DATE: August 6, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Retroactive Fire Protection Reimbursement Agreement (Amador Plan) with Cal Fire for FY 2024-25
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Fire Protection Reimbursement Agreement with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to provide funding to keep four fire stations open in the foothill and mountain areas on the east side of Fresno County, to provide structural fire protection and other emergency responses in those areas, for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 ($1,306,821); and
2. Direct the County Administrative Officer to provide written notice to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection that the County will extend or enter into a new fire protection reimbursement agreement for the 2025-2026 fiscal year with at least the same level of services as the recommended agreement.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will approve the recommended Fire Protection Reimbursement Agreement (Amador Plan) with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), to provide funding to keep four fire stations (located in the eastern foothill and mountain region of Fresno County) open during the winter months when Cal Fire would normally close those stations due to the end of the fire season. This item pertains to locations in District 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose to consider a different number of stations to be staffed during the upcoming non-fire season. Your Board may choose to change the level of service for FY 2025-26, in which case, the County Administrative Officer should be directed to so notify Cal Fire if, and when, this executed Agreement is returned to Cal Fire.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended agreement is retroactive, due to the timing of when the documents...
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