Fire Facts

Statistics

  • 2011 Original Operating Budget: $17,167,861
  • Facilities: 12 Fire Stations, Training Academy, Fire Garage, ESDA/OEM Office
  • Number of Divisions: 4 (Administration, Operations, Training, and Prevention)
  • Personnel: 201
  • Number of Administrative Personnel: 16
  • Number of Fire Mechanics: 2
  • Number of Firefighters: 191   
  • Shifts: Three 24-hour Shifts (24 hours on, 48 hours off)
  • Starting Salary for Firefighters: $45,192.98
  • New Firefighters Hired: 10
  • Battalions/Square Miles: 2 Battalions/50 square miles
  •       2011 Responses: 17,773
  •       Structure fires: 346
  •       Vehicle fires: 84
  •       Grass fire/vegetation fires: 81
  •       Fires in Rubbish, Including Dumpsters:  88
  •       Rescue and Emergency Medical Calls: 14,013 
  •       Hazardous Material Responses: 270
  •       Mutual Aid Given:  21
  •       False Alarms 1,410
  •       Miscellaneous responses 1368
  • Specialty Teams: Dive Team, Hazardous Material Team, Technical Rescue Team