Below is a rough estimate of the annual cost of operating the Honesdale Fire Department in it's present form if it were to become a fully paid department. Costs do includes company officers but does not account for extra salary, and does not include any administrative support which would be needed in addition to the Chief and Deputy. For the year 2006 it is presently estimated that the department will respond to in excess of 450 calls for assistance.
| What Does It All Cost | ||||||
| Hose Company No 1 | Life | Yearly | ||||
| Apparatus | 12 years | $350,000.00 | $29,166.67 | |||
| Equipment | 12 years | $200,000.00 | $16,666.67 | |||
| Station | 20 Years | $500,000.00 | $25,000.00 | |||
| Personnel | Salary and Benefits | $40,000.00 | Year | |||
| Personnel Needed | 25 | $1,000,000.00 | Year | $1,000,000.00 | ||
| Alert No 2 | Life | Yearly | ||||
| Apparatus | 12 years | $500,000.00 | $41,666.67 | |||
| Equipment | 12 years | $200,000.00 | $16,666.67 | |||
| Station | 20 Years | $500,000.00 | $25,000.00 | |||
| Personnel | Salary and Benefits | $40,000.00 | Year | |||
| Personnel Needed | 25 | $1,000,000.00 | Year | $1,000,000.00 | ||
| Engine 3 | Life | Yearly | ||||
| Apparatus | 12 years | $500,000.00 | $41,666.67 | |||
| Equipment | 12 years | $200,000.00 | $16,666.67 | |||
| Station | 20 Years | $500,000.00 | $25,000.00 | |||
| Personnel | Salary and Benefits | $40,000.00 | Year | |||
| Personnel Needed | 25 | $1,000,000.00 | Year | $1,000,000.00 | ||
| Texas 4 | Life | Yearly | ||||
| Apparatus | 12 years | $1,100,000.00 | $91,666.67 | |||
| Equipment | 12 years | $200,000.00 | $16,666.67 | |||
| Station | 20 Years | $500,000.00 | $25,000.00 | |||
| Personnel | Salary and Benefits | $40,000.00 | Year | |||
| Personnel Needed | 25 | $1,000,000.00 | Year | $1,000,000.00 | ||
| Rescue 7 | Life | Yearly | ||||
| Apparatus | 15 years | $250,000.00 | $20,833.33 | |||
| Equipment | 12 years | $200,000.00 | $16,666.67 | |||
| Personnel | Salary and Benefits | $40,000.00 | Year | |||
| Personnel Needed | 8 | $320,000.00 | Year | $320,000.00 | ||
| Tanker 6 | Life | Yearly | ||||
| Apparatus | 15 years | $200,000.00 | $16,666.67 | |||
| Equipment | 12 years | $50,000.00 | $4,166.67 | |||
| Personnel | Salary and Benefits | $40,000.00 | Year | |||
| Personnel Needed | 5 | $200,000.00 | Year | $200,000.00 | ||
| Fire Police | Life | Yearly | ||||
| Equipment | 12 years | $30,000.00 | $2,500.00 | |||
| Personnel | Salary and Benefits | $40,000.00 | Year | |||
| Personnel Needed | 10 | $400,000.00 | Year | $400,000.00 | ||
| Chief | $60,000.00 | |||||
| Deputy | $50,000.00 | |||||
| Annual Value | $5,461,666.67 |
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