City of Surrey's 2022-2026 Financial Plan

FIRE

EDUCATION & CULTURE

• 30 staff participated in the Diploma Program offered in partnership with the University of the Fraser Valley. This program offers employees pathways to complete post-secondary education as part of their personal development in conjunction with Surrey Fire Service officer training.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

• Increased employee engagement to 414 participants in the online medically monitored health portal. Implemented an online monthly educational component with a doctor to maintain increased engagement. This tool assists in confidentially enabling members to conveniently manage their individual health portfolios and provides relevant health information specific to their profession; and • Collaborated with Fraser Health, Police and BCEHS to continue to support the mitigation of the opioid crisis through real-time overdose tracking and

associates of persons who experienced overdose, to offer the most appropriate clinical treatment or recovery support options based upon each person’s needs and preferences.

improved resource deployment. In 2021, 392 overdose follow-up visits (Second Responder program) were conducted with 180 direct patient contacts, and 78 contacts with

Example of Educational posters distributed to Fire Halls to support Staff’s management of their health

INFRASTRUCTURE

• To bolster staff experience in utilizing the Emergency Operations Centre (“EOC”), the Surrey Emergency Program leveraged the activation of the Surrey EOC for response to the global pandemic, annual freshet, Heat Dome and atmospheric river event, resulting in 73 additional staff gaining experience; and

• Successfully delivered basic EOC training to 133 city staff, committing 2,064 hours to emergency management skill development to achieve the overall goal of

improving the City’s emergency preparedness through increased EOC training.

City of Surrey | 2022—2026 Financial Plan | General Operating Fund | Fire

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