Fire Department Overtime Update REVIEW EFFECTIVENESS OF COSTS
EMS/RESCUE CALLS Mutual Aid Received
Mutual Aid Given
70
99
100
66
90
60
80 48
50
60
38
40
70 50
50 30
40
22 20 10
29
30 9
12
12
10
7 2
21
20 5
10
1 2
1
0
1 2
3 4
AEMS
AMFD
15
9 11
8 2
6
0 AEMS
AMFD
GFD
LFD
2015
MEFD
2016
NBFD
MFD
GFD
LFD
2015
MEFD
2016
NBFD
MFD
There were192 more billable events having 6 personnel minimum on duty.
Billable Events 195
SELF PAY
163 217
OTHER INSURANCE
205 914
MEDICADE
780 99
MEDICARE
94 126
BLUE CROSS
117 0
100
200
300
400 2016
500 2015
600
700
800
900
1000
Overview 2016 The collection rate was 80% for 2015.
2016 reflected a 74.5% collection rate. This change could be a result of the increased calls to Manchester as their collection rate is approximately 60%.
September 1st 2016 the fee scheduled changed. An ALS 1Call, (Most common Billing for Bedford)collects an average $900 rate for transport.
Overview 2016
(04/01/2016 – 12/31/2016) Able to respond to 73 more mutual aid calls in 2016 52 less calls for mutual aid(Covered by BFD) 192 more billable events. Out of 192, 125 were increases in mutual aid class(given/received) as a result in staffing increase. Maintained at least two personnel in town at all times.
Overview 2016(Cont.) Out
of the125 mutual aid call increases given and covered by BFD personnel, 69 calls were billed at the $900 rate from September 1st, (Average). $62,100
56 All
were billed at @ $700 (Average). $39,200
totaled, $101,300 was billed, minus the current, an estimated $75,975 Mutual Aid in revenue was collected by having additional staffing with higher minimums.
2017 Mutual Aid Received Quarter 16 VS 17
st 1
25 22 20
15 12
11
10
5
3
3
2 0
0 AEMS
1
AMFD
1
1
0
GFD
LFD 2016
2017
MEFD
1
2
NBFD
MFD
2017 Mutual Aid Given 16 VS 17
st 1
Quarter
20 19
18 16
16
14
12 10 8 6
6
4 2 0
4
0
1
AEMS
1
4
1
AMFD
7
6
3
GFD
1 LFD
2016
MEFD
2017
2
NBFD
MFD
Overview Q1
(2016 VS 2017)
Change of Mutual Aid Calls Given Billed for 2017
7
$6,300
Increase of calls covered by BFD by additional staffing (not lost to mutual aid)
Billed for 2017 2017 Mutual Aid A REV
23
$20,700 $27,000 (So Far)
Over-time Budget Synopsis
$104,284 was added to OT in 2016 to cover 6 person minimum staff for the last six months.
In 2017, the OT line item increased to $295,000 to account for a full twelve month period.
2016 Medical Leave, Resignation, & Termination effects on the over-time budget were estimated at $53,100
7 Maximum Staffing Impact
OT hours trending down (July 2016 – March 2017) 1200 1087 1000
1084
10401038
980
926 827
800
800
750
719
598
600 492
538
537
495
374
400
321 206.5
200
0 16-Jul
16-Aug
16-Sep
16-Oct
16-Nov 2015-16
2016-17
16-Dec
17-Jan
17-Feb
17-Mar
7 Maximum Staffing Impact
From July 2016 to March 2017, BFD responded to 2190 emergency calls. 522 were overlapping calls. The previous year had 1930 with only 397 overlapping.
Increased staffing levels provided the opportunity for more coverage on the overlapping calls while maintaining coverage as a whole for the town of at least two firefighters.
Not having to call mutual aid has drastically cut the response times by having our own personnel available for fire and EMS.
7 Maximum Staffing Impact
Expected residential and commercial growth includes:
Apartments on Technology
Medical Offices at 160 South River Road
Additional Urgent Care Facility on Corporate Drive
Assisted living facility off Kensington Lane ( Meetinghouse Road)
Market and Main on South River Road
Conclusion Finally, by having higher staffing levels we have increased the responders safety exponentially as we can maintain coverage. Although only having two personnel left available while back to back calls are ongoing, this is a drastic increase as we would have had none previously.
We are still far away from meeting the national standard of NFPA 1710 and NIST 1661, which requires a minimum of 4 personnel for a fire apparatus. We hope to address in time.
