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City Budget Review

Fire-Medical budget, fiscal year 2025

Fire-Medical spent $72.7M in fiscal year 2025 — 15% of the $481.2M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the 2nd-largest share.

Spending

$72.7M

15% of city spending · up 41% from 2024

Revenue

$7.2M

Salaries

$22.1M

Divisions

5

Where the money went

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

CategoryTotal
Full-Time Salaries$16.7M23% · 317 lines
Benefits-PSPRS$9.0M12% · 208 lines
Cptl-Buldings and Structures$8.3M11% · 41 lines
Cptl-Land$5.4M7.5% · 17 lines
Overtime Compensation$4.8M6.6% · 261 lines
Cptl-Vehicles$3.3M4.5% · 66 lines
Paid Time Off$2.5M3.5% · 154 lines
Cptl-Technology Equipment$2.5M3.4% · 12 lines
80 other categories$20.3M28%

Where the money came from

Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.

CategoryTotal
Ambulance Services$14.2M198% · 1 line
State Fire Ins Premium Tax Rev$823K11% · 1 line
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-State$524K7.3% · 1 line
State Shared Smart & Safe Rev$476K6.6% · 1 line
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-Local$100K1.4% · 1 line
Federal Grant Revenue$100K1.4% · 1 line
State Grant Revenue$84K1.2% · 1 line
Grant Revenue-Other$77K1.1% · 2 lines
16 other categories($9.2M)

Largest single payments

The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Cptl-LandFeb 3, 2025GO Bond Series 2024$3,232,450.41
Benefits-PSPRSJun 30, 2025General Fund$3,077,137.98
Cptl-VehiclesMar 27, 2025Vehicle Replacement$2,362,942.75
Cptl-Technology EquipmentAug 22, 2024General Capital Projects Fund$2,057,641.76
Cptl-Buldings and StructuresMar 31, 2025The largest of 6 such lines among the top 15Fire/EMS Dev Fee 2020$1,709,942.10
Cptl-LandFeb 3, 2025General Capital Projects Fund$1,672,588.29
Prepaid Capital ExpendituresJun 30, 2025Fire/EMS Dev Fee 2020$1,566,696.00
Full-Time SalariesFeb 21, 2025The largest of 3 such lines among the top 15General Fund$570,151.76

Largest revenue lines

The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.

DescriptionFundAmount
Ambulance ServicesGeneral Fund$14,179,021.79
State Fire Ins Premium Tax RevGeneral Fund$822,671.28
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-StateWildland Fire$524,308.09
State Shared Smart & Safe RevSmart & Safe Fire-Medical$475,782.11
Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-LocalGeneral Fund$100,000.00
Federal Grant RevenueGrants$99,977.80
State Grant RevenueGrants$83,904.00
Grant Revenue-OtherThe largest of 2 such lines among the top 15Grants$67,934.35
Interest Income RevGeneral Fund$66,860.24
Non-Suppression Rev-ContractGeneral Fund$15,000.00
Special Events RevenueGeneral Fund$12,680.30
Assisted Living FeesGeneral Fund$10,800.00
Ambulance - Revenue RecoveryGeneral Fund$9,900.98
Interest Income RevWildland Fire$9,643.90

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Salaries by division

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

DivisionPublished total
Fire Operations$18,863,183.56
FD Administration and Finance$1,308,678.54
Ground Ambulance$1,008,361.64
Planning and Logistics$890,508.84

Published salary total by fiscal year: $10.1M in 2018, $22.1M in 2025. Not adjusted for inflation.

  1. 2018$10.1M
  2. 2019$10.9M
  3. 2020$12.4M
  4. 2021$13.8M
  5. 2022$14.0M
  6. 2023$16.8M
  7. 2024$18.9M
  8. 2025$22.1M

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