6-Fire DeptFIRE/RESCUE
2011-12
Fire Department
Transition/Budget
1999, Interlocal Contract Signed with COJ for Fire
Services
JFRD had provided Rescue at the Beaches for
many years, and needed a station
JFRD also needed a Fire station to back up
Station 41 in Mayport
There were incident command issues with
multiple departments on the same scenes
If JFRD provided Fire/Rescue from the AB
station, then these issues were resolved
AB Perspective
ABFD wanted to increase to Advanced Life
Support (ALS) service… which requires
paramedics… this SAVES Lives!
JFRD paid higher wages, and every time an AB
firefighter obtained his/her paramedic
certification, s/he went to work for JFRD… AB
was never going to reach ALS service at that rate
Of the 17 firefighters in AB, only three (3) could
have been considered senior firefighters…
Lieutenants with less than one (1) year
experience
Win-Win
JFRD would use AB fire facilities
JFRD hired all AB firefighters
JFRD took possession of trucks and
equipment
JFRD committed to ALS service and staffing
levels 7 days per week, 24 hours per day
JFRD would receive state insurance money
and AB pension money for firefighters
Win-Win
AB would receive ALS service for its citizens
AB firefighters would have jobs
Incident Command issues would be resolved
Responding firefighters and rescue would
have more experience and expertise than AB
had provided
The contract would reduce the costs to the
City of AB for Fire Services
Currently…
AB provides the facilities and the
maintenance of the exterior of the building
JFRD provides staffing, equipment, and
utilities
Fire Department
1998-99 Atlantic Beach Fire Department
Budget Minus Lifeguards: $1,138,045
1999 Fire Contract: $677,804 with a 3%
annual increase
1999-2000 Budget Minus Lifeguards:
$742,807
Reduction of $395,238
Recognized in the contract: COJ pays AB
$150,000 per year to provide Fire protection
for Neptune Beach
2011 -12 Contract: $976,054
Total AB Budget: $995,92
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