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HASTINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT
MICHAEL T. SCHUTT, FIRE & EMS DIRECTOR
115 West 5'h Street
Hastings, MN 55033-1815
Business Office (651) 480-6150
Fax (651) 480-6170
To: Honorable Mayor Hicks and City Council Members
From: Michael T. Schutt, Fire and EMS Director
Date: January 16, 2008
Subject: Hiring Paid-On-Call Firefighters
Description•
Staff is requesting authorization to hire up to eight Paid-On-Call Firefighters.
Background:
Presently, the City of Hastings Fire Department has 37 paid-on-call Firefighter/EMT's.
Of these 37 firefighters, one firefighter is currently serving a second tour in Iraq and
another is on a non-work related medical leave. Of the remaining 35 paid-on-call
firefighters, 12 of them have eighteen or more years of service to our organization. At
twenty years of service, they are eligible to retire. In the past year, 3 paid-on-call
firefighters have retired or resigned.
Over the last ten years, the fire department has seen a progressive increase in the amount
of emergency responses. The average paid-on-call firefighter provides over 400 hours of
actual working time for the City of Hastings. This does not include their availability
hours. National statistics show that the average paid-on-call firefighter can provide
between 300 and 350 hours of activity per year before they show signs of `burn-out.'
Included in the 2008 budget was funding to cover associated training and personal
protective equipment for the hiring of paid-on-call firefighters.
Requested Action:
Staff is requesting authorization to advertise and hire up to eight paid-on-call firefighters.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 651-775-5547 anytime.
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