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Fire Protection <br />General Fund <br />ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: <br />The objective of the Fire Protection Department is to provide fire protection and prevention services. <br />The City of Gem Lake entered an agreement with the City of White Bear Lake for such services. The <br />contract also provides for site inspections and enforcement of fire codes through their Fire Marshal. <br />Paramedic and ambulance service is provided by the contract, but the cost of the service is not <br />included in the contract since it is billed as a fee -for -service to the individuals using the service. <br />GOALS: <br />1. Promote public education and information about fire prevention and safety. <br />2. Reduce property damage and loss due to fire. <br />3. Provide emergency medical assistance to all residents. <br />BUDGET COMMENTARY: <br />The City's contract amount is based on the White Bear Lake Fire Department 2026 budget less an <br />adjustment for 2024 actual expenditures compared to budget