2006 Fire Facts

  • Original Operating Budget: $15,129,585
  • Capital Budget: $1,315,000
  • Facilities: 12 Fire Stations, Training Academy, Fire Garage, ESDA/OEM Office
  • Number of Divisions: 4 (Administration, Operations, Training, and Prevention)
  • Personnel: 210 (201 sworn, 9 civilian)
  • Number of Administrative Personnel: 21
  • Number of Fire Mechanics: 2
  • Number of Firefighters: 186 (72 firefighters, 54 engineers, 54 captains, 6 battalion chiefs)
  • Shifts: Three 24-hour Shifts (24 hours on, 48 hours off)
  • Starting Salary for Firefighters: $40,753.24
  • New Firefighters Hired: 0
  • Retirements: 5
  • Battalions/Square Miles: 2 Battalions/50 square miles
  • Responses: 13,713 (EMS: 8,877, Loss Fires: 640, Other: 4,196)
  • Loss Fire Dollar Amount: $3,451,324
  • Specialty Teams: Dive Team, Hazardous Material Team, Technical Rescue Team