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FIRE DEPARTMENT AT A GLANCE

Budget Summary

The City of Mansfield operates five Fire Stations across the City, with the potential for a sixth station as
the southern sector continues to grow. The Mansfield Fire Department includes five divisions –
Administration, Prevention, Operations, Emergency Medical Services, and Emergency Management. A
separate cost center was created in FY 2024-2025 for the purpose of tracking medical transport costs
which are offset by ambulance revenue. The newly added cost center does not include personnel costs.

Overall, the Fire Department budget increased 3.33% in FY 2024-2025. Personnel costs will increase
with the addition of six firefighter/paramedics. The Fire Department applied for grant funding which
would pay the salaries of the six new positions, but at the time of budget adoption, the results of the grant
were still unknown. Salaries and benefits for these positions will be paid with contingency funds and will
appear in the Fire Department’s budget in FY 2025-2026.

Operational costs increased 17.14% due primarily to vehicle maintenance and repair costs, as well as
rising costs for medications used during ambulance transport. The fee paid to the City’s ambulance billing
contractor also increased.

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