With Station 54 in downtown Brentwood officially closed September 1, the remaining four East Contra Costa Fire Protection District stations are now stretched thin and responses times have increased. During the month of September, the District ran 526 service calls with an average response time of 7:43 minutes.
In contrast, during the month of August, the District ran 50-more calls (576) and had a response time of just 7:05 minutes. In July, the District ran 551 calls with a response time of 7:26 minutes.
Here is a look at the response times per firehouse.
- Station 52- John Muir Parkway, Brentwood, had 155 calls in the month of September with an average response time of 6:19 minutes. In August there were a total of 157 calls with an average response time of 5:57 minutes. In the calendar year of 2013 the station ran 1857 calls for service with an average response time of 6:26.
- Station 54-Downtown Brentwood, had 104 calls in the month of September with an average response time of 7:22 minutes. In August there were a total of 112 calls with an average response time of 6:32 minutes. In the calendar year of 2013 the station ran 1336 calls for service with an average response time of 6:28.
- Station 59-1685 Bixler Rd, Discovery Bay, had 59 calls in the month of September with an average response time of 8:36 minutes. In August there were a total of 77 calls with an average response time of 8:28 minutes. In the calendar year of 2013 the station ran 774 calls for service with an average response time of 8:54.
- Station 93 530 O’Hare Ave, Oakley, had 148 calls in the month of September with an average response time of 7:13 minutes. In August there were a total of 173 calls with an average response time of 6:38 minutes. In the calendar year of 2013 the station ran 1752 calls for service with an average response time of 6:16.
- Station 94-15 A St, Knightsen, had 16 calls in the month of September with an average response time of 8:15 minutes. In August there were a total of 15 calls with an average response time of 8:17 minutes. In the calendar year of 2013 the station ran 176 calls for service with an average response time of 8:30.
- Station 95- 3045 Ranch Ln, Bethel Island (closed 7-1-2012), had 35 calls in the area of this closed station in the month of September with an average response time of 15:02 minutes. In the month August of there were 32 calls with an average response time of 12:03 minutes. In the calendar year of 2013 the District ran 355 calls for service in the station area with an average response time of 11:31.
- Cal-Fire Station 16-Marsh Creek/Morgan Territory had 9 calls in the month of September with an average response time of 11:32 minutes. In August there were a total of 6 calls with an average response time of 14:41 minutes. In the calendar year of 2013 the station ran 195 calls for service with an average response time of 9.25.
Auto aid:
In the month of September, the District received auto aid from Contra Costa County Fire 26 times, with them sending 26 engines. The District sent auto aid to Contra Costa County Fire 27 times providing them with 32 engines. During the month of August, Contra Costa County Fire came into the District 28 times with 34 engines and we responded into Contra Costa County Fire 18 times with 24 engines. In 2013, the District received auto aid from Contra Costa County Fire 345 times with them sending 476 engines. The District sent auto aid to Contra Costa County Fire a total of 198 times in 2012, sending 234 engines.
Operational Personnel:
The District is currently budgeted for 39 operational personnel, which are comprised of 3 Battalion Chiefs and 36 Station Suppression Personnel. As of October 3, our staffing level is 3 Battalion Chiefs and 34 station suppression personnel. In addition to the 2 open positions, we currently have one Fire Captain on long-term workers compensation. At this point staff is aware of one employee in a final-stage of recruitment with an outside agency and with a tentative start date of October 13, 2014.
Photos taken October 3 on Balfour Rd in Brentwood
