| Founded in 1965 as the Windsor Volunteer Fire
Department, Windsor Fire Protection District (est. 1986)
is a combination paid/volunteer fire department that
responded to 2,000 emergency calls in 2008. WFPD also
provides extensive public education and fire/life safety
services. POPULATION/AREA SERVED: 30,000 people
in 30 square miles (5 square miles of Town of Windsor;
25 square miles surrounding unincorporated area)
NUMBER OF STATIONS: Two—Station 1/Headquarters
staffed 24/7; Station 2 staffed 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
seven days/week. A new Station 2 is under construction,
scheduled for completion July 2009. Once in service,
will be staffed 24/7.
PAID FIREFIGHTERS ON DUTY EACH DAY: Four—2
captains & 2 engineers 24/7
VOLUNTEER (On-Call) SUPPRESSION PERSONNEL:
Twenty-three—2 battalion chiefs, 1 engineer, 6
residential firefighters, 14 firefighters
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: Four—Fire Chief,
Battalion Chief/Fire Marshal, Administrative Assistant,
Financial Assistant
OPERATING BUDGET: $2.8 million for FY
2008/2009 (FY July 1-June 30)
FUNDING SOURCES: Property Tax ($1,043,490)
Special Tax ($1,732,829)
WFPD DOES NOT RECEIVE REVENUE FROM:
Wal-Mart Center (not within the District)
Shiloh Business Park (not within the District)
Sales Tax
Fuel Tax
Federal or State government |
