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Fire & EMS Expenses

Fire & EMS expenses cover our contract with the City of Fort Worth for both fire and ambulance
(EMS) services. Fort Worth recently took over MedStar and has issued new contracts to
MedStar member cities. The fire contract covers all fire protection, marshal, and plan review
services for the city from the four Fort Worth fire stations, all within five miles of Westworth
Village. Due to our police department providing trained emergency first responder service, our
citizens enjoy an approximately $300,000 per year discount on our fire services contract with
Fort Worth. The EMS contract will cover all ambulance services and will be billed by Fort Worth
for actual usage based on a per hour cost analysis of the whole system. Fort Worth EMS costs
are currently expected to significantly increase in future fiscal years. Our first responder
program will have no impact on the EMS contract.

Fire Protection and Prevention Expense Overview

Budget Projected Projected Projected Projected
2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
EXPENSE
FIRE & EMS Contracts
FW Fire Contract $ 372,536 $ 383,712 $ 395,223 $ 407,080 $ 419,292
FW EMS Contract $ 100,000 $ 150,000 $ 165,000 $ 181,500 $ 199,650
Total Expenses $ 472,536 $ 533,712 $ 560,223 $ 588,580 $ 618,942

Goals and Objectives:
Goal: Provide efficient and cost-effective contract services.
1. Objective: Maintain a fire service contract, with our police department providing
emergency first responder service for a significant price reduction.
2. Objective: Maintain a EMS service contract, with our police department providing
emergency first responder services, licensed under the EMS medical director.

Performance Indicators:

FY 2025 FY 2026
Goals Indicator FY 2022 Actual FY 2023 Actual FY 2024
Projection Budget
1 Per Capita Cost of Fire Services $117 $92 $94 $133 $163
1 # of Fort Worth Fire responses for structure fires 3 5 2 1 0
1 Fort Worth Fire Service Level 3 (60%) 3 (60%) 3 (60%) 3 (60%) 3 (60%)
2 EMS Unit Hour Cost N/A N/A N/A $102.91 $139.08
2 EMS Unit Hours Used N/A N/A N/A 341 584

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