THE FIREHOUSE NATIONAL RUN SURVEY National Run Survey...Courtesy of Firehouse Magazine, EMS World...

66 DECEMBER 2018 | EMSWORLD.com

FIREHOUSE RUN REPORT

THE FIREHOUSE NATIONAL RUN SURVEY

FIRE DEPARTMENT

NAME

FIRE DEPT.STATE

POPULATION SERVED

BUSIEST AMBU-LANCE

NUMBER OF RUNS IN 2017

BUSIEST NON-TRANSPORT

EMS UNIT

NUMBER OF RUNS IN

2017

EMS CALLS IN 2017

EMT/MEDIC

STARTING PAY

(ANNUAL)

TOP PAY (ANNUAL)

NUMBER OF AMBU-

LANCES

Atascocita Fire Department

TX 74,000 M19 1,136 SQ39 496 4,178 43,264 58,136 3

Auburn Fire Division AL 63,118 NA NA NA NA 3,903 NA NA NA

Aurora Fire Rescue CO 361,710 NA NA NA NA 29,533 75,129 83,382 NA

Contract

Bakersfield Fire Department

CA 376,380 NA NA Engine 6 5,508 25,357 61,179 74,045 0

Baltimore County Fire Department

MD 820,000 Woodlawn Medic 3 4,601 NA NA 100,494 36,545 100,675 59

Bedford Fire Department TX 49,700 M151 1,991 NA NA 4,568 NA NA 3

Bexar County Emergency Services District #2 Fire Department

TX 72,541 NA NA SQ123 1,735 5,996 40,066 45,000 0

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service

AL 212,500 Rescue 1 3,545 Engine 19 3,875 55,823 41,870 64,958 19

Buffalo Fire Department NY 256,902 NA NA Engine-23 1,887 28,642 NA NA 0

Burlington Fire Department VT 42,260 Rescue 1 3,195 NA NA 4,741 Paramedic:

42,838 69,474 2

Carlsbad Fire Department NM 28,914 Medic 4 936 NA NA 4,628 61,728 65,437 8

Castle Point Veterans Hospital

NY 2,500 91-79 605 NA NA 711 89,100 115,800 1

Cedar Park Fire Dept. TX 70,000 NA NA NA NA 4,288 NA NA 0

Courtesy of Firehouse Magazine, EMS World presents the 2018 Firehouse National Run Survey—a comprehensive

report of fire company and department levels, funding, staffing and pay for a total of 259 fire departments that

took part in this year’s survey. Respondents represent 48 states, the District of Columbia and 2 Canadian provinces.

The departments represented in this latest survey protect 90,245,453 people, and they have budgets totaling

more than $18.3 billion. They provide the services with 3,982 engine companies, 1,435 ladder companies, 2,405

ambulances and numerous specialized units. They responded to 1.4 million fire calls, 8.1 million EMS calls and 11.8

million total calls in 2017.

Below is an excerpt of the total survey specifically detailing EMS calls and staffing among the responding

fire departments. Visit www.firehouse.com for full results and more information about the survey. (NA=not

applicable or not supplied)

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FIRE DEPARTMENT

NAME

FIRE DEPT.STATE

POPULATION SERVED

BUSIEST AMBU-LANCE



EMS UNIT

NUMBER OF RUNS IN

2017

EMS CALLS IN 2017

EMT/MEDIC

STARTING PAY

(ANNUAL)

TOP PAY (ANNUAL)

NUMBER OF AMBU-

LANCES

Atascocita Fire Department

TX 74,000 M19 1,136 SQ39 496 4,178 43,264 58,136 3

Auburn Fire Division AL 63,118 NA NA NA NA 3,903 NA NA NA

Aurora Fire Rescue CO 361,710 NA NA NA NA 29,533 75,129 83,382 NA

Contract

Bakersfield Fire Department

CA 376,380 NA NA Engine 6 5,508 25,357 61,179 74,045 0

Baltimore County Fire Department

MD 820,000 Woodlawn Medic 3 4,601 NA NA 100,494 36,545 100,675 59

Bedford Fire Department TX 49,700 M151 1,991 NA NA 4,568 NA NA 3

Bexar County Emergency Services District #2 Fire Department

TX 72,541 NA NA SQ123 1,735 5,996 40,066 45,000 0

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service

AL 212,500 Rescue 1 3,545 Engine 19 3,875 55,823 41,870 64,958 19

Buffalo Fire Department NY 256,902 NA NA Engine-23 1,887 28,642 NA NA 0

Burlington Fire Department VT 42,260 Rescue 1 3,195 NA NA 4,741 Paramedic:

