City of Surrey Financial Plan 2020-2024

FIRE 

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

 Successfully renewed multi-year contract agreements for 33 Surrey Fire Service’s Dispatch Clients. This strategically allows increased control of quality and costs of service for Surrey and secures multi-year contract revenues on a net positive basis for the City’s operating budget; and  Launched Surrey Fire Regional Dispatch’s inaugural marketing campaign as vendor of choice at 2019 Fire Chiefs of BC annual general meeting trades expo. Existing and prospective clients provided positive feedback on marketing materials and service experience.

ECOSYSTEMS

 Published 13 research articles and/or papers illustrating the evidence-based decision-making used for strategic planning and emergency activity. Topics included: The opioid crisis, structure fires, leadership, fires related to electricity, seniors, vehicles and cancer risk for firefighters; and

 Continued deployment of the anti- idling power unit’s technology with five 2019 Fire apparatus procured to further minimize fuel use in support of anti-idling and the City’s aim to lower greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, fleet resource plan was revised to include smaller vehicles in the future. These changes extend the sustainability of the plan to 2030.

EDUCATION & CULTURE

 Signed an Articulation Agreement with the University of the Fraser Valley that provides a transfer credit partnership offering employees pathways to complete post-secondary education as part of their Surrey Fire Service training. It is anticipated that employees will begin taking UFV credit courses in 2020.

Recruit Graduation Ceremony

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