CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
Administration Building | 1025 Escobar St., Martinez, CA  
AGENDA  
Tuesday, August 12, 2025  
1:00 PM  
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT  
Board of Directors  
CANDACE ANDERSEN, CHAIR  
JOHN GIOIA  
DIANE BURGIS, VICE CHAIR  
KEN CARLSON  
SHANELLE SCALES-PRESTON  
LEWIS BROSCHARD, FIRE CHIEF, (925) 941-3300  
MONICA NINO, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND CLERK OF THE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, (925) 655-2075  
The public may attend the Board meeting in person and remotely via call-in or Zoom. Board meetings  
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business of the Board, the total amount of time that a member of the public may use in addressing the  
Board on all agenda items is 10 minutes. Your patience is appreciated.  
A lunch break or closed session may be called at the discretion of the Board Chair. Staff reports related  
1:00 P.M. Convene and call to order  
1.  
CONSIDER CONSENT ITEMS (Items listed as C.1 through C.8 on the following agenda)  
– Items are subject to removal from Consent Calendar by request of any Director. Items  
removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered with the Discussion Items.  
2.  
PRESENTATIONS  
PR.1 PRESENTATION introducing the Contra Costa Fire Foundation. (Chris Toler, Foundation  
President)  
3.  
DISCUSSION ITEMS  
CONSIDER accepting a report from the Fire Chief providing a status summary  
for ongoing Fire District activities and initiatives. (Lewis Broschard, Fire Chief)  
D.1  
Attachments:  
CONSIDER APPROVING and AUTHORIZING the District to serve as the fiscal  
agent under the “Memorandum of Understanding for Coordination of Wildfire  
Prevention Activities to Protect the East Bay Hills in Alameda and Contra Costa  
Counties,” dated April 28, 2024, among the County, the District, and other fire  
protection agencies in the East Bay hills; and CONSIDER APPROVING payment  
of the County’s and Fire District’s annual dues in an amount not to exceed  
$30,000 in Fiscal Year 2025/2026. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund)  
D.2  
D.3  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT (2 Minutes)  
CONSENT ITEMS  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with FireStats, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $90,000 for the hosting, analysis,  
and reporting of computer aided dispatch data and related consulting services for  
the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026. (100% CCCFPD  
General Operating Fund)  
C.1  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief or designee to execute on behalf of  
the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, a purchase and sale agreement  
to purchase the real property located at 1300 Civic Drive, in Walnut Creek, from  
Meals on Wheels Diablo Region at a purchase price of $2,830,000 for  
administrative and classroom training purposes, and to execute acceptance of a  
grant deed and related documents. (100% CCCFPD General Operating Fund  
Balance)  
C.2  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract  
with Craig DeVinney, MD, in an amount not to exceed $331,000 to provide  
Medical Director services for the Fire District for the period August 15, 2025  
through August 14, 2026. (100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)  
C.3  
C.4  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief or designee to execute change  
orders and a contract amendment with Thompson Builders Corporation, to  
increase the payment limit by $1,950,000 to a new payment limit of $16,030,246,  
for additional expenses necessary to complete the Contra Costa Regional  
Communications Center remodel project. (100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)  
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, to execute on behalf of the  
Fire Chief, a purchase order with Halcore Group, Inc. (DBA American  
Emergency Vehicles) in an amount not to exceed $4,300,000 for the manufacture  
and sale of 20 ambulance vehicles and accompanying equipment . (100%  
CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund)  
C.5  
C.6  
ACCEPT the 2024 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) for the Contra Costa  
County Fire Protection District and ADOPT Resolution 2025-03 acknowledging  
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guided three-volume  
document. (No fiscal impact)  
DENY claims filed by Raymond W. Owens III; Progressive claims; Jeff Burris;  
Jesse Ingram; Sam Nichols; Thomas Zurflueh; Gilbert Guerrero; Charles Thomas;  
David Watson; Xon Burris; Dennis Buccholz; James Whit MacDonald; Vito  
Impastato; Domonic Ciotola; Daniel McLlellan; Craig Auzenne; Kevin Platt;  
Ross Macumber; Jonnathan Lemke; Greg Sawyer; Darren Johnson; Jim Brooks;  
Jim Gallagher; Scott Valencia; Robert Lutzow; Robert Atlas; Andrew Bozzo;  
Paul Silva; and Brandon Burruss.  
C.7  
C.8  
ACCEPT presentation by Chris Toler, Foundation President, introducing the  
Contra Costa Fire Foundation, as recommended by the Fire Chief.  
Attachments:  
ADVISORY COMMISSION  
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Advisory Fire Commission is scheduled to meet next  
on Monday, September 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at their Administrative Office, 4005 Port Chicago Highway,  
Suite 250, Concord, CA 94520.  
AGENDA DEADLINE: Thursday, 12 noon, 12 days before the Tuesday Board meetings.  
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enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a  
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allowed two minutes to comment on the entire consent agenda.  
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DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS  
Pursuant to Government Code section 84308 (the Levine Act), members of the Board of Supervisors are  
disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (except for contracts  
exempt from the Levine Act under Government Code section 84308(a)), franchises, discretionary land  
use permits and other entitlements, if the Board member received, within the previous 12 months, more  
than $500 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or  
contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the County’s  
decision on the agenda item. Members of the Board of Supervisors who have received, and applicants,  
contractors or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $500 to a Board  
member within the previous 12 months are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the  
subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the  
recipient Board member, and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors  
before the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.  
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