EL CERRITO
FIRE DEPARTMENT
 
COMPARATORS

 
City Fire Department Budgets per Capita
FY 1995-1996 - Bay Area by Population Groupings
Population 10,000 to 25,000:
Department Population Budget Budget Per Capita Percent of ECFD
Albany 17,404 1,778,375 $102.18  95.95%
El Cerrito 23,816 2,536,320 $106.50  100.00%
Hillsborough 11,280 2,421,540 $214.68  201.58%
Larkspur 11,976 1,784,884 $149.04  139.95%
Mill Valley 14,000 1,878,505 $134.18  125.99%
Piedmont 11,288 1,959,497 $173.59  163.00%
Pinole 18,530 1,423,317 $76.81  72.13%
San Anselmo 12,405 1,585,747 $127.83  120.03%
 AVERAGE 15,087 1,921,023 $135.60  127.33%
Population 25,001 to 50,000:
Department Population Budget Budget Per Capita Percent of ECFD
Benicia 27,817 3,073,877 $110.50  103.76%
Burlingame 28,327 4,827,652 $170.43  160.03%
Campbell 38,267 3,133,789 $81.89  76.90%
Dublin 26,581 3,056,862 $115.00  107.99%
Foster City 29,503 3,265,400 $110.68  103.93%
Los Altos 27,299 3,897,596 $142.77  134.06%
Newark 39,977 4,290,192 $107.32  100.77%
Novato (& NFPD) 49,072 6,935,514 $141.33  132.71%
Petaluma 48,569 5,602,655 $115.35  108.32%
San Carlos 28,047 3,033,538 $108.16  101.56%
 AVERAGE 34,346 4,111,708 $120.34  113.00%
Population 50,001 to 100,000:
Department Population Budget Budget Per Capita Percent of ECFD
Alameda 80,815 10,476,586 $129.64  121.73%
Daly City 99,803 6,720,956 $67.34  63.23%
Fairfield 87,722 4,780,170 $54.49  51.17%
Livermore 65,438 6,077,103 $92.87  87.20%
Milpitas 59,725 8,378,037 $140.28  131.72%
Mtn. View 71,496 8,140,830 $113.86  106.92%
Palo Alto 58,575 10,978,505 $187.43  175.99%
Pleasanton 57,775 6,493,091 $112.39  105.53%
Redwood City 71,800 7,776,152 $108.30  101.70%
Richmond 93,015 10,231,072 $109.99  103.28%
San Leandro 72,307 9,676,874 $133.83  125.67%
San Mateo 92,017 8,600,982 $93.47  87.77%
San Rafael 53,247 7,449,575 $139.91  131.37%
Santa Clara 98,159 18,177,075 $185.18  173.88%
South SF 57,335 6,955,222 $121.31  113.91%
Union City 58,484 4,076,946 $69.71  65.46%
 AVERAGE 73,607 8,436,824 $116.25  109.16%
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City Fire Department Budget per Capita
FY 1995-1996 - Contiguous North Bay Agencies
Department Population Budget Per Capita Per Capita
Albany 17,404 1,778,375 $102.18  87.28%
Berkeley 105,855 12,392,208 $117.07  109.93%
El Cerrito 23,816 2,536,320 $106.50  90.97%
Emeryville 6,492 3,234,029 $498.16  467.77%
Larkspur 11,976 1,784,884 $149.04  127.31%
Mill Valley 14,000 1,878,505 $134.18  114.62%
Novato (& NFPD) 49,072 6,935,514 $141.33  120.73%
Oakland 386,779 58,631,303 $151.59  142.34%
Piedmont 11,288 1,959,497 $173.59  148.28%
Pinole 18,530 1,423,317 $76.81  65.61%
Richmond 93,015 10,231,072 $109.99  93.96%
San Anselmo 12,405 1,585,747 $127.83  109.19%
San Rafael 53,247 7,449,575 $139.91  119.51%
Vallejo 116,148 10,944,886 $94.23  88.48%
Mean: 65,716 8,768,945 $151.60  142.35%
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EMERGENCY INCIDENTS per FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF
El Cerrito Fire Department - FY 1995-96 (Excluding Kensington)
Department Volunteer Total Uniformed Staff Population Fire, Medical, Rescue Incidents Incidents per Staff Percent to ECFD
Alameda  NO 98 77,536 4,707 48.03 64.07%
Albany  NO 20 17,404 1,390 69.50 92.71%
Berkeley  NO 129 103,724 11,112 86.14 114.91%
Brisbane  NO 14 30,000 730 52.14 69.56%
Contra Costa FPD  NO 424 500,000 30,255 71.36 95.19%
Daly City  NO 75 99,803 4,538 60.51 80.72%
El Cerrito  NO 26 23,000 1,949 74.96 100.00%
Hayward  NO 134 118,000 9,134 68.16 90.93%
Larkspur  NO 18 12,000 996 55.33 73.82%
Mill Valley  NO 39 14,000 1,924 49.33 65.81%
Milpitas  NO 67 60,000 3,080 45.97 61.32%
Mtn. View  NO 68 70,000 4,471 65.75 87.71%
Piedmont  NO 25 11,000 1,150 46.00 61.36%
Pinole Paid Only 15 18,530 1,183 78.87 105.21%
Oakland NO  446 377,900 62,241 139.55 186.17%
Richmond NO  103 91,252 11,295 109.66 146.29%
San Leandro NO  87 70,000 6,160 70.80 94.45%
San Ramon FPD NO  148 92,000 4,069 27.49 36.68%
Union City NO  38 55,000 3,050 80.26 107.07%
Mean: 68.41 91.26%
Median: 68.16 90.93%
Standard Deviation: 25.11 33.50%
Lowest Value: 27.49 0.37
Highest Value: 139.55 186.17%
Kensington NO  10 5,050  499 49.90 66.57%
 
NOTE: Lower ratio values than El Cerrito (and percentages lower than 100 %) show agencies that handle fewer incidents for each staff member than El Cerrito. Greater ratio values than El Cerrito (and percentages above 100 %) show agencies that handle more incidents for each staff member than El Cerrito.

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FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF per 1000 POPULATION SERVED
El Cerrito Fire Department - FY 1995/1996 (Excluding Kensington)
Department Volunteer Total Uniformed Staff Population Staff/1000 Pop Percent to ECFD
Albany NO  21 17,404 1.21 110.53%
El Cerrito NO  26 23,816 1.09 100.00%
Hillsborough NO  24 11,280 2.13 194.89%
Larkspur NO  18 11,976 1.50 137.68%
Mill Valley NO  39 14,000 2.79 255.17%
Piedmont NO  25 11,288 2.21 202.87%
Pinole Paid Only 17 18,530 0.92 84.04%
Burlingame NO  56 28,327 1.98 181.09%
Campbell Yes 36 38,267 0.94 86.17%
Newark NO  42 39,977 1.05 96.24%
Alameda NO  98 80,815 1.21 111.08%
Daly City NO  75 99,803 0.75 68.84%
Milpitas NO  67 59,725 1.12 102.76%
Mtn. View NO  68 71,496 0.95 87.12%
Redwood City NO  70 71,800 0.97 89.30%
Richmond NO  98 93,015 1.05 96.51%
San Leandro NO  87 72,307 1.20 110.21%
San Rafael NO  93 53,247 1.75 159.99%
South SF NO  80 57,335 1.40 127.81%
Union City NO  38 58,484 0.65 59.52%
Mean: 1.37 125.07%
Median: 1.16 106.49%
Standard Deviation: 0.58 53.31%
Lowest Value: 0.65 59.52%
Highest Value: 2.79 255.17%
Kensington NO  10 5,050 1.98 181.39%
 
Small to medium size fire departments with no volunteers or limited use of volunteers
11 out of 19 fire departments (58 %) with greater than ECFD staff-to-population ratio

El Cerrito provides fire protection services to the Kensington Fire Protection District under a contract for a fee which reimburses El Cerrito for its costs. Provision of these services includes the costs for 10 employees. The table above shows the effect to El Cerrito of having a fire department with a staff to population ratio higher than that ratio for which the City of El Cerrito is paying directly.

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FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF per 1000 POPULATION SERVED
El Cerrito Fire Department - FY 1995/1996 (Including Kensington)
Department Volunteer Total Uniformed Staff Population Staff/1000 Pop Percent to ECFD
Albany NO  21 17,404 1.21 99.10%
El Cerrito NO  36 29,566 1.22 100.00%
Hillsborough NO  24 11,280 2.13 174.74%
Larkspur NO  18 11,976 1.50 123.44%
Mill Valley NO  39 14,000 2.79 228.78%
Piedmont NO  25 11,288 2.21 181.89%
Pinole Paid Only 17 18,530 0.92 75.35%
Burlingame NO  56 28,327 1.98 162.36%
Campbell Yes 36 38,267 0.94 77.26%
Newark NO  42 39,977 1.05 86.28%
Alameda NO  98 80,815 1.21 99.59%
Daly City NO  75 99,803 0.75 61.72%
Milpitas NO  67 59,725 1.12 92.13%
Mtn. View NO  68 71,496 0.95 78.11%
Redwood City NO  70 71,800 0.97 80.07%
Richmond NO  98 93,015 1.05 86.53%
San Leandro NO  87 72,307 1.20 98.82%
San Rafael NO  93 53,247 1.75 143.44%
South SF NO  80 57,335 1.40 114.59%
Union City NO  38 58,484 0.65 53.36%
Mean: 1.37 112.14%
Standard Deviation: 0.58 47.80%
 
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