For Kim Woods Only

Principles of Fire and EMS Administration

Performance Standards

Administration

Prepare a Budget Request

Unit VI Scholarly Activity 2

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: NFPA 1021 4.4.3

OBJECTIVES

1. Analyze purchasing laws, policies, and procedures when establishing a budget: FESHE 6

2. Appraise revenue sources and analyze expenditures when establishing a budget: FESHE 6

INSTRUCTIONS

For this assignment, you are to review the memo and maintenance record below

concerning Reserve Engine One. Once you perform a review of the maintenance record,

you should perform a budget based upon the costs being occurred and compared with the

costs of purchasing a new fire engine. Make recommendations based on the amount of

repairs that are currently being performed on the truck, and make a final decision on

whether to keep the truck or replace it.

You budget recommendations should be written in a separate word document using

Times New Roman, 12 pt font, with appropriate APA style writing.

PREPARATION & EQUIPMENT:

Each student will need his or her Fire Officer I Student Manual.

REFERENCE SOURCE

NFPA 1021 4.4.3

BFS 3501, Principles of Fire and EMS Administration 2

PROJECT 11

You receive the following memo and maintenance record from the chief's office this morning. Look over the records and use the following pages to write your report.

PARKVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT

Interoffice Memorandum

To: Battalion Chief Arlen Jemison, Apparatus Supervisor

From: Janice Reily, Administrative Assistant

Date:

Subject: Status of Reserve Engine One

Chief Carmichael has directed me to forward to you the enclosed Apparatus Maintenance record, which

was brought to his attention yesterday.

He would like for you to bring a report of this situation to the next staff meeting, during which our

upcoming apparatus costs will be discussed for inclusion in the department's next budget request.

Both Deputy Chief Carmichael and Fire Chief Duncan are very concerned that the best long-term

decision be made concerning Reserve One, and they request that your report includes recommendations

to that effect.

The meeting will be held in the conference room at 0930, Friday.

BFS 3501, Principles of Fire and EMS Administration 3

PARKVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT Equipment Maintenance Record

Apparatus-Engine # One Reserve - 1982 Seagrave

DATE SERVICE/REPAIR PERFORMED SHOP

CHARGE

10/03 Change oil/filter, chassis lube, check all fluids, adjust emergency brake, GI

entire apparatus as per schedule "A"

$276.00

10/15 Adjust Trans. shifter linkage, replace bushings $190.00

10/29 Adjust clutch $80.00

11/15 Replace driver in electronic siren $87.00

12/02 Evaluate noise from trans. area (throw-out bearing worn-estimate to

replace throw-out bearing-$556)

$40.00

12/29 Check rough clutch release (clutch-pressure plate almost worn out -

estimate to replace - $810)

$60.00

1/15 Repair motor, overhead front revolving red light $40.00

2/27 Replace pump packing, F and R. $70.00

3/15 Check noise in driveline - front U-joint worn, trans. output shaft worn (cost

to replace both - $110)

$100.00

4/03 Change oil/filter, chassis lube, check all fluids, GI per schedule "A" $256.00

4/19 Transmission almost impossible to shift to 3rd and 5th - was necessary to

remove and disassemble. Synchronizers worn out, gears severely worn -

transmission should be rebuilt/replaced, clutch rebuilt, pressure plate,

flywheel replaced (estimate - $7,000)

$400.00

4/19 Unit out of service pending decision on transmission

4/30 Mid-year total $1599.00

Fire repair shop also estimates that a rebuilt automatic transmission with

acceptable warranty can be installed as follows:

1. Acquire junk automatic transmission for core charge

2. Rebuilt transmission

3. Parts bought to adapt driveline to automatic transmission

4. Labor charge (50 hours @ $40.00/hour)

Total to convert to automatic transmission

$2000.00

$5000.00

$1000.00

$2000.00

$10000.00