42,838 69,474 2

Carlsbad Fire Department NM 28,914 Medic 4 936 NA NA 4,628 61,728 65,437 8

Castle Point Veterans Hospital

NY 2,500 91-79 605 NA NA 711 89,100 115,800 1

Cedar Park Fire Dept. TX 70,000 NA NA NA NA 4,288 NA NA 0

FIRE DEPARTMENT

NAME

FIRE DEPT.STATE

POPULATION SERVED

BUSIEST AMBU-LANCE



EMS UNIT

NUMBER OF RUNS IN

2017

EMS CALLS IN 2017

EMT/MEDIC

STARTING PAY

(ANNUAL)

TOP PAY (ANNUAL)

NUMBER OF AMBU-

LANCES

Central Falls Fire Department

RI 20,000 Rescue 1 2,514 0 0 2,967 45,747 52,893 1

Charleston Fire Department

SC 142,848 NA NA SQ 101 2,641 12,461 36,820 63,483 0

Charlotte Fire Department NC 842,051 NA NA NA NA 82,138 NA NA 0

Chesapeake Fire Department

VA 235,429 M4 3,051 EMS1 1,807 22,631 49,440 77,042 14

Cheviot Fire Deparment OH 8,600 M16 1,508 0 0 1,508 53,748 65,923 0

Chula Vista Fire Department

CA 268,000 NA NA NA NA 14,459 72,115 87,656 0

Cimarron Hills Fire District CO 16,161 NA NA NA NA 1,317 54,567 59,800 0

City of Casa Grande Fire Department

AZ 53,657 NA NA R504 29 5,851 52,967 73,068 0

City of Hammond Fire Department

IN 80,030 4464 3,432 NA NA 7,256 61,013 67,257 4

City of Hays Fire Department

KS 21,500 NA NA E1 1,829 1,829 NA NA 0

City of Madison Fire Department

WI 252,000 Medic 8 3,912 0 0 23,507 NA NA 8

City of Milton Fire Department

FL 10,000 NA NA Rescue 23 1,608 1,608 32,923 60,557 0

City of Punta Gorda Fire Department

FL 18,500 NA NA Truck 1 1,337 2,362 40,431 62,657 0

City of Sheboygan Fire Department

WI 48,402 Med 1 1,847 NA NA 3,966 46,851 76,313 3

City of Stamford Fire Department

CT 129,113 NA NA E-1 1,776 5,652 NA NA 0

City of York Department of Fire/Rescue Services

PA 43,935 NA NA Engine 99-1 1,864 1,173 NA NA 0

Clark County Fire Department

NV 954,165 R18 4,435 Squad 13 3,250 93,030 52,299 83,130 22

Coeur d'Alene Fire Department

ID 50,285 M32 3,742 E2 2,350 6,968 57,424 77,225 2

Coffeyville Fire Department

KS 9,600 0 0 0 0 736 NA NA 0

College Station Fire Department

TX 117,790 762 2,149 NA NA 6,158 48,485 64,646 4

Colorado Springs Fire Department

CO 463,555 NA NA S9 3,747 4,336 65,412 82,344 NA

Columbus Division of Fire

OH 860,090 Medic 8 5,362 EMS 14 3,532 126,391 53,466 81,952 40

Compton CA 97,550 0 0 SQ441 3,498 8,204 NA NA 0

Corpus Christi Fire Department

TX 320,434 Medic 3 6,751 Squad 4 1,499 39,686 49,440 68,412 11



FIRE DEPARTMENT

NAME

FIRE DEPT.STATE

POPULATION SERVED

BUSIEST AMBU-LANCE



EMS UNIT

NUMBER OF RUNS IN

2017

EMS CALLS IN 2017

EMT/MEDIC

STARTING PAY

(ANNUAL)

