DID YOU KNOW?
Every minute someone is not breathing, the chance of survival decreases 10-fold.
House fires double in size every 60-seconds.
When it comes to responding to emergency calls, time is of the essence for the City of Prescott, with more than 40,000 residents spread out across more than 45 square miles. More often than not, Prescott’s fire fighters, paramedics and police officers have no choice but to travel long distances to get to the scene of an emergency.
DID YOU KNOW...
- In 59% of Prescott Fire Department emergencies, it takes longer than 50 seconds to initiate a response to a resident’s 911 emergency call. (source: City of Prescott Annual Budget document, FY2016, p.145)
- In 67% of Prescott Fire Department Code 3 emergencies, travel response time for the first unit on scene exceeds 5 minutes. (source: City of Prescott Annual Budget document, FY2016, p.145)
- In FY2008, the Prescott Fire Department budgeted for 80 total positions. In 2008, the Department responded to 7,130 emergency incidents. (source: City of Prescott Annual Budget document, FY2009-10, p.129, 133)
- In FY2016, the Prescott Fire Department budgeted for 71 total positions. Last year, the Department responded to 8,355 emergency incidents. (source: City of Prescott Annual Budget document, FY2017, p.162, 169)
- In FY2008, Prescott fire fighters completed 25,575 hours of training. In FY 2016, they completed 16,125 hours of training. (source: City of Prescott Annual Budget documents, FY2009-10 and FY2017)
Since 2008, the Prescott Fire Department has experienced a 17% increase in call volume, while the Fire Department today has almost 13% fewer employees than it did eight years ago.
A spike in 911 calls. Fewer first responders.
And 10,000 hours a year in cuts to training.
“Brown outs” and closed signs in front of City fire stations.
Each year, fire destroys an average of more than $1 million in property citywide. With these facts and figures, is it any wonder that public safety in Prescott is facing a serious crisis?