Public Safety Committee Meeting Summary – June 16, 2026
San Antonio Public Safety Committee Meeting Summary – June 16, 2026
The San Antonio Public Safety Committee met on June 16, 2026, at 2:40 PM to discuss several items including approval of minutes, fire department performance metrics, a briefing on obscene materials, and an update from the Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence (CCDV). The meeting adjourned at 4:04 PM.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes from May 28, 2026: The committee voted unanimously (motion and second) to approve the minutes. No discussion or opposition.
Discussion Items
- Fire Department Performance Metrics: Fire Chief presented data for FY24, FY25, and FY26 year-to-date. Key statistics: approximately 247,000 incidents in FY24, 253,000 in FY25 (2.5% increase), with EMS representing 78–80% of all incidents. Average citywide response time improved from 8 minutes 38 seconds in FY25 to 8 minutes 32 seconds in FY26 year-to-date; 90th percentile improved from 12:39 to 12:27. Council members requested deeper dives into mobile integrated health (MIH) trends, unauthorized burn heat maps, and the impact of clinical dispatcher and squad programs on medical vs. non-medical response times. The Chief noted that more fire apparatus are available than ambulances, contributing to faster non-medical response times.
- Briefing on Obscene Materials: Assistant Chief Jesse Salami presented on the 15% increase in pornography/obscene material incidents (166 in Q1 2025 to 191 in Q1 2026). Three primary offenses drove the increase: unlawful disclosure of intimate visual material (101 cases), sexual coercion/sextortion (40 cases), and possession/promotion of child pornography (largest increase). The presentation covered legal definitions, investigative units (SVU and Human Exploitation), and victim support. Council members discussed the need for broader awareness campaigns, school-based education, and tracking of victim satisfaction. The Chief emphasized that prevention begins at home and that technology (e.g., deepfakes) poses new challenges.
- Annual Progress Report: Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence (CCDV): Maria Villagomez (co-chair) and Judge Monique Diaz presented highlights of the 2025 report. The CCDV focuses on three strategies: improving data acquisition, a comprehensive communications campaign (including a hybrid symposium with over 500 participants, a billboard campaign generating 58 million impressions), and incorporating healthy relationship education early in life. Martha P. from the Peace Initiative noted two concerning trends: a 12% increase in men as victims and more infants (1–2 weeks old) arriving at shelters. Council members asked about measuring outcomes, offender rehabilitation programs, and alignment with delegate agencies. The committee expressed support for continued prevention efforts.
Key Outcomes
- The committee approved the May 28, 2026 minutes unanimously.
- Requests for further data: Fire Chief to provide MIH trend breakdown, a heat map of unauthorized burns, and data on lift assists resulting in transport; Police to provide a list of delegate agencies supporting victims of obscene material crimes, and to explore a post-investigation satisfaction survey.
- The CCDV will continue its work, with a planned community-wide assessment and lived-experience advisory board. The city and county obtained a waiver to increase domestic violence prevention program sessions at the jail to twice per week.
- The committee agreed to revisit the CCDV subcommittees in the fall and to follow up on implementing a healthy relationships pilot program in after-school programs.
Meeting Transcript
Okay, good afternoon. The time is now 240 PM, and I'll go ahead and call our public safety committee meeting to order. Madam Cook, could you please call the rule? Councilmember McKee Rodriguez. Councilmember Castillo. Councilmember Spears. Councilmember White. Chair Corps? Here. Chair, we have a quorum. Awesome. Thanks. So we have just a few items on the agenda. It's a shorter gender than normal because we were going to go uh do a visit, but we'll plan a different time to do that to make sure everyone can attend in a safe way. So we'll go ahead and start with item number two, which is oh wait, let's do um, oh, we don't have minutes. Oh, we do. Item number one, approval of minutes from the May 28th, 2026 Public Safety Committee meeting. We have a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? Okay, all in favor? Any opposed abstentions? Okay, motion carries. Alright, the second item on the agenda is our fire department performance metrics. For those folks that are here, there is a copy that's printed for you all if you'd like next to the water bottles. Um, and so we're gonna go ahead and scroll through this. I don't know if Chief, if there's anything that you want to highlight from the memo, please. Good afternoon. Um I just wanted to uh provide an overview of the um fire stats that were provided to you. Um hopefully by now you've had an opportunity to look them over, but I would like to present some highlights. Um in terms of incident activity for FY24, there were approximately 247,000 incidents. Uh in FY25, there's been approximate or there was approximately 253,000, so an increase of about two and a half percent. Uh FY26 year to date is trending ahead of prior years. So uh with this, we uh recognize that demand for service continues to increase as the community grows. As far as uh in EMS demand, continues to represent roughly 78 to 80 percent of all incidents. Uh medical calls remain the primary driver of workload, and um there's various breakdowns that we've provided in the document, broken out by council district, and moving on to response time performance. Overall performance year over year remains stable and it has slightly improved in FY26 year to date. Average citywide response time improved from eight minutes 38 seconds in FY25 to 8 minutes 32 seconds in FY26 year to date, while the 90th percentile also improved from 12 minutes 39 to 12 minutes 27. So data obviously it helps us identify areas where growth and traffic patterns possibly are creating pressure on the system. Um we also have a breakout of the geographic activity, which shows the activity per broken down by council district and districts one, two, and five generated the highest incident volumes. There are certain stations that continue to experience significantly higher workloads than others, but uh again, station 32 was identified as the busiest station, followed by several other high-volume companies. These stats help guide the staffing and apparatus placement, so we continue to monitor those very closely. Um, oh okay. And then on fire prevention, I would like to highlight a few items. There have been more than 15,000 inspections that have been completed. Prevention efforts remain one of the most effective ways to reduce fire loss and improve life safety and efforts with uh community education and code enforcement continue to be a critical component of our mission. We also have a breakout of the community programs, MIH, continues to connect with residents, or connect. They continue connecting residents with appropriate resources. Thousands of contacts have helped reduce the strain on the 911 system and improve patient outcomes. So overall, the story behind all of these numbers is that demand for service continues to grow. Our personnel remain committed to provide excellent service, and these trends reinforce the importance of long-term planning through our upcoming needs assessment, staffing analysis, facility planning, and deployment strategies.
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