Emergency Services

• City of Augusta,
• Town of Bridge Creek

Estimated six to eight months was required to adopt and commence implementation of the agreement

• Positive relations and close proximity between the two communities – the single fire department pre-dates the founding of the City of Augusta – 126 years old.
• Prior to implementation, fire departments operated out of the same building

• Potential cost savings through economies of scale (spreading large capital costs across more people) - pooling equipment together, in particular, fire trucks
• Share costs according to proportion of equalized value

• Economic benefits/savings through economies of scale - ability to pool/share equipment
• Enhance service qualitycollectively staff 45 officers and 20 cadets
• Won Wisconsin Fire Inspectors Association awards

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