College Station Fire Department Standards of Cover FY 2015 One Team, Making a Difference. Compassion, Service, Focus, Dedication Table of Contents Executive Summary ..........................................................................................................................7 A. Community Service ...................................................................................................................8 Legal Basis ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Table 1: City Population and TAMU Student Growth .............................................................................. 9 History of the College Station Fire Department ..................................................................................... 10 The Texas A&M College Fire Department ............................................................................................. 11 Table 2: Initial Cost of the Fire Department .......................................................................................... 12 1960s Plans for a City Fire Department ................................................................................................. 12 Major Milestones of College Station Fire Department .......................................................................... 14 Insurance Service Office ............................................................................................................................. 15 Table 3: 2008 ISO Summary of Credit ................................................................................................... 16 Funding Sources and Restriction ............................................................................................................. 16 Building Permits and Development ......................................................................................................... 17 Table 4: Value of New Development ....................................................................................................... 17 Ad Valorem Valuations............................................................................................................................ 18 Sales Tax Revenues ................................................................................................................................. 19 Table 5: Sales Tax Revenue (Millions) ................................................................................................... 19 Property Tax Rate .................................................................................................................................... 20 Table 6: 2015 Ad Valorem Tax Rate Comparison of Texas Cities with a Population 75,000 - 100,000 .. 20 Economic Conditions ............................................................................................................................... 21 Financial Forecast .................................................................................................................................. 21 Utility Rates ............................................................................................................................................. 22 Positions in the FY15 Budget ................................................................................................................... 22 Table 7: Full Time Equivalents (City) ..................................................................................................... 24 Geographic Profile .................................................................................................................................... 25 Brazos County ......................................................................................................................................... 25 Federal Emergency Management ........................................................................................................... 25 Texas is in Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VI. ......................................................... 25 Texas A&M University ............................................................................................................................ 25 Topographic Map .................................................................................................................................... 25 Climate History ....................................................................................................................................... 26 Climate Risk Factors ............................................................................................................................... 27 Table 8: Human, Technology, and Natural Risk Hazards ...................................................................... 27 Population .................................................................................................................................................. 28 Table 9: College Station Population Growth .......................................................................................... 28 Table 10: City of College Station Demographics ................................................................................... 29 Population Density .................................................................................................................................. 30 Family and Household Income Data ...................................................................................................... 31 Table 11: Income and Benefits City Analysis .......................................................................................... 31 Employment Rate .................................................................................................................................... 31 Single Residential Housing Information ................................................................................................. 32 Table 12: Single Residential Housing ..................................................................................................... 32 Apartment Residential Housing Information .......................................................................................... 32 Fire District Data....................................................................................................................................... 33 Table 13: Fire District Break Downs ...................................................................................................... 33 Table 14: Easterwood Airport Data........................................................................................................ 33 Rail Lines ................................................................................................................................................ 33 Rivers ...................................................................................................................................................... 34 Rail Road and River Map ........................................................................................................................ 34 B. Service Provided ...................................................................................................................... 35 College Station Fire Department Organization Information ...................................................................... 35 Department Organizational Chart .............................................................................................................. 37 Distribution of Resources ............................................................................................................................ 38 Table 15: Fire Station Resources ............................................................................................................ 38 Fire Districts ........................................................................................................................................... 39 Fire Station ............................................................................................................................................. 40 Fire Station and Apparatus Distribution by Population ............................................................................. 43 Department Emergency and Non-emergency Vehicles ............................................................................... 44 Table 16: Emergency Vehicles Information ............................................................................................ 44 Table 17: Non-Emergency Support Vehicles Information ...................................................................... 45 Response Data and Type ............................................................................................................................. 45 Table 18: All NFIRS Incidents ................................................................................................................ 45 Fire Suppression ......................................................................................................................................... 46 Emergency Medical Services ...................................................................................................................... 47 Hazmat ........................................................................................................................................................ 48 Pipeline Information ..............................................................................................................................