City of Surrey 2017 - 2021 Financial Plan

Fire

FUTURE INITIATIVES, GOALS & OBJECTIVES

INCLUSION

 Continue to work on behalf of the City Manager with Regional Administrator Advisory Committee and BC Emergency Health Services to establish pilot projects in relation to an alternative, more efficient approach for Fire Ser- vices and Ambulance Services involve- ment in responding to medical emer- gencies in Surrey.

Surrey Firefighter training exercises

BUILT ENVIRONMENT & NEIGHBOURHOODS

 Commence construction of the new fire department Central Training Facility classroom and office building. Construction is expected to begin in late February 2017. The new building will contain 4 classrooms, 6 offices and support rooms. Once the building is completed in May 2018, it will allow the fire department to deliver a variety of training to fire department staff, city staff and other groups.

PUBLIC SAFETY

study and aims to effectively manage the impact of abandoned and distressed prop- erties on residential neighbourhoods.

 Implement Risk Based Fire Inspections Model developed to efficiently focus resources to increase safety compliance particularly for high risk, low compli- ance occupancies in the City;  Research and report on Social Analytics: Predictive Modeling of Fire Risk in Residential Neighbourhoods. The department will develop a comprehensive, in-depth platform in order to model fire risk in Surrey; and  Implement Self Compliance Reporting of Fire Inspections Community Property Safety Team (“CPST”) development and implementation. The CPST is the outgrowth of the Distressed Properties

2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN

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