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Agenda Fairview Fire Department history Fairviews current status Issue at hand Taxation The Process How does this affect you Next Steps FRFD History Establish 1963 22 Charter Members Recognized the need


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Agenda

  • Fairview Fire Department history
  • Fairview’s current status
  • Issue at hand
  • Taxation
  • The Process
  • How does this affect you
  • Next Steps
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FRFD History

  • Establish 1963
  • 22 Charter Members
  • Recognized the need for fire protection
  • Original station built by hand
  • Fairview Community Land
  • Station 1 rebuilt in 2000
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FRFD History

  • Revenue - Fundraising
  • BBQ’s
  • Fish Fry’s
  • Turkey Shoots
  • “Passing the Hat”
  • Fire Tax began in late 70’s/Early 80’s
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Enhancing Your Service

  • 1982 – First Wake County Dept. to implement

“First Responder” for medical calls

  • 1990 – Built Station 2, at 1010 and Lake Wheeler Rd
  • 1994 – Rescue/Extrication Services
  • 1997 – Daytime Career Staff
  • 2001 – Improved to ISO Class 6
  • 2010 – 24 hour staff
  • 2018 – Improved to ISO Class 3
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Current Status

  • Ten-Ten Fire District
  • 24 square miles
  • Over $2.1 Billion in property value
  • Generates over $2 Million in Fire Tax Revenue
  • 17,000 Citizens
  • Last year – 1667 Emergency Calls
  • Over 4 a day
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Current Status

  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Contract with Wake County
  • There is NOT a “Wake County Fire Department”
  • Fairview Board of Directors
  • 9 Members
  • 283 years combined Fire Service experience
  • 2 past Fire Chiefs
  • Deputy Director of NCSFA
  • Extensive administration experience
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Current Status

  • 16 Career Staff
  • 35 Volunteers
  • ISO Class 3
  • 1157 Volunteer and Combination FD’s in NC
  • 0 – Class 1’s
  • 4 – Class 2’s
  • 37 – Class 3’s
  • Garner Suburban is a Class 4
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Current Status

  • Fairview Station 2
  • 1046 Calls for Service
  • 870 in the County area
  • 176 in a Municipal area
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Wake Co. Fire Commission

  • 17 Members – 11 that Vote
  • 4 – Fire Service Representatives
  • 1 – Wake County Commissioner
  • 1 – President of the Wake Co. Firefighters Association
  • 5 – Citizen Appointees
  • 1 – Municipal Representative for each participating

municipality

  • Director of Wake Co. Fire Services (non-voting)
  • Review items and Make recommendations to the County

Commissioners

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Issue at hand

  • Wake County Staff is recommending:
  • Cost sharing with the Town of Garner to fund a new

fire station - Garner Fire Station 5 – Caddy Road

  • Closing Fairview Station 2
  • Giving Garner FD a large portion of the Fairview

district and tax revenue

  • Almost 10 square miles
  • 4,500 Residents
  • $500,000 Per Year
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Issue at hand

  • Fairview Station 2:
  • Building is paid in full
  • Land rent $100/year
  • $35,400/ year to operate
  • Building will be returned to the Land Owner if closed
  • $500,000+ investment, LOST
  • New Garner station construction costs - $5,000,000 +
  • Raleigh Station 6 - $5 Million
  • Raleigh Station 14 - $6.1 Million
  • Raleigh Station 12 - $6.2 Million
  • Raleigh Station 22 - $7.4 Million
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Service Tax v. Fire Tax

  • 1999 – Fire Service Tax Implemented
  • All County Fire Tax is “pooled” and each FD must request funds

from the “pool”

  • YOUR Ten-Ten Fire District generates just over $2,000,000/year in

Fire Tax

  • Fairview receives only $1,650,000 of that
  • The remaining $400,000 of YOUR Fire Tax is given to other

FD’s in Wake County

  • County Staff is recommending to give away another $500,000

AND close YOUR local fire station

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Open Process?

  • February 22, 2017 – Steering Committee meeting,

Director Campasano says “A big fat Zero” when asked how many stations are going to be closed.

  • April 11, 2017 – Lunch meeting about Funding with

Chris Pierce and Director Campasano

  • April 27, 2017 – County Staff talked with Chief Spain

about a joint Garner/Fuquay Station at 1010 and Lake Wheeler - that’s not occurring

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Open Process?

  • April 2, 2018 – County Staff reviewed Budget

Committee requests with Chief Spain; 6 new stations were requested…..None from Garner

  • May 29 –Director Campasano and Deputy Director

Alford were present at Fairview’s Board Meeting… NO mention of closure

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Open Process?

  • June 11 – Garner Asst. Chief - tells Chief Spain there

has NOT been any discussion at their staff meetings about a new station for the past 6 months

  • June 18– We received word that Garner Chief has

announced to his staff…they are building Station 5 and Fairview 2 will be closing

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Open Process?

  • June 22 – Deputy Director Alford calls Chief Spain

requesting data on what funds will be saved by closing Station 2

  • June 27 – Deputy Alford met with Fairview Chief

Spain and said “Fairview would not know the plan until it was Bulletproof”

  • July 19 – Station 2 closure is on the Fire Commission

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Open Process?

  • July 19 – Fire Commission meeting, Director

Campasano stated they had been working on this since March 2017

  • July 19 – Garner Town Manger stated at the Fire

Commission Meeting – building of Garner Sta. 5 is NOT contingent on County assistance

  • To date, Fairview has not been asked for any input or

alternatives

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Open Process?

  • July 19 - Director Campasano recommends having the

Fire Commission approve the closure, THEN notify the citizens

  • July 19 Fire Commission audio recording Part 2 at

the 59:30 mark

  • Does this appear to be an open process to you?
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How does this affect you?

  • Increased response time to over 90% of the citizens protected by

Fairview Station 2

  • Reduced resources in YOUR time of need
  • Especially during times of high need
  • Storms
  • Natural Disasters
  • Large scale incidents
  • Increased insurance rates for Commercial Business, Churches, and

Educational Institutions

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How does this affect you?

  • What happens when Garner FD has

duplicate/overlapping calls?

  • May 26, 2016 – Garner Cleveland Record quotes

Garner Fire Chief, Matt Poole

  • “1000 times a year we have duplicate or overlapping
  • calls. That detrimentally impacts the level of service

we’re able to provide the citizens”

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How does this affect you?

  • This is a clear indicator that many times, Garner

Station 5 will be empty leaving the area previously serviced by Fairview Station 2 unprotected

  • This can be reduced by working with both departments

collectively

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Question

  • April 23, 2018 – Wake County provides Fairview with

new district maps, increasing our district size

  • Within 60 days; we learned from a neighbor:
  • Wake County is cost sharing to build Garner Station 5
  • Closing Fairview Station 2
  • Giving away another $500,000 of YOUR tax dollars,

annually

  • Why? – MONEY, Garner wants County money to build

and/or operate a new fire station for the Town

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Question

  • The Town of Garner annexed at 401/1010 into the city is .81

square miles

  • County Staff is recommending to close YOUR local fire

station that:

  • Serves 10 square miles
  • Is debt free
  • Less expensive to operate
  • Provides more responders
  • Staffed engine plus 35 volunteers
  • WHY? – Money for Garner FD
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Question

  • Why does Garner need a new station, when they have
  • ne within the normal 5 mile district?
  • Garner Station 2 is 4.7 miles from 401 and Ten-Ten
  • Garner FD’s contract with the Town requires an engine

in the town at all times, why not in their County contract?

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Question

  • With increasing number of homes, citizens, traffic and

emergency calls each year - Why the sudden need to close Fairview Sta. 2? – MONEY for Garner

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How can you help?

  • The voice of reason must come from you!
  • Attend the Fire Commission Meeting on August 16
  • Received word on August 1, work session only

for this project

  • Call, write, email, share on Social Media with all the

Wake County Commissioners

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Questions and/or Comments