Municipal Service Review: Fire and Emergency Medical Service Providers Accepted by LAFCO August 12 , 2009 Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission Burr Consulting TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................................................... V PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................................ VII 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... 1 2. LAFCO AND MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEWS ............................................................................................. 9 LAFCO OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................... 9 MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW ORIGINS ................................................................................................................... 10 MUNICIPAL SERVICE REVIEW LEGISLATION ............................................................................................................ 12 SPHERES OF INFLUENCE ........................................................................................................................................... 13 MSR AND SOI UPDATE PROCESS ............................................................................................................................ 15 3. FIRE AND EMS OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 16 SERVICE PROVIDERS AND SERVICE AREAS .............................................................................................................. 16 GROWTH AND POPULATION PROJECTIONS ............................................................................................................... 30 SERVICE DEMAND ................................................................................................................................................... 34 INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OR DEFICIENCIES ............................................................................................................ 37 SERVICE ADEQUACY ............................................................................................................................................... 46 FINANCING .............................................................................................................................................................. 53 GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................................................. 62 4. CITY OF EL CERRITO ....................................................................................................................................... 68 AGENCY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 68 FIRE SERVICE .......................................................................................................................................................... 72 GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................................................. 79 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 81 5. CITY OF PINOLE ................................................................................................................................................ 84 AGENCY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 84 FIRE SERVICE .......................................................................................................................................................... 89 GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................................................. 96 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 98 6. CITY OF RICHMOND ....................................................................................................................................... 101 AGENCY OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 101 FIRE SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................................ 106 GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................................................... 113 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 115 7. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ................................................................... 118 AGENCY OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 118 FIRE SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................................ 132 GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................................................... 143 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 144 AGENCY SOI UPDATE ........................................................................................................................................... 148 8. CROCKETT-CARQUINEZ FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT .................................................................... 154 AGENCY OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 154 FIRE SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................................ 160 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 166 BY BURR CONSULTING i CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE & EMS MSR GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................................................... 168 AGENCY SOI UPDATE ........................................................................................................................................... 169 9. EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT .................................................................................................... 173 AGENCY OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 173 FIRE SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................................ 177 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 183 10. EAST CONTRA COSTA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ....................................................................... 185 AGENCY OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 185 FIRE SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................................ 197 GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................................................... 205 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 210 AGENCY SOI UPDATE ........................................................................................................................................... 213 11. KENSINGTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ........................................................................................ 220 AGENCY OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 220 FIRE SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................................ 226 GOVERNANCE ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................................................... 232 AGENCY MSR DETERMINATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 232 AGENCY SOI UPDATE ..........................................................................................................................................