Rehoboth

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 20:48:37 -0400 Delivered-To: zerg90@gmail.com Message-ID: <CAFXWwKabhSZ-BhqpKaJtZYEZ9tywH=9btSfRwyW0D7N1MjS+xQ@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Info about rehoboth MA From: Peter Szerlagi <zerg90@gmail.com> To: firealert <firealert@yahoogroups.com>, usafire <usafire@googlegroups.com>, massfire@googlegroups.com, massfire@yahoogroups.com http://www.rehobothambulance.org/faq.php Fd has 1 fulltime chief plus 65 paid on call people Amb committee has 1 amb crew in the HQ during weekdays - all other hours are covered by oncall staff - they charge $75 for treat and release calls Fd has 3 stations + 4 big pumpers + 3 big tankers + 3 brush trucks + 1 heavy rescue + 1 big brush breaker FD operating budget is $66,000 or $4 per resident http://www.town.rehoboth.ma.us/sites/rehobothma/files/uploads/annual_report_final_6-7-with_page.pdf digging further - from the 2015 annual report PD - $2M in wages (includes $128K for Chief) FD - $275K in wages (includes $76K for chief) 911 - $200K for dispatcher salarys pensions and health insurance is extra bottom line - if you went to fulltime staff - you could have $2.7M to work with basically (including 200K from amb - which is off the town budget) - that means they could have have approx 55 public safety officers - wow - plus they spend $800K on Highway salarys (I bet alot of those guys are on the VFd now) Wow - you could have 13 PSO per shift - 1 person in each fire station - contract out the 911 function - that would give you 10 people on patrol 24/7/365 I wonder what ISO would say about that? Fire and amb response would be quicker than now. All for the same money. Wow