WASHINGTON COUNTY APPROVED BUDGET
FY 2026
Key Data
FY2023 Actual
FY2024 Actual
FY2025 Estimated
FY2026 Projected
Programs/Services Provided
35,045
36,951
37,900
38,721
Number of Calls Responded To
1,123
1,126
1,140
1,170
Number of Active Volunteer Firefighters
Response Time ( time elapsed between first responder notification and when the unit is in route to the call)
4.00
3.25
3.25
3.25
2024 Budget
2025 Budget
2026 Budget
Category Funding Sources
$ Change
% Change
General Fund Support
4,550,100
6,988,080
9,025,500
2,037,420
29.16%
Grants/Intergovernmental
2,020,190
0
353,970
353,970
100.00%
Fees/Charges
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Total
6,570,290
6,988,080
9,379,470
2,391,390
34.22%
2024 Budget
2025 Budget
2026 Budget
Program Expenditure by Category
$ Change
% Change
Wages and Benefits
5,754,850
6,282,160
8,819,370
2,537,210
40.39%
Operating
279,900
365,190
427,560
62,370
17.08%
Capital Outlay
535,540
340,730
132,540
(208,190)
(61.10%)
Total
6,570,290
6,988,080
9,379,470
2,391,390
34.22%
Summary of Personnel Changes
Eight firefighter positions added to provide full-time staff at one or two volunteer fire stations. New Shift Supervisor position was added to ensure a senior level management presence at all events due to the increase in the size of the department. Midway through FY2025, eleven firefighter positions were added to the department – eight as part of the Hancock EMS transition and three to help with staffing at the volunteer companies.
FY2025 Adjusted FY 2025
FY2024 Adjusted FY 2024
Full Time Positions
FY 2026
FY 2023
Deputy Director Fire/EMS Services
1 3 1 1 1
1 3 1 0 1
1 3 1 0 1
1 3 1 0 1
1 3 1 0 1
1 3 1 0 1
Lieutenant
Assistant Director - Field Ops Shift Supervisor/Safety Officer
Fire Captain - Fire
Firefighter
54
46
36
36
35
30
Firefighter II -Tech
1 5
1 5
2 3
2 3
4 2
5 3
Firefighter Paramedic
Total
67
58
47
47
47
44
2026 Budget Document
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