CSFD Fire Organizational Overview Flashcards
Land Mass of Colorado Springs
194 sq. miles
-This makes Colorado Springs the largest city in Colorado by land mass.
County
El Paso County
Popluation
475,963
-Making Colorado Springs the 2nd largest city in population, second to Denver.
Colorado Springs was founded on…
July 31, 1871
Founder…
General William Jackson Palmer
CSFD founded on…
February 12, 1894…City council voted to move from a volunteer department to a paid department. Volunteer companies disbanded.
Mission of CSFD
“The Mission of the CSFD is to provide fire, emergency, and prevention services with professionalism, compassion, and excellence.”
FD Budget
General: 55.6 mil
PSST: 19 mil
Grants: 1.9 mil
Total: 76.5 mil
Employees
451 sworn FTEs
57.5 civilian FTEs
+14 that are grant funded
Response Times Standards: First Due and Effective Force
First Due: 8 minutes
Effective Force: 12 minutes
2018 Alarms
68,853 calls
Work Schedule
Berkley System
Station Programs
Wildland x 3 Heavy Rescue x 1 Structure Firefighting x 22 High Angle Rescue x 2 Hazmat x 3 Fire Prevention x 22 Emergency Management x 22 EMS x 22
Type of Government
CS has a mayor-council form of municipal government with 9 city council members who serve 4-yr terms
CSPD Chief
Chief Vince Niski
