Fire Protection and Street Infrastructure Needs

Community Survey and Public Discussion

The City of Pasadena is launching a broader community conversation regarding the long-term challenges facing Pasadena’s fire protection system, streets, sidewalks, and aging infrastructure systems. Residents are encouraged to participate in a new community survey and attend an upcoming public meeting focused on future infrastructure and public safety priorities.

As Pasadena continues to grow and evolve, aging infrastructure, rising construction costs, increasing service demands, and long-term maintenance needs are placing growing pressure on the City’s ability to maintain the high level of services residents expect.

According to the City’s recent Public Works infrastructure assessments, Pasadena currently maintains approximately 357 miles of streets, with an estimated 291 miles needing repair or maintenance. Annual street funding currently averages approximately $5.5 million, while unfunded street and sidewalk repair needs are estimated at approximately $125 million. (Link to Streets Information)

At the same time, Pasadena’s Fire Department is facing increasing emergency call volumes, aging fire stations, and growing operational demands associated with wildfire preparedness, disaster readiness, emergency medical response, and maintaining fast 911 response times citywide. (Link to Fire Information)

The City’s long-term Fire Department planning efforts identify future needs that may include:

• Modernization and replacement of aging fire stations
• Additional emergency response staffing and apparatus
• Increasing capacity to provide emergency services to increasing demands
• Long-term investments to maintain reliable citywide emergency coverage

The current effort is focused on education, transparency, public engagement, and gathering community feedback.

• The community survey will ask residents about:
• Fire and emergency response priorities
• Wildfire preparedness and disaster readiness
• Street and sidewalk maintenance needs
• Traffic safety and mobility

Residents are encouraged to complete the brief survey online and participate in the upcoming public discussions to help shape Pasadena’s long-term planning priorities.

Link to Survey: bit.ly/PasadenaSurvey

Additional information regarding meeting dates will be released in the coming weeks.