COBI 2015 - Fire Marshall - Fire Operations

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FY 2016 Appropriation

The major activities of the Fire Marshal's office are conducted in this program. This budget funds the operations of the arson investigation, fire code enforcement, liquefied petroleum gas, portable fire extinguishers, automatic suppression systems, and Utah Fire Incident Reporting System.

One of the major areas of responsibility of the Fire Prevention program is fire code enforcement for approximately 9,055 public-owned buildings throughout the state. Included in this group are most schools, some nursing homes, some hospitals, jails and penal institutions.

The State Fire Marshal provides a level of expertise often lacking in many local fire and police departments in the state. The office assists any department having trouble identifying the fire origin and cause. Numerous training classes are held to educate fire fighters and law enforcement officers in their ability to be able to recognize the "red flags" of arson.

The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) laws must be enforced throughout the state and the office inspects about 550 sites and tests and certifies over 1,100 dispensing units.

In addition to the previously mentioned responsibilities, the State Fire Marshal's office recognizes a primary responsibility of educating the public concerning fire prevention. Most of the education is provided through the school system, but the Fire Marshal provides training for local fire agencies as well as local seminars and public meetings.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $3,420,300 from all sources for Fire Marshall - Fire Operations. This is a 3.2 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Firefighter Retirement Amendments ($53,900)$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

($53,900)$0GFR - Fire Academy Support

Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue. Enactment of this bill could reduce the Department of Public Safety's annual expenditure from the Fire Academy Support restricted fund by $68,300 beginning in FY 2016 by shifting the state fire marshal and deputy state fire marshals from the state employee or public safety retirement systems to the firefighter retirement system.

Portable Radio and Computer Replacement$0$86,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$0$86,000GFR - Fire Academy Support

No Description

The following performance measurements are included below as reported by the Fire Marshall. The metrics link to their major statutory responsibilities - fire code compliance with both state and school buildings show no specific trends in the past two years.

DPS - Fire Marshal Operations Performance

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 25

Under section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for The Department of Public Safety - Programs and Operations line item not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.

SB0002: Item 18

The Legislature intends that the department is authorized to increase its fleet by the same number of new officers authorized and funded by the legislature for FY 2016

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Dedicated Credits Revenue	263,300	258,100	288,100	287,800	308,500	0	308,500	5,400	313,900
GFR - Fire Academy Support	2,002,800	2,586,200	1,970,100	2,260,300	2,796,100	0	2,796,100	101,800	2,897,900
GFR - Firefighter Support Account	132,000	132,000	132,000	132,000	132,000	0	132,000	0	132,000
GFR - Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propens	75,000	75,000	75,000	76,500	76,500	0	76,500	0	76,500
Transfers	0	0	0	(332,900)	0	0	0	0	0
Beginning Nonlapsing	0	420,300	635,100	956,500	0	0	0	0	0
Closing Nonlapsing	(420,100)	(635,100)	(956,500)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lapsing Balance	0	0	0	(586,300)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$2,053,000	$2,836,500	$2,143,800	$2,793,900	$3,313,100	$0	$3,313,100	$107,200	$3,420,300

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	1,554,800	1,593,500	1,595,200	1,739,100	1,730,100	125,300	1,855,400	13,100	1,868,500
In-state Travel	15,700	16,100	14,800	12,700	16,600	(3,600)	13,000	0	13,000
Out-of-state Travel	3,500	3,500	3,000	6,200	3,000	4,000	7,000	0	7,000
Current Expense	437,000	359,100	357,200	371,400	1,072,500	(546,800)	525,700	92,000	617,700
DP Current Expense	42,000	64,100	56,600	61,300	28,400	121,600	150,000	2,100	152,100
DP Capital Outlay	0	0	0	0	0	100,000	100,000	0	100,000
Capital Outlay	0	0	0	5,200	0	0	0	0	0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	0	800,200	117,000	598,000	462,500	199,500	662,000	0	662,000
Total	$2,053,000	$2,836,500	$2,143,800	$2,793,900	$3,313,100	$0	$3,313,100	$107,200	$3,420,300

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	18.60	19	18	19	19	0	19	19
Actual FTE	18	18.20	18.40	19.60	0	0	0	0
Vehicles	16	17	16	14	16	(2)	14	14

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.