Goal 1: Safety & Well-Being

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In FY24, the County maintained its commitment to enhancing the safety and well-being of its residents. Efforts from the County Police, Fire Rescue, and Health & Human Services departments enabled the County to achieve the majority of its FY24 performance targets for goal one.

For the areas where performance targets were not fully met, the County has allocated resources in the FY25 budget to address and rectify barriers, ensuring continuous improvement and better outcomes for the future.

 

  • Fire Rescue conducted 1685 safety code inspections on businesses within the County. 
  • 95% of calls for service in rural areas were met in under the 21 minute response time goal. 
  • Fire Rescue met its target goal of installing 250 car seats; 252 total were installed. 
  • 100% of Albemarle County Local Government departments were set up with continuity of operations plans to ensure that they can continue to perform essential functions during an emergency that impacts regular operations. 
  • Fire Rescue exceeded its target goal of 800 smoke alarm installations by installing a total of 998.