evesham fire-rescue providing quality fire and emergency medical services fire chief ted lowden
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Evesham Fire-RescueProviding Quality Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Fire Chief Ted Lowden
Evesham Township Evesham Township is 30
square miles with a population of 50,000 permanent residents
The daytime population swells to approximately 100,000 with visitors and transient workers
A Diverse Mix There is a mix of single
family and multiple family dwellings interspersed with commercial and light industrial occupancies
There is a significant wildland/urban interface in Evesham Township and contiguous communities
Evesham Fire-Rescue We provide fire, rescue and emergency medical
services; an all-hazards department
3 response stations equidistant throughout the township: Main Street, Kings Grant, Kettle Run
Fire Administration is located at the Evesham Township Municipal Building
Coverage is provided by a mix of career and volunteer staffing
A Busy Department In 2010, Evesham Fire-Rescue responded
to 5,436 calls for service Fire 1,755 EMS 3,681
Call volume has increased significantly in the past ten years with EMS doubling
Frontline Fire Apparatus Fire engines are the
workhorses of the fire service and respond first-out to numerous types of calls for service
In Evesham, there are two engines stationed at each of Townships three fire-rescue stations.
Frontline EMS Apparatus Evesham Fire-Rescue
has 5 Basic Life Support units
Three BLS units at Main Street, one each at Kings Grant and Kettle Run
Specialty Apparatus Ladder Companies (Main
Street and Kings Grant) provide for elevated rescue and water streams
Rescue Companies (Main Street and Kettle Run) provide for specialized rescue and entrapment
More than just Fire and EMS Evesham Fire-Rescue also conducts fire
prevention inspections and construction inspections for fire code compliance
Conducted more than 4,500 inspections in 2009, with at least one inspection in every business within the township
Public Education Prevention staff visit every K-5 classroom
every year in Evesham Township teaching fire and general safety
Conduct numerous station tours, install smoke detectors, and teach CPR to the community
Service comes at a cost The fire district has worked very hard to keep operating
costs as low as absolutely possible while providing the same outstanding level of service the community has come to expect
Wherever possible, Evesham Fire-Rescue seeks opportunities for alternate funding. In each of the last three years we have been successful in receiving federal grant funding to support operations that have transferred the cost of several expenses from the local tax base to federal grant programs
2011 Budget Summary2011
Administration 572,291.00
Operations & Maintenance
6,149,373.00
Fire Prevention 925,745.00
Debt Reduction 815,594.00
Total 8,461,003.00
Tax ImpactTax Rate = $0.128 per $100.00 of Assessed Value
2011 2010$ PER YEAR 355.64 355.64$ PER MONTH 29.63 29.63
Change from 2010+ $ PER YEAR 0.00+ $ PER MONTH 0.00
*Based on an average assessed value of $277,850.00
Please Vote February 19, 2010 From 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM Polling Places:
Marlton Station, 26 East Main Street Kings Grant Station, 150 Merchants Way Kettle Run Station, 498 Hopewell Road
Questions
For more information… I can be reached at
983-2210 or via email at [email protected]
Or via the Internet
www.eveshamfire.org