Election
BY ALEX REECE
The Frisco Fire Department structure will not change after the May 4 election. Proposition A would have implemented civil service, a system with a citizen commission and tests to assess the hiring, discipline and promotion of re ghters. Proposition B would have intro- duced collective bargaining. The propositions failed. What it means As a result, there will be no change to the way the department currently operates. The Frisco Fire Department is internationally accredited and has an Insurance Services O ce (ISO) score of 1—the o ce’s highest possible score. An ISO score ranks a re department’s overall safety and operational services. “They give us their highest rating because they see the things that we’re doing as e ective,” City Manager Wes Pierson said. Zooming out The Frisco Fire Department currently has nine re stations in operation and a 10th expected to open at Teel Parkway and Little Ranch Road in spring 2025. The city will likely have 14 re stations by the time it reaches buildout but the number can change depending on population, Pierson said. “It really depends on where development takes us,” he said. O cials look to the future following re election
There will be no change to the city’s re department following the denial of two propositions.
ALEX REECE COMMUNITY IMPACT
Roughly half of the city’s annual budget goes toward public safety, Pierson said. The re depart- ment was allocated more than $53.8 million in the city’s scal year 2023-24 general fund budget. Dig deeper The two propositions were originally added to the ballot when two Frisco Fire Fighters Associa- tion petitions gathered more than 5,000 signatures combined in summer 2023. Supporters of the propositions have the option to go through the same process again in the future if desired.
Results breakdown
Winner
Proposition A
52.31% Against 47.69% For
Proposition B
58.26% Against 41.74% For
SOURCE: CITY OF FRISCO COMMUNITY IMPACT
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