DATE:
May 24, 2022
03
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE - REQUEST FOR SINGLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT OF FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION (CAL FIRE) (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
Over the past two decades, the Board of Supervisors (Board) has taken a series of important actions to improve fire protection and emergency medical services in the unincorporated areas of the county. On September 20, 2005 (1), the Board approved the negotiation and award of contracts with existing fire service entities in order to establish year-round fire protection and emergency response services in areas where services were lacking. This effort included a contract with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). This agreement allowed CAL FIRE to provide fire protection and emergency medical services on behalf of the County and integrate career and volunteer-reserve firefighters into one system of responders.
The County's current contract with CAL FIRE was approved by the Board on June 21, 2016 (5), effective July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022. Since the implementation of the current contract, San Diego County Fire (County Fire) has more than doubled in size while increasing the number of first responder personnel, the number of career-staffed fire stations, and the level of services provided within the San Diego County Fire Protection District (SDCFPD). This was accomplished through the implementation of a cohesive pre-fire strategy focused on public education, defensible space inspections, structure hardening, fuels management projects and protecting evacuation corridors. The new contract will include service provisions to reflect the expanded fire protection and emergency medical services provided in the SDCFPD and the Board's commitment to improving fire and emergency response services in the region.
This is a request to authorize the Director, Dep...
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