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Fire Prevention In addition to adequate means of fire suppression, fire prevention efforts are essential to an effective fire protection program. The best way to control a fire is to prevent it from occurring in the first place. The LPFD encourages this approach through its public education programs and regularly scheduled inspection of all non-residential buildings. The Building and Fire Departments also require built-in fire protection systems in certain new developments, including automatic fire sprinklers, fire resistant construction, and early warning fire detection systems, in addition to access and setback requirements which facilitate firefighters' entry and provide fire separation. In order to implement fire protection measures, the Pleasanton Municipal Code contains four sections that bear directly on fire safety. The Building Code provides minimum standards for design, construction, materials, occupancy, location, and maintenance of all buildings within the city. The Fire Code regulates how a building is used, how machines and equipment are maintained, how hazardous materials are handled and stored, and how access to and from a site is provided. The Zoning Ordinance regulates site location and design, the type and intensity of land uses, building height and separation, access, and street layout. The Subdivision Ordinance establishes standards for roadway dimensions, subdivision layout, and public improvements needed to protect public safety. In addition, City departments review all proposed new developments for their potential effects on public safety, and attach conditions to minimize those effects and conduct inspections to ensure proper installation. Emergency Medical Response Of the 4,445 emergency responses undertaken in Pleasanton by the Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department in 2005, 3,187 or 72 percent were calls for medical attention.7 The Fire Department is the primary first responder to these calls. All fire station companies include a State-licensed paramedic (who is also a captain, engineer or firefighter) on every shift, while all firefighters are trained as Emergency Medical Technicians. Field personnel can provide medical interventions for both adult and pediatric patients suffering from a multitude of conditions ranging from medical conditions to traumatic injuries. One ambulance, operated by American Medical Response, is located in Pleasanton on Francisco Street. FLOODING AND INUNDATION Background Information Historically, the Amador Valley has experienced relatively frequent and substantial flooding because many streams which drain large areas of impermeable soils converge in the area. During periods of intense rainfall, runoff rapidly causes stream flows to exceed floodway capacities and inundate adjacent areas of the flat valley floor. Extensive flood channel improvements required of development projects during the past 20 years have significantly reduced this type of flood hazard. As a result of good 7 Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department, 2005 Annual Report. Public Safety 082906, clean V-18 City CouncilS/29/2006