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Portland Fire & Rescue requests $3.3M in General Fund discretionary addition to maintain current service levels with 171 emergency responders on duty per day. Without funding, the bureau would reduce on-duty responders by 4 FTE daily, requiring elimination of two rescue trucks and forcing diversion of low-acuity medical calls to larger, less efficient engines. The package emphasizes equitable service delivery across all geographies, particularly for historically underserved populations.

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Package requests $3,300,000 to maintain current response capabilities with 171 emergency responders on duty per day (p. 1056)
Without funding, bureau would be required to reduce on-duty emergency responders by 4 FTE per day (p. 1056)
Loss of funding would result in elimination of two of three Rescue trucks, requiring two-person response rigs to be removed (p. 1056)
Service impacts include diversion of low-acuity medical calls from Rescue trucks to larger four-person engines and trucks (p. 1056)
Maintaining Rescue vehicle operability ensures equitable service levels across City geographies and efficient response to high-volume medical calls in low-acuity areas (p. 1056)

💰 $3,300,000 · 👥 171 emergency responders on duty per day · 4 FTE per day reduction · 📋 Maintain Current Svc Level · Rescue trucks · 🏛️ Portland Fire & Rescue

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23,603 - 103: PF&R Maintain Current Svc Level Service Area Public Safety DCA Mike Myers Bureau Name Portland Fire & Rescue Director Ryan Gillespie Funding Type Name General Fund Addition Status: Recommended Package Desc Expense Recommended Total This package requests resources necessary for the bureau to maintain its current response Personnel $3,300,000 capabilities with 171 emergency responders on duty per day. $3,300,000 Service Impacts Revenue Recommended Total Without these resources, the bureau would be required to reduce on-duty emergency responders by General Fund Discretionary $3,300,000 four FTE per day. This translates operationally to eliminating two of the bureau's three Rescue trucks: two-person response rigs that provide more agile response to medical calls in high-volume $3,300,000 areas. If these rigs are eliminated, the same calls would drive response to larger four-person engines and/or trucks. Equity Impacts Maintaining full capabilities of all rescue vehicles provides a layer of appropriate response to low- acuity medical calls in the most efficient manner. These calls disproportionately impact historically underserved populations, and maintaining operability of all Rescue units ensures the bureau can effectively and strategically manage staffing, meet the public's expectations of service delivery, and provide equitable levels of service across the City's geographies.

Parent: Package Details · PDF: p. 1056