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AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT Vacancy Staffing Plan 2022 AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT Current Staffing Levels Classification ASSISTANT CHIEF DIVISION CHIEF BATTALION CHIEF CAPTAIN LEIUTENANT FIRE SPECIALIST/DRIVER FIREFIGHTER Total CIVILIAN, FULL-TIME Department Total Vacant Authorized 0 0 0 0 0 0 108* 108 9 117* 5 8 37 72 216 225 694 1257 143 1400 • All sworn vacancies are held at the lowest rank, Firefighter • Vacancy trends correspond with • addition of new FTEs • opening of new fire stations the graduation of cadets • lag in hiring while cadet • testing is conducted • Current retirement/ separation rate for sworn is 1.5 per pay period Ch a rt d e ta ils: • va ca n cie s a s o f Ap ril 1, 2022 • in clu d e s 16 u n fu n d e d FTEs fo r Lo o p • d o e s n o t in clu d e te m p o ra ry civilia n s o r 360 sta tio n Fire Ca d e t FTEs 2 AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT Past Sworn Vacancies 3 AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT Recruitment and Retention Challenges RECRUITING • Po te n tia l a d ve rse im p a ct in th e h irin g p ro ce ss p ro m p ts ta rge te d re cru itin g. • Le n gth o f tim e to go th ro u gh a ll th e ste p s in th e ca d e t h irin g p ro ce ss a s th e y a re d e ta ile d in th e Co lle ctive Ba rga in in g Agre e m e n t. RETENTION Fire figh te rs with le ss th a n 10 ye a rs o f se rvice le a vin g fo r o th e r o p p o rtu n itie s – n e w se p a ra tio n ra te o f 2.0 p e r p a y p e rio d p o ssib le CIVILIAN HIRING & RETENTION Pa y ra te s fo r p o sitio n s in h igh d e m a n d th ro u gh o u t Ce n tra l Te xa s – En gin e e rs a n d Pla n s Exa m in e rs n e e d e d fo r p e rm ittin g a n d in sp e ctio n d u rin g th e co n stru ctio n /d e ve lo p m e n t p ro ce ss 4 AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT Vacancy Projections Im p le m e n tin g MMAC Ma rch 30, 2018 a n d RESOLUTION 20180524-035 • MMAC d e scrib e s th e n e e d to b u ild a n d sta ff five sta tio n s with En gin e s, a n d two o f th e five sta tio n s a lso n e e d La d d e rs • Re so lu tio n d ire cts City Ma n a ge r to “d e ve lo p a six- ye a r tim e lin e to fu n d , co n stru ct, a n d sta ff five p e rm a n e n t fire sta tio n s in th e a re a s o f gre a te st n e e d ” • Th e five sta tio n s a re in d ica te d o n th is 2017 Sta n d a rd o f Co ve ra ge m a p • Pu rp le a re a s in d ica te le ss th a n 50% o f th e tim e , th e AFD re sp o n se fro m ca ll re ce ip t to a rriva l o n sce n e wa s 8 m in u te s o r le ss 5 AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT Vacancy Projections UPDATE • Sa m e five sta tio n s o n th is 2021 Sta n d a rd o f Co ve ra ge m a p • Pu rp le a re a s in d ica te le ss th a n 50% o f th e tim e , th e AFD re sp o n se fro m ca ll re ce ip t to a rriva l o n sce n e wa s 8 m in u te s o r le ss 1. a re a a ro u n d De l Va lle sta tio n h a s im p ro ve d , ISO ra tin g u p gra d e d 2. Tra vis Co u n try sta tio n o p e n e d in Ju ly 2021, e xp e ct 3. 4. e vid e n ce o f im p ro ve m e n t in 2022 a re a a ro u n d Lo o p 360 h a s n o t im p ro ve d . Sta tio n is sch e d u le d to o p e n in Ma rch 2023 a re a a ro u n d Go o d n igh t Ra n ch h a s go tte n wo rse with h igh e r gro wth ra te s th a n o th e r re sid e n tia l n e igh b o rh o o d s 5. Are a a ro u n d Ca n yo n Cre e k h a s n o t im p ro ve d 5 2 3 4 1 6 AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT Plan to Fill Vacancies 2021 Hiring Process conducted May - Sept • Class 133: Jan to July 2022, graduates approx. 44 firefighters (FF) • Class 134: Mar - Oct 2022 with approx. 45 FF • Class 135: Oct 2022 - May 2023 with approx. 45 FF • Class 136: Jan - July 2023 with approx. 45 FF 2023 Hiring Process conducted May - Sept • Class 137: Jan - July 2024 with approx. 40 FF Projected Staffing Under Review • Del Valle Ladder (16 FFs) Loop 360 Engine (16 FFs) • • Goodnight Engine (16 FFs) Loop 360 Ladder (16 FFs) • • Canyon Creek Engine (16 FFs) Va ca n cie s sh o u ld re m a in b e lo w 80 if: • co n tin u e b i-a n n u a l h irin g cycle s; • se p a ra tio n ra te s sta b ilize a t 1.5 p e r p a y • th e p la n fo r sta ffin g n e w sta tio n s a n d La d d e rs p e rio d ; a n d is im p le m e n te d . 7 AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT FY23 and FY24 Considerations EXPAND TRAINING FACILITIES to fa cilita te o ve rla p o f two Fire Ca d e t cla sse s wh ile a d d re ssin g Po lice a n d EMS tra in in g n e e d s 2022 Sta rt co n stru ctio n o f GOODNIGHT RANCH STATION in Au gu st (ite m fo r Co u n cil co n sid e ra tio n b a se d o n su p p o rt fo r sta ffin g in FY24) 2023 Sta ff LOOP 360 En gin e in Ma rch 2023 Sta ff GOODNIGHT RANCH En gin e in Octo b e r (FY24) CIVILIAN HIRING & RETENTION Up d a te p a y ra te s fo r p o sitio n s in h igh d e m a n d th ro u gh o u t Ce n tra l Te xa s 8 AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT QUESTIONS 9