Kathy’s Point of View

March 22, 2022 Beaumont City Council meeting.

Fire Services Strategy

On March 22, 2022 Council passed a motion directing the Administration to bring back a strategy to address the need for enhanced service levels, such as fire emergency response times, in time for consideration in next year’s budget. The current staffing model is a hybrid model which includes 4 full time staff members and 33 paid on-call members.

Effective Nov. 30, 2021, all building permits in the City must meet the construction requirements in the National Building Code for a location without a 10 minute response time. These requirements may include locating properties farther away from property lines, or additional fire protection such as non-combustible siding, no side-yard windows and/or sprinkler systems.

Our Director of Protective Services, Jay Melvin, in addition to addressing service levels, stressed the importance of prevention and education to maintain fire safety in Beaumont while we continue to respond to the demands of our rapidly growing city.

Personal safety and property protection are two of the most important outcomes for our residents and municipality. I am looking forward to reviewing the Fire Services Strategy this year and to further discussing strategies with residents, Council, and staff.

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