FY15 Budget

DRECC Operational since February 2013 Agreement with Plympton signed should go live coming in late January Other Towns have shown interest Current staffing 7 FT 11 PT

Last FY Stats Emergency Responses 2,454 –17 Building Fires –43 Car, Brush, Boat, Outside Fires –1,326 EMS Calls –320 False Alarms –143 M/A Given –81 Haz Mat, spills, leaks –206 Other Hazards, arching wires, electrical incidents –335 Misc, lock outs, animal, smoke scares, etc

Last FY Stats 1,667 Issued Fire Permits 668 Inspections Conducted 30 Contact hours with students for Pub Ed 941 Hours of training conducted

FD Staffing Chief and Deputy Chief 1 Administrative Captain (Days) 4 Captains (Shift Commanders) 18 Firefighters (11 are Paramedics) Four shifts, 3 with 5, 1 with 6 Ten On-Call Firefighters

EMS REVENUE Past revenue history –FY04 $230,000 BLS only –FY05 $320,492 (6 months at billing at ALS) Paid AMR $51,750 Recent history –FY11 $774, –FY12 $689, –FY13 $720, $728, was Projected –Projected annual cost $640,434.00

FY 13 BUDGET TOWN OF DUXBURY Fiscal Year 2015 Departmental Budget Requests Department Number:220 Department Name:Fire Expense FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014FY 2015 Categories BudgetActualBudgetActualBudgetDepartment Request Salaries $ 2,210,389 $ 2,170,267 $ 2,246,065 $ 2,219,647 $ 2,562,514 $ 2,764,737 Include approved contracts Expenses $ 293,890 $ 291,290 $ 255,622 $ 310,494 $ 277,220 $ 289,405 Total $ 2,504,279 $ 2,461,557 $ 2,501,687 $ 2,530,141 $ 2,839,734 $ 3,054,142

Salary increase of $96K reflecting a 3.9% increase –CBA 1.5% = $27K –5 person bump increase in vacation time 240 hrs =$11K –Planning SLBB for retirement $20K –PSD coverage $30K –Holiday, Recall $8K Expense increase $12K reflecting a 4% increase –Across the board we saw increases in all expense line items Significant decrease in natural gas Budget Increase

We Replaced Squad 1 Working with PD on an early replacement of their pick-up and our Squad 1, $16, Chevy 1500 with utility body 2008 Ford F350 4 door Pick-up

We Replaced Extrication Equipment $38,500, Replacement Replacing 1995 hydraulic Rescue tool and air lift bags.

FY15 Capital Requests Replace 2005 Shift Commanders Car –Runs to all calls, has capability to carry a patient from off-road –Has essential equipment Radio console serves as CP TIC, Extinguisher, EMS Gear, CGI –Reached replacement formula 60% –9 Years old with 104,560

Ladder Frame Rails Left over capital project from FY14 Frame rails need to be refurbished Failure to do so will require significant refurbishment that may equal $400K The life expectancy is 25 years 2028 –The vehicle cost $625,000 We are asking for an additional $11,500

Portable Radios Seeking $130,000 to replace aging radios –Some radios in service since 1999 Vital for safety and efficiency They will serve 10 to 15 years We attempted to perform a town wide PS radio upgrade in FY13 at $484,990

Radio Headsets Allow FF’s to wear headsets while riding in apparatus –Reduce hearing loss –Improve communications Hearing and transmitting radio messages In-cab talk around capability –Retrofit 8 existing vehicles New vehicle purchase specs would include

Accreditation Assist us in ensuring that we are providing cost effective, efficient and best service possible All inclusive self assessment process based on industry standards set by IAFC & ICCMA Continuous process with re-accreditation every 3 years

Future Accreditation Active Shooter/Hostile Action MCI Affordable Health Care Act, Paramedicine Firefighting tactics are changing Residential Sprinklers Degradation of PNPS, On-Site fuel Storage

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