FY2016 Arlington Fire Department Annual Report FY 2016 | Page 38

FY 2016 Measures
Fire Authorized General Fund Positions
FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016
Firefighter Sworn Staff 294 301 301 305 323
Fire Prevention Sworn Staff 14 15 15 15 15
Civilian Staff 18 19 19 19 19
Total General Fund Positions 327 335 335 339 357
Fire Department Unit Responses
Increasing Demand for Services
As more and more Baby Boomers retire and
the increasing impacts of Healthcare laws are
realized, the Arlington EMS system will
experience a continued growth in service
demand. In some respects, we are now
experiencing some of the initial impacts of
evolving demographics and legal changes to
the EMS system. The Arlington Fire
Department is developing, testing, and
employing strategies that will address
increasing demand in a manner that
represents appropriate efficiency while
maintaining excellent service levels.
56,000
54,000
54,419
52,000
52,635
50,000
50,152
48,000
46,000
48,785
47,431
44,000
42,000
40,000
FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016
Property Loss from Fires
FY 2012 FY 2013 $17,205,712,008 $17,624,036,440 $5,924,225 $5,289,447 $4,202,885 $16,759,191 * $4,415,092
Percent of Property Value Lost 0.034% 0.030% 0.023% 0.089% 0.023%
Fire Loss Per Capita $16.14 $14.35 $11.19 $44.62* $11.75
Tax Roll Valuation
Estimated Fire Property Dollar Loss
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2016
$18,035,447,569 $18,855,059,512 $19,548,821,241
*In FY 2015, a single residential fire accounted for an estimated $13,000,000 in property loss
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