadside Fuel Reduction
•WUI Fuel Reduction Zones/Extended Defensible Space
•Defensible Space and Home Ignition Zone mitigations/enforcement
•Zone Zero/ IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home/ CDI Safer From Wildfire
Framework
•Home Hardening Retrofits
•Vents/ IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home/ CDI Safer from Wildfire Framework
•Integrated WUI Suppression Response
Well understood and established-Implementation is the
greatest challenge
Pathway Disruption Measures
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•Insurance
•Wildfire is largely abstract, but insurance is annual
•Insurance risk is actually held by unregulated reinsurers
•The market is under pressure
•FAIR plan TIV increased 5x 2019-2022
•Mortgage Holders
•Have 30 year investment in a parcel
•Traditional indifference is changing
•http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/stanton/pdf/fire.pdf
•Muni Bond Rating
•Wildfire risk can will increase borrowing costs
•https://www.hoover.org/news/hoover-veteran-fellows-headline-
program-mitigating-california-wildfire-risk
Market Forces
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Market Forces
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Market Forces
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Market Forces
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QUESTIONS ?
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