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Fayetteville, North Carolina Hurricane Matthew and Florence - The City experienced considerable damage from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Though the public safety staff was well prepared, Hurricane Matthew rattled the community and damaged many important parts of its infrastructure. City staff was able to acquire recovery dollars and continues to work on recovery projects. Fayetteville received over $23 million in Community Development Block Grant and Disaster Recovery funding for homeowner recovery, small rental repair, multi -family rental housing and community recovery, which includes a Homeless Day Center. They also received over $8 million to assist residents with acquisition/reconstruction of their properties and for tree and debris removal from multiple creeks within the City. CITY GOVERNMENT The City of Fayetteville is organized under the Council/ Manager form of government. The Fayetteville City Council is an elected body consisting of nine Council members and a Mayor. The Mayor is elected at large. All Council members are elected from individual districts. Among other duties, the Mayor and Council appoint a City Manager who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the City, translating policy decisions of the Council into action, developing the annual operating budget and managing all department directors. City Council, City Manager and staff have communicated their desire to provide excellent customer service to the residents Fayetteville's population has grown rapidly from 53,150 in 1970 to the estimated 210,000 today. Much of this growth occurred through annexation subsequent to a 1983 change in state law. The City annexed 27 square miles and 46,000 residents in 2005 alone. The City is currently 100 square miles of incorporated land. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT The Mission of the Fayetteville Fire/Emergency Management Department is commitment to the preservation of life, property, and the environment in our community through effective public education, fire code enforcement, and emergency response. They are dedicated to achieving customer satisfaction while serving with R.E.S.P.E.C.T.: Responsibility, Ethics, Stewardship, Professionalism, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Commitment and Teamwork. The Vision Statement of the Department is: By utilizing the talents of diverse and dedicated workforce, the Fayetteville Fire/Emergency Management Department will be recognized as a regional leader acclaimed for our progressive nature and service attentiveness as we strive to improve the quality of life for all citizens and visitors of the City of Fayetteville. We will consistently plan and make use of ever-changing technology and state if the art equipment to be an organization to which all others will benchmark their efforts. The Fayetteville Fire/Emergency Management Department is a unique department that is embodied with over 200 years of tradition, experience, leadership and growth. It is one of the oldest organizations in the state. Senior Management of the department consists of the Fire Chief, two Deputy Fire Chiefs and four Assistant Fire Chiefs. In total, the department operates with 339 budgeted personnel manning 17 Fire Stations strategically located throughout the City. The department is divided into five divisions: Community Risk Reduction, Emergency Management, Emergency Response Services, Fire Administration, Planning and Research and Fire Training and Development. A snapshot of annual incidents is as follows: Annual Total Incident Count Trends Illuiuu 29,404 All Incidents 29,871 +1.58% 31,380 +5.05% 91111NNt+ IIIIIIII 29,905 -4.7% 30,443 +1.79% Rescue and Emergency Medical Service Incidents make up the majority of calls throughout the City with second being Good Intent calls for service. 4140 400