Berkeley City Council Work Session

July 10, 2012

Berkeley Fire Department

48/96 Work Schedule

Agenda

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Acknowledgements

Fire Department Station Staffing

48/96 Pilot Program

Current Data and Analysis

Path Forward

Acknowledgements

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48/96 Committee

BFFA Local 1227

Fire Command Staff

Collaboration on Labor Management Initiatives

Fire Department Station Staffing

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24 hour coverage

7 Stations

Fire and EMS

apparatus

7 FRALS Engines

2 FRALS Truck

Companies

3 Paramedic Units

1 Duty Chief

Kelly vs. 48/96

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Kelly Schedule

24 hour shift

3 shifts every other day

56 hour average week

10 shifts per month

48/96 Pilot Schedule

24 hour shift

2 shifts back-to-back

56 hour average week

10 shifts per month

Kelly vs. 48/96

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Kelly Schedule

2010

48/96 Pilot Schedule

2011

Bay Area Comparisons

Kelly Schedule 48/96 Schedule

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*City of Alameda

Hayward

Oakland

*Palo Alto

San Jose

*Paramedic Transport Agencies

Alameda County

*Albany

Contra Costa County

Daly City

El Cerrito

Fremont

Livermore-Pleasanton

Marin County

*Moraga-Orinda

*Piedmont

San Mateo County

*San Ramon Valley

Santa Clara County

*South San Francisco

Vallejo

48/96 Pilot Implementation

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Part of 2010-2012 Labor Contract

Staff Report

Measure Impacts

Concern with Transport Paramedics

Extended in March 2012

March 2010 March 2011 March 2012

Base year Pilot year

Positive Correlations

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Metric Percentage Change*

Turnout Times Improved by 1.4%

Training Hours Increased by 15.18%

Family Sick Leave Decreased 18.95%

Reprimands No change

Patient Complaints No change

Morale 88% Approval Rating

*Base year: March 22, 2010 – March 21, 2011

Pilot year: March 22, 2011 – March 21, 2012

Correlations of Concern

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Metric Percentage Change*

Accident Reports + 28.57%

Sick Leave + 13.7%

Injury Reports + 8.3%

Overtime + 12.21%

*Base year: March 22, 2010 – March 21, 2011

Pilot year: March 22, 2011 – March 21, 2012

Accident Reports Analysis

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Accidents do not always involve a motor vehicle or fire

apparatus

Base year: 14 accidents

6 involved transport paramedics

Pilot year: 18 accidents

4 involved transport paramedics

Metric Percentage Change

Accident Reports + 28.57%

Sick Leave Analysis

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Metric Base year

(hours)

Pilot

year

(hours)

Change

Personal Sick Leave 5,025 5,712 + 13.7%

Family Sick Leave 3,687 2,988 - 18.95%

Totals 8,712 8,700 -12 hours

Injury Reports Analysis

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Major fires in Nov/Dec 2011 8 injury claims

Pilot year changes

+ 5 reports overall

Modified duty and loss time claims decreased by 7.01%

Metric Percentage Change

Injury Reports + 8.3%

Overtime Analysis

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Linked to injury and sick leave usage

18.4% vacancy rate in pilot year

11.0 % vacancy rate in base year

Metric Percentage Change

Overtime + 12.21%

Path Forward

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Review quarterly data

Continue collaboration

Track trends

Modify policies

2012 Academy graduates September 13