TOP PAY (ANNUAL)

NUMBER OF AMBU-

LANCES

Coweta County Fire Rescue

GA 140,000 Medic 1 3,457 NA NA 14,194 42,611 66,047 9

Danbury Fire Department CT 85,000 A1 6,018 TAC1 2,710 6,018 NA NA 0

Davie Fire Rescue FL 101,000 Rescue 38 3,171 NA NA 9,325 55,000 83,000 7

Decatur Fire & Rescue AL 55,072 NA NA Engine 5 673 4,901 NA NA 0

Decatur Fire Department IL 72,706 NA NA Engine 1 2,692 7,844 59,534 75,472 0

Dekalb County Fire Rescue

GA 734,871 Rescue 22 1,369 NA NA 52,671 NA NA 1

Drexel Heights Fire District AZ 50,100 PM433 2,972 NA NA 5,438 48,810 67,285 4

Dunedin FL 45,000 NA NA E60 3,450 5,871 46,736 70,103 0

East Peoria Fire Department

IL 23,000 Paramedic 1 2,066 0 0 2,933 NA NA 2

Eastern Garrett Co. Volunteer Fire & Rescue

MD 4,000 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 0

Edison Division of Fire

NJ 104,000 0 0 544 NA NA 0

Elgin Fire Department IL 108,000 Ambulance 4 2,287 Engine 6 2,435 8,999 70,852 93,212 5

Elizabeth Fire Department NJ 125,000 EMS 7 5,691 S-3 1,097 16,700 NA NA 4

Endicott Fire Department NY 13,000 NA NA EMS25 1,911 1,828 41,131 60,784 0

Fall River Fire Department MA 89,000 Medical

Rescue 4 4,789 Squad 11 1,300 18,922 22,003 25,013 5

Fargo Fire Department ND 120,726 NA NA NA NA 6,413 49,155 63,860 0

Fayetteville Fire Department

AR 84,000 NA NA Engine 4 1,981 7,385 34,391 49,883 0

Florence Fire/EMS Department

KY 54,000 S114 3,078 0 0 7,984 60,218 71,186 3

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue

FL 192,000 Rescue 246 3,968 Engine 8 5,178 34,957 60,157 88,161 16

Fort Myers Fire Department

FL 79,106 0 0 Rescue 13 3,985 9,201 44,204 61,276 0

Fort Worth Fire Department

TX 854,113 NA NA Attack 31 2,638 72,801 NA NA 0

Franklin Park Fire Department

IL 18,444 Ambulance 1 1,447 NA 0 2,056 57,405 85,009 2

Grand Junction Fire Department

CO 61,881 Ambulance 3 3,624 Medic 1 1,677 12,407 57,235 80,154 4

Greensboro Fire Department

NC 289,726 NA NA NA NA 26,815 NA NA 0

Gulfport Fire Department MS 72,000 NA NA NA NA 8,296

Salary at

current rank +

$600(EMT-B)/

$1300(EMT-P)

Same 0


FIRE DEPARTMENT

NAME

FIRE DEPT.STATE

POPULATION SERVED

BUSIEST AMBU-LANCE



EMS UNIT

NUMBER OF RUNS IN

2017

EMS CALLS IN 2017

EMT/MEDIC

STARTING PAY

(ANNUAL)

TOP PAY (ANNUAL)

NUMBER OF AMBU-

LANCES

Coweta County Fire Rescue

GA 140,000 Medic 1 3,457 NA NA 14,194 42,611 66,047 9

Danbury Fire Department CT 85,000 A1 6,018 TAC1 2,710 6,018 NA NA 0

Davie Fire Rescue FL 101,000 Rescue 38 3,171 NA NA 9,325 55,000 83,000 7

Decatur Fire & Rescue AL 55,072 NA NA Engine 5 673 4,901 NA NA 0

Decatur Fire Department IL 72,706 NA NA Engine 1 2,692 7,844 59,534 75,472 0

Dekalb County Fire Rescue

GA 734,871 Rescue 22 1,369 NA NA 52,671 NA NA 1

Drexel Heights Fire District AZ 50,100 PM433 2,972 NA NA 5,438 48,810 67,285 4

Dunedin FL 45,000 NA NA E60 3,450 5,871 46,736 70,103 0

East Peoria Fire Department

IL 23,000 Paramedic 1 2,066 0 0 2,933 NA NA 2

Eastern Garrett Co. Volunteer Fire & Rescue

MD 4,000 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 0

Edison Division of Fire

NJ 104,000 0 0 544 NA NA 0

Elgin Fire Department IL 108,000 Ambulance 4 2,287 Engine 6 2,435 8,999 70,852 93,212 5

Elizabeth Fire Department NJ 125,000 EMS 7 5,691 S-3 1,097 16,700 NA NA 4

Endicott Fire Department NY 13,000 NA NA EMS25 1,911 1,828 41,131 60,784 0

Fall River Fire Department MA 89,000 Medical

Rescue 4 4,789 Squad 11 1,300 18,922 22,003 25,013 5

Fargo Fire Department ND 120,726 NA NA NA NA 6,413 49,155 63,860 0

Fayetteville Fire Department

AR 84,000 NA NA Engine 4 1,981 7,385 34,391 49,883 0

Florence Fire/EMS Department

KY 54,000 S114 3,078 0 0 7,984 60,218 71,186 3

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue

FL 192,000 Rescue 246 3,968 Engine 8 5,178 34,957 60,157 88,161 16

Fort Myers Fire Department

FL 79,106 0 0 Rescue 13 3,985 9,201 44,204 61,276 0

Fort Worth Fire Department

TX 854,113 NA NA Attack 31 2,638 72,801 NA NA 0

Franklin Park Fire Department

IL 18,444 Ambulance 1 1,447 NA 0 2,056 57,405 85,009 2

Grand Junction Fire Department

CO 61,881 Ambulance 3 3,624 Medic 1 1,677 12,407 57,235 80,154 4

Greensboro Fire Department

NC 289,726 NA NA NA NA 26,815 NA NA 0

Gulfport Fire Department MS 72,000 NA NA NA NA 8,296

Salary at

current rank +

$600(EMT-B)/

$1300(EMT-P)

Same 0

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FIRE DEPARTMENT

NAME

FIRE DEPT.STATE

POPULATION SERVED

BUSIEST AMBU-LANCE



EMS UNIT

NUMBER OF RUNS IN

2017

EMS CALLS IN 2017

EMT/MEDIC

STARTING PAY

(ANNUAL)

TOP PAY (ANNUAL)

NUMBER OF AMBU-

LANCES

Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services

GA 961,307 M11 3,602 MS1 590 55,810 40,822 65,358 29

Helena Fire Department MT 31,200 NA NA R1 1,463 2,820 50,801 85,268 0

Hemet Fire Department CA 85,000 NA NA E1 5,567 13,981 NA NA NA

Jacksonville Beach Fire Rescue

FL 23,000 NA NA NA NA 2,480 37,800 60,400 0

Kannapolis Fire Department

NC 47,592 0 0 Med16 138 5,756 NA NA 0

Knoxville Fire Department TN 186,239 NA NA FD41 17 10,972 38,824 57,070 0

Lafayette Fire Department LA 138,000 NA NA NA NA 4,009 NA NA NA

Lakeland Fire Department FL 102,000 NA NA R-32 4,224 18,638 48,946 72,661 NA

Las Vegas Fire & Rescue NV 650,000 Rescue

301 3,286 ILS 4 5,506 96,924 60,312 99,244 24

Lompoc Fire Dept. CA 44,116 NA NA Engine 2 2,550 2,894 NA NA NA

Long Beach Fire Department

CA 470,130 R10 6,125 E3 6,176 51,043 80,304 98,619 15

Longview Fire Department TX 80,455 Medic 6 3,673 T51 382 14,290 46,843 52,999 5

Los Angeles County Fire CA 39.5 million 0 Squad 183 7,893 324,102 69,752 101,961

Los Angeles Fire Department

CA 4 millionRescue

Ambulance 809

5,981 Engine 57 6,830 413,075 82,434 108,283 145

Mansfield Fire Resuce TX 70,170 Medic 2 1,326 Engine 1 882 4,922 NA NA 4

Menlo Park Fire Protection District

CA 100,000 NA 0 NA 0 5,976 104,829 124,337 0

Mercer Island Fire Department

WA 26,000 A91 848 NA NA 1,479 NA NA 2

Meriden Fire and Emergency Services

CT 60,800 NA 0 E2 3,349 5,786 NA NA 0

Mesquite Fire Department TX 143,060 A05 3,365 E05 2,822 14,135 60,105 76,712 6

Minneapolis Fire Department

MN 413,651 NA NA Engine 6 3,027 32,514 NA NA 0

Modesto Fire Department CA 215,000 NA 0 NA 0 23,140 74,014 89,965 0

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service

MD 1.3 million

A742 (Rescue

2 - Wheaton)

6,128EMS704

(Glenmont - FS718)

1,687 93,034 52,253 120,442 50

Montrose VAFD NY 4,000 Rescue

48 224 Engine 224 266 432 NA NA 2

Newport News Fire Department

VA 182,385 Medic 2 3,048 EMS 2 1,252 21,345 49,044 77,348 12

Norfolk Fire-Rescue VA 246,393 Medic 14 4,473 Engine 14 3,693 41,145 49,354 73,049 12

Oak Brook IL 8,000 Medic 94 1,027 Engine 93 1,551 1,424 68,827 91,681 2


FIRE DEPARTMENT

NAME

FIRE DEPT.STATE

POPULATION SERVED

BUSIEST AMBU-LANCE



EMS UNIT

NUMBER OF RUNS IN

2017

EMS CALLS IN 2017

EMT/MEDIC

STARTING PAY

(ANNUAL)

TOP PAY (ANNUAL)

NUMBER OF AMBU-

LANCES

Omaha Fire Department NE 508,802 Medic 1 4,310 PSS 434 46,416 NA NA 15

Orange County Fire Rescue Department

FL 1,012,966 R51 4,753 CPT4 1,625 88,678 41,583 73,353 44

Pasco County Fire Rescue FL 475,500 Rescue 11 4,675 NA NA 55,687 43,000 61,662 25

Plainfield Fire Territory IN 35,000 Medic 122 2,036 NA NA 4,076 52,608 67,340 3

Pooler Fire-Rescue GA 25,759 NA NA NA NA 2,575 NA NA 0

Port Arthur Fire Department

TX 53,000 NA NA NA NA 10,494 52,000 87,378 0

Providence Fire Department

RI 179,219 Rescue 4 6,045 NA NA 28,310 68,296 68,296 7

Raleigh Fire Department NC 468,990 NA NA NA NA 24,491 NA NA 0

Reading Fire Department PA 87,575 Medic 4 4,923 Engine 1 3,371 20,454 42,426 60,016 4

Redding Fire Department CA 90,000 NA NA NA NA 8,907 NA NA 0

Riverside Fire Rescue MS 3,000 NA NA NA NA 1,086 42,895 62,430 0

Rochester Hills Fire Department

MI 74,000 Alpha 23 1,549 NA NA 5,554 NA NA 5

Rocklin Fire Department CA 62,000 NA NA NA NA 3,750 NA NA 0

Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District

CA 745,000 M24 5,155 E53 4,686 66,620 16.76/hour 20.83/hour 24

Saint Paul Fire Department MN 285,068 Medic #8 3,714 Engine #8 1,692 36,117 57,046 82,905 11

San Bernardino County Fire Department

CA 2,035,210 MA304 2,927 MS311 6,999 164,770 32,235 42,653 15

San Jose Fire Department CA 1,046,079 NA NA Engine 26 5,301 56,677 NA NA 0

Sanford Fire Department FL 56,900 Rescue 31 3,749 Engine 31 3,735 8,191 38279/39427 66475 3

Santa Rosa Fire Department

CA 176,799 NA NA ME01 4,970 17,863 NA NA 0

Santee Fire Department CA 57,834 Medic 4 4,344 NA NA 6,788 NA NA 2

Sierra Vista Fire & Medical Services

AZ 44,000 M201 1,940 NA NA 6,660 46,695 67,195 3

Spokane Fire Department WA 207,000 NA NA Engine 3 4,058 35,332 NA NA NA

Springfield Fire Rescue Division

OH 60,000 Medic 8 3,237 0 0 15,327 45,070 58,140 0

St Joseph Fire Department MO 75,000 NA 0 NA 0 6,317 NA NA 0

St. Francis Fire Department WI 9,466 A121 1,183 NA NA 1,328 NA NA 2

St. George Fire Department LA 100,000 NA NA NA NA 4,818 NA NA 0

St. Louis Fire Department MO 319,294 Medic 10 7,569 704 1,644 53,139

32734/

4040449868/59722 12

St. Petersburg Fire Rescue FL 261,000 NA NA Rescue 3 5,657 56,159 52,264 76,340 NA



FIRE DEPARTMENT

NAME

FIRE DEPT.STATE

POPULATION SERVED

BUSIEST AMBU-LANCE



EMS UNIT

NUMBER OF RUNS IN

2017

EMS CALLS IN 2017

EMT/MEDIC

STARTING PAY

(ANNUAL)

TOP PAY (ANNUAL)

NUMBER OF AMBU-

LANCES

Stoughton Fire Department

MA 26,962 Ambulance 1 1,798 NA NA 3,352 NA NA 2

Streamwood Fire Department

Il 40,166Ambulance

32 1,665 Engine 31 1,737 2,862 NA NA 2

Streator Fire Department IL 13,148 NA NA Engine 2 1,347 1,485 NA NA 0

Sudbury Fire MA 18,400 A6 1,238 NA NA 1,238 60,801 69,219 2

Sylvania FIRE-EMS OH 50,000 Life

Squad 6 2,294 NA NA 3,952 NA NA 2

Tampa FL 352,000 Rescue13 4,205 Engine 13 4,817 63,967 42,631 86,795 16

The Villages Public Safety Department

FL 160,000 NA NA Rescue 43 NA 13,245 NA NA 0

Toledo Fire & Rescue Department

OH 282,313 Medic 23 4,799 Rescue 7 5,157 53,904 50,853 67,127 BLS-9, ALS-6

Topeka Fire Department KS 127,000 NA NA NA NA 17,226 NA NA 0

Tucson Fire Department AZ 531,000 Paramedic

8 3,503 Engine 9 4,695 82,868 57,658 65,840 17

Utica NY 60,652 Rescue 1 5,996 Tac-2 2,009 10,601 46,000 69,222 3

Vancouver Fire Department

WA 265,864 - - E6 3,469 16,740 81,420 107,808 0

Ventnor City Fire Dept. NJ 10,500 Ambulance 1 1,973 Ambulance 1 1,973 1,081 NA NA 3

Waco Fire Department TX 134,432 NA NA Engine 9 2,286 9,603 NA NA NA

Washington Township / Avon Fire Department

IN 50,000+ MD142 1,425 NA NA 3,801 46,655 57,425 3

Waterford Regional Fire Department

MI 131,000 Rescue 3 2,368 NA NA 8,928 50,743 77,252 5

Watertown Fire Department

WI 24,000 Rescue 3 1,830 NA 0 1,988 NA NA 3

Westminster Fire Department

CO 113,875 Medic 1 2,338 NA NA 8,121 NA NA 5

Wheeling Fire Department IL 40,000

Ambulance 23 1,723 NA NA 2,850 69,697 99,549 3

Wilmington Fire Department

DE 74,000 PA 1 5,295 NA NA 18,930 NA NA 0

Worcester Fire Department MA 180,000 NA NA NA NA 24,117 NA NA NA

Yuma Fire Department AZ 101,620 Medic 3 3,226 EMS 1 42 11,222 42,745 59,845 5


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