BFPD FY26 GFOA Budget - Flipbook - Page 35
| STAFF SUMMARY
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF SUMMARY
In FY26, the District is anticipating a few staffing changes. The District is currently at its
authorized staffing level of 39.0 FTE in the FF/PM division. For overall operations, this number
is 51 FTE. In alignment with succession planning efforts, the District took on 3 new hires in
FY25 to account for scheduled retirements and promotions in FY26 including 1 battalion chief
and 2 Paid-On-Call (POC) employees. This was done in an effort to decrease time-to-fill for
firefighter/paramedic positions in alignment with the District’s Strategic Plan. Due to the
retirement of the District’s final two POC employees, the District’s POC program is coming to a
close in FY26. These retirements and subsequent promotions account for the staffing differences
noted in the matrix on the next page.
After the successful launch of its apprenticeship program with two apprentices in FY25, the
District is considering taking on 1 apprentice (0.5 FTE) to continue to improve recruitment
efforts and time-to-fill for firefighter/paramedic positions. Apprentices are noted as 0.5 FTE
each, as they are considered part-time and are limited based on qualifications. At the time of the
FY26 budget approval, the District and Board finalized budgeted personnel costs with the below
staff summary. All full-time positions are represented as 1.0, while part-time positions are
represented as 0.5. Furthermore, all positions within the Fire Prevention Bureau are considered
part-time. This includes the Fire Marshal (0.5 FTE) and 3 fire inspectors (1.5 FTE).
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