City Budget Review
Fire-Medical budget, fiscal year 2026
Fire-Medical spent $60.2M in fiscal year 2026 — 13% of the $455.3M the City of Surprise published across 22 departments, and the largest share.
Spending
$60.2M
13% of city spending · down 17% from 2025
Revenue
$9.4M
Salaries
$23.7M
Divisions
6
Where the money went
Every published expense line, added up by the city's own category.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Full-Time Salaries | $18.7M31% · 329 lines |
| Benefits-PSPRS | $7.1M12% · 173 lines |
| Overtime Compensation | $5.7M9.5% · 273 lines |
| Fair Labor Act OT Compliance | $3.3M5.4% · 124 lines |
| Cptl-Vehicles | $2.9M4.9% · 17 lines |
| Paid Time Off | $2.5M4.1% · 160 lines |
| Holiday Pay | $2.0M3.3% · 107 lines |
| Benefits-Medical HMO | $1.7M2.9% · 194 lines |
| 75 other categories | $16.3M27% |
Where the money came from
Revenue the city credited to this department, by category.
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Ambulance Services | $14.5M155% · 1 line |
| State Fire Ins Premium Tax Rev | $1.0M11% · 1 line |
| State Shared Smart & Safe Rev | $520K5.6% · 1 line |
| Grant Revenue-Other | $317K3.4% · 2 lines |
| Federal Grant Revenue | $150K1.6% · 1 line |
| Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-Local | $100K1.1% · 1 line |
| State Grant Revenue | $84K0.9% · 1 line |
| Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-State | $70K0.7% · 1 line |
| 12 other categories | ($7.4M) |
Largest single payments
The biggest individual payments the city published for this department.
| Description | Fund | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cptl-VehiclesJun 18, 2026 | General Capital Projects Fund | $1,195,930.00 |
| Cptl-LandAug 14, 2025 | General Capital Projects Fund | $1,023,900.00 |
| Full-Time SalariesApr 17, 2026The largest of 12 such lines among the top 15 | General Fund | $659,710.05 |
| Cptl-VehiclesJun 18, 2026 | Fire/EMS Dev Fee 2020 | $650,000.00 |
Largest revenue lines
The biggest individual receipts the city credited to this department.
| Description | Fund | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ambulance Services | General Fund | $14,533,589.94 |
| State Fire Ins Premium Tax Rev | General Fund | $1,008,317.58 |
| State Shared Smart & Safe Rev | Smart & Safe Fire-Medical | $520,093.67 |
| Grant Revenue-OtherThe largest of 2 such lines among the top 15 | Grants | $192,160.35 |
| Federal Grant Revenue | Grants | $149,962.01 |
| Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-Local | General Fund | $100,000.00 |
| State Grant Revenue | Grants | $83,904.00 |
| Non-Grant Intergovtl Rev-State | Wildland Fire | $70,069.64 |
| Ambulance - Revenue Recovery | General Fund | $18,318.44 |
| Assisted Living Fees | General Fund | $11,700.00 |
| Lease Revenue | General Fund | $8,000.00 |
| Sponsorships | Sponsorships | $4,000.00 |
| Fire Inspection Fees | General Fund | $3,857.46 |
| Interest Income Rev | Wildland Fire | $3,239.74 |
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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.
| Division | Published total |
|---|---|
| Fire Operations | $20,175,483.64 |
| FD Administration and Finance | $1,342,473.34 |
| Planning and Logistics | $1,275,561.82 |
| Ground Ambulance | $875,782.18 |
Published salary total by fiscal year: $10.1M in 2018, $23.7M in 2026. Not adjusted for inflation.
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