City Budget Review

Fire-Medical budget, fiscal year 2024

Fire-Medical spent $51.6M in fiscal year 2024 — 15% of the $344.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the largest share.

Spending

$51.6M

15% of city spending · up 34% from 2023

Revenue

$10.4M

Salaries

$18.9M

Divisions

Where the money went

Every published expense line, added up by the city's own category.

Fire-Medical spending by category, fiscal year 2024
Category	Total
Full-Time Salaries	$14.1M27% · 275 lines
Benefits-PSPRS	$7.2M14% · 221 lines
Cptl-Buldings and Structures	$5.6M11% · 25 lines
Overtime Compensation	$4.0M7.8% · 262 lines
Cptl-Vehicles	$2.5M4.9% · 9 lines
Paid Time Off	$2.1M4.0% · 196 lines
Fair Labor Act OT Compliance	$2.0M4.0% · 65 lines
Holiday Pay	$1.7M3.2% · 148 lines
75 other categories	$12.5M24%

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

Fire-Medical revenue by category, fiscal year 2024
Category	Total
Ambulance Services	$13.7M132% · 1 line
State Fire Ins Premium Tax Rev	$584K5.6% · 1 line
State Grant Revenue	$459K4.4% · 1 line
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-State	$430K4.1% · 1 line
State Shared Smart & Safe Rev	$426K4.1% · 1 line
Grant Revenue-Other	$221K2.1% · 1 line
Federal Grant Revenue	$166K1.6% · 2 lines
Interest Income Rev	$83K0.8% · 3 lines
16 other categories	($5.7M)

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

Largest Fire-Medical payments, fiscal year 2024
Description	Fund	Amount
Benefits-PSPRSJun 30, 2024	General Fund	$2,076,381.74
Cptl-Buldings and StructuresMay 13, 2024The largest of 4 such lines among the top 15	Fire/EMS Dev Fee 2020	$1,361,102.84
Cptl-VehiclesOct 11, 2023The largest of 2 such lines among the top 15	Vehicle Replacement	$1,340,606.00
Full-Time SalariesFeb 9, 2024The largest of 8 such lines among the top 15	General Fund	$518,475.58

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

Largest Fire-Medical revenue lines, fiscal year 2024
Description	Fund	Amount
Ambulance Services	Ground Ambulance Service	$13,697,773.23
State Fire Ins Premium Tax Rev	General Fund	$583,666.25
State Grant Revenue	Grants	$458,904.00
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-State	Wildland Fire	$430,332.55
State Shared Smart & Safe Rev	Smart & Safe Fire-Medical	$426,322.52
Grant Revenue-Other	Grants	$220,828.93
Federal Grant RevenueThe largest of 2 such lines among the top 15	Grants	$135,637.44
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-Local	General Fund	$75,000.00
Interest Income Rev	Ground Ambulance Service	$69,926.19
OFS-Sale of Assets	General Fund	$40,100.00
Ambulance - Revenue Recovery	Ground Ambulance Service	$23,721.01
Special Events Revenue	General Fund	$14,967.43
Interest Income Rev	Wildland Fire	$11,726.68
Program Fee Revenue	General Fund	$8,710.00

Totals as the city published them. Surprise does not publish employee names or headcount, and state law keeps individual salaries confidential.

Fire-Medical salary totals by division, fiscal year 2024
Division	Published total
Fire Operations	$16,842,034.56
Planning and Logistics	$1,054,314.04
FD Administration and Finance	$1,024,234.90

Published salary total by fiscal year: $10.1M in 2018, $18.9M in 2024. Not adjusted for inflation.

City labels these records unaudited. View the city's original records.