Laserfiche WebLink
Ramsey, Nowthen, St. Francis, Oak Grove, and Bethel, Minnesota <br />Feasibility Study for Shared or Cooperative Fire and Emergency Services <br />• The time demands are not excessive <br />• They feel valued <br />• Conflict is minimized <br />There are caveats, however, attached to these generalizations. As is well-known, time is a precious <br />commodity in today's society, as much of the population works more hours at one, two, or three jobs in <br />order to offset the rising cost of living and inability of most salaries to keep up with the current rates of <br />inflation. With this in mind, fire departments must be able to make any time commitment by their <br />members worthwhile and ensure that time is not wasted on repetitive or needless exercises that serve <br />little purpose ether than to occupy time meant for practical training. This is increasingly important as <br />training requirements continue to rise as does call volume. The following figure summarizes the <br />benefits provided to members in an effort to increase retention and retain the volunteer/paid-on-call <br />nature of the study departments. <br />Figure 39: Summary of Member Retention Efforts and Programs Elements <br />Bethel FD <br />Oak Grove FD <br />Ramsey FD St. Francis FD <br />Retirement Plan <br />Relief Association <br />Relief Association <br />State plan used, <br />Relief Association <br />for all members <br />Relief Association <br />Medical Insurance (not <br />duty related) <br />No medical <br />insurance <br />No medical <br />insurance <br />Employer paid <br />(career) <br />No medical <br />insurance <br />Dental Insurance (not <br />duty related) <br />Vision Insurance (not <br />duty related) <br />Critical Incident Stress <br />Debriefing (CISD) <br />Program <br />No medical <br />insurance <br />No medical <br />insurance <br />County or regional <br />team <br />No medical <br />insurance <br />No medical <br />insurance <br />County or regional <br />team <br />Employee paid <br />(career) <br />Employee paid <br />(career) <br />County u{ rtgibilal <br />team <br />No medical <br />insurance <br />No medical <br />insurance <br />County or regional <br />team <br />VolunteerfPOC <br />Compensation <br />$10 per call <br />$9.10-$21.98/hr <br />Fire Chief - <br />$2,000/mo <br />Assistant Chief - <br />$500/mo <br />Captain - <br />$166.67/mo <br />Lieutenant - <br />$83.34/mo <br />Training Officer - <br />$83.34/mo <br />Secretary - <br />$83.34/mo <br />$12.88/hr <br />Assistant Chief - <br />$4,500/yr <br />Captain - <br />$3,180/yr <br />Lieutenant - <br />$2,520/yr <br />Training Officer - <br />$2,972/yr <br />$12.00/hr <br />Fire Chief - <br />$3,800/yr <br />Assistant Chief - <br />$1,500/yr <br />Inspector - <br />$1,000/yr <br />Captain - $600/yr <br />Lieutenant - <br />$450/yr <br />Training Officer - <br />$625/yr <br />Maintenance - <br />$325/yr <br />Secretary - <br />$300/yr <br />page 46 <br />,Emergency ScMccs ConsuInng <br />