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Show COUNTY COURIER e r i F e l l e n a d r Jo stactowuteasi WASATCH a p U , p U , p U Costs Go Opinion by Sam Allen, Courier staff 4 NY OTN ate New details have emerged time fire fighters. concerning the true costs of fire protection in Jordanelle that deeply question whether future citizens in the area will get their money’s worth from the Jordanelle fire station. 3 Since Wasatch County is required by it’s inter-local agreement with Park City to provide a level of service in the annexed portion of the Deer Crest development that is equal or greater to that provided by Park City, the fire fighters in the Jordanelle fire station must have the same level of training and expertise that ~ Park City fire fighters possess. Park City’s fire department is now staffed _ with firemen/EMT-paramedics. In order to attract equally qualified individuals for the Jordanelle 2,000 hours a year, it. will take about 17 firemen to fully staff the staThe original tion. Wasatch County was fire fighters. 17 fire fighters X from estimate for 12. full-time $60,000. salary = $1,020,000 in total salary costs per year. Add another $250,000 for miscellaneous - overhéad costs (food, utilities, etc.) and the total cost comes to around $1,270,000. Spread out over 2219 equivalent residential units (ERUs), the total number of housing units in Jordanelle that are guaranteed to be built, and the total operational cost per ERU for fire protection is about $572 per year. This Wasatch County will have to offer comparable salaries. The total cost per fire is in addition to the $178 a year that benefits is about $60,000 per year. Administration (OSHA) requires Yat a minimum of four firemen on duty 24 hours day, per 365 days a year, plus backup from volunteers in order for a department to qualify as a full-time fire station. will be assessed for the building and equipment bonds for the fire station. The total combined cost is about $750 a The Occupational Safety and Health | 365 days X 4 firemen X 24 hours 35,040 total'man hours just for the full = about fire station, fighter in Park City including salary and =| Since each full-time fireman only works i This is almost 20 percent higher than previous rough calculations. The actual costs will go even higher as more accurate estimates are obtained as to the potential overhead costs of the fire sta- tion as well as the additional costs of supporting a volunteer fire fighting department for backup purposes. Z WOU EE | nee Senter * WASATCH COUNTY CELEBRATE IN MIDWAY es A He BLUE BOAR INN TRADITIONAL GERMAN CUISINE. SERVED DURING OCTOBER 4 LUNCH & DINNER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAYS — BlhueBoar ann REGULAR MENU EFFECT THURSDAY THRU SUNDAY BRUNCH SERVED SATURDAY & SUNDAY Executive Chef: Jesse Layman ie Innkeepers: Sandy & Jay Niederhauser http://www.theblueboarinn.com 1235 Warm Springs Road Midway 435 654-1400 a eg, 2 2 2°72 2S & ee 2 2 SE Se ? oe oe ; |