AGENDA DATE: 7/1/2015
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Pantops Fire Rescue Station
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Consideration to approve the Pantops Fire Rescue Station included in the FY16 Capital Improvement Plan
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Foley, Walker, Davis, and Eggleston
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Thomas C. Foley
BACKGROUND: The Pantops Fire Rescue Station is necessary to support the County's Land Use Policy by providing an urban level of service consistent with development area expectations and the risk profile associated with the area. The following specific information highlights the need for the station:
1. The Pantops area currently sees inadequate response times, with an average response time of 7:00 minutes and a fractile (or 90%) response time of 10:20. Further, with more than 200 concurrent calls a year, the East Rivanna Volunteer Fire Company is overtaxed covering both Pantops and their region.
2. The Pantops region is a high risk area for both fire and EMS calls. People over 65 are at the greatest risk of injury and illness, and with over 640 elderly care units, more than 27% of the Pantops population is over the age of 65. Additionally, due to lightweight construction and dense housing, Pantops has the potential for rapid fire spread.
The need to construct a fire rescue station in Pantops was reaffirmed in the 2007 Regional Fire and Rescue Study (Attachment A) commissioned by the City of Charlottesville and County of Albemarle. In addition, in April 2010, the Board and Charlottesville City Council agreed to the formation of a subcommittee to evaluate areas of possible further collaboration and cooperation between the Departments of Fire Rescue for each jurisdiction. The committee's final report (Attachment B) reaffirmed the need for the City's Fontaine station and the County's Ivy and Pantops stations.
Based on the need to provide some level of coverage to Pantop...
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