3.c Fire Dive team costsSCANDIA
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: December 7, 2016
To: City Council
From: Neil Soltis, Administrator
Re: Dive Team costs
Background: At the November work session discussion regarding the Fire Department budget,
there was a discussion regarding the Fire Department dive team. Information was requested at the
meeting regarding the costs incurred related to the dive team. Chief Hinz has provided the
summary the follows this report.
Issue: Should the Fire Department continue the dive team?
Fiscal Impact: The fixed costs of maintaining a dive team related to training and maintenance of
the equipment. The variable costs related to wages for responding to call and for training are
summarized below.
Year
call hours
call cost (wages)
training
hours
training cost
(wages)
2016
0
$
-
35
$
455.00
2015
0
$
-
63.5
$
825.50
2014
32.5
$
422.50
108
$
1,404.00
2013
5
$
32.00
83.5
$
1,085.50
2012
75.5
$
981.50
204
$
2,652.00
2011
46
$
598.00
193.5
$
2,515.50
2010
87.5
$
1,137.50
213.5
$
2,775.50
2009
108
$
1,296.00
200.5
$
2,406.00
2008
34
$
408.00
243.5
$
2,922.00
At some point in the future there will be a cost to replace the equipment, that cost has not been
identified.
2016 Calls
2016 Training
11/16/2015
9/15/2015
2015 Calls
2015 Training
11/16/2015
9/15/2015
2014 Calls
2014 Training
9/15/2014
2013 Calls
2013 Training
3/15/2013
2012 Calls
2012 Training
8/14/2012
5/14/2012
5/14/2012
4/16/2012
2/17/2012
2011 Calls
2011 Training
7/18/2011
3/15/2011
3/15/2011
2/11/2011
SCANDIA FIRE AND RESCUE DIVE TEAM COSTS
2016
35 @13
Rescue Diver Training
Annual Maintenance
2015
63.5 @ $13.00/hour
Rescue Diver Training
Annual Maintenance
2014
32.5 @ 13
108 @ 13
Annual Maintenance
2013
5@13
83.5 @ 13
Annual Maintenance
2012
75.5 @ 13
204 @ 13
Scuba fill adapter
equipment
Equipment Maintenance
Supplies
Supplies
2011
46 @ 13
193.5 @ 13
Dinner
Annual Maintenance
Dinner
Gear
0 $0.00 0 Calls
$455.00
$375.00
$567.84
$1,397.84�
$0.00 0 Calls
$825.50
$375.00
$567.84
$1,768.34�
$422.50 St.paul park, Lower St.Croix
$1,404.00
$430.00
$2,256.50�
$65.00 Lower St.Coix
$1,085.50
$230.00
$1,380.50�
Bayport, St.Croix County, Mahtomedi,
$981.50 Bayport
$2,652.00
$83.00
$83.00
$1,125.00 Received Gear from Stillwater
$73.82
$328.90
$5,327.22�
$598.00
$2,515.50
$29.95
$948.00
$39.43
$182.07
$4,312.95
2010
2010 Calls
2010 Training
10/15/2010
3/12/2010
2009 Calls
2009 Training
12/15/2009
6/15/2009
6/15/2009
2/13/2009
2/13/2009
2008 Calls
2008 Training
11/14/2008
9/12/2008
7/14/2008
2/15/2008
SCANDIA FIRE AND RESCUE DIVE TEAM COSTS
Lower St.Croix, Hugo, Dellwood, Scandia,
87.5 @ 13
$1,137.50 Hudson
213.5 @ 13
$2,775.50
Dive Training
$323.00
Dry suit Gloves
$39.02
Mask Purchase
$4,275.02�
2009
108 @ 12
$1,296.00 Square Lake, FL, Stillwater, Scandia
200.5 @ 12
$2,406.00
Annual Maintenance
$340.00
Mask Purchase
$175.20
Service/inspection
$200.00
Small Parts
$12.87
Meeting Supplies
$38.07
$4,468.14�
2008
34@12
243.5 @ 12
Meeting Food
Meeting Food
Equipment
Dive Equipment Repair
9 Year Total
Yearly Average
$408.00
$2,922.00
$68.09
$33.63
$262.00
$237.00
$3,930.72
$29,117.23
$3,235.25