Whats it cost for Firefighter/Paramedics?
Dual role/cross-trained firefighter paramedics cost you less than a separate employee would. With 42 duel role firefighter paramedics at an annual added cost of $6,600 per year for each employee (each resident’s cost is 1/3 of a penny a day for this enhancement), the cost to add a firefighter trained as a paramedic to an engine company is very small. All associated costs of adding ambulance service to the fire department have been included in the user fees charged to patients transported, their insurance provider or Medicare. The ambulance fund reimburses the general fund for costs related to housing ambulances and personnel assigned to the ambulances. Any surplus funds derived from the fire department ambulance transport fees stay in the fund to maintain a low operating cost for this service. Your money stays in Lincoln.
