Item 2: Functional Consolidation of Fire Departments

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ATTACHMENT C Administration: : Office Location th Primary Fire Marshal’s office location will be at Fire Station 1 at Willamette and 13 with a satellite office location in Springfield City Hall. The satellite office will be staffed with two Deputy Fire Marshals to maintain a continuous presence in Springfield and to continue the close working relationship with Development Services Division and City Manager’s Office. Deputy Fire Marshals currently assigned to the Eugene PIC will continue with those working commitments.Current office th space at 13 and Willamette is adequate to house all authorized staff; however, currently there is insufficient parking available at Eugene Station 1. Additional parking for 4 FTE at Station 1 is needed. Staffing: In the consolidated Fire Marshal’s Office, the immediate benefit will be the realization of savings for the total compensation package for the vacant Fire Marshal position. This position will be filled by the current Springfield Fire Marshal who will manage the consolidated office. A high priority will be the filling of the vacant authorized DFM position. SOPs: Consolidation of SOP’s into a Fire Marshal’s Office policy manual will be a high priority and necessitate examination of current service delivery models to see where streamlining can occur. There will be initial differences for service delivery for each city based on maintaining current service levels and past practice which will necessitate picking a “best of breed” approach to services as well as picking the policies from each city that specify how those services will be delivered. Technology: A single inspection database will be required to manage electronic documentation of inspections for each city. An IT services resolution will need to be identified in order to share drive access across the two city networks. : Labor Contract issues Co-locating members of two different IAFF locals governed by separate contracts guiding compensation and working conditions differently will raise issues that will need to be addressed through the bargaining process. Fire Investigation: Discussion with Eugene and Springfield Police, Lane County Sheriff’s Office, and the Lane County District Attorney will be necessary to arrive at a common approach for fire cause and origin investigation deliverables. Fire Reporting Quality Assurance: Eugene Fire Administration:Non-fire incident reports will be reviewed by Fire Department administrative personnel; reports will then be forwarded to state agencies. Statistical compilation and analysis will be performed as needed. FMO:Fire incident reports will be completed by the reporting officer and undergo quality assurance 10 ATTACHMENT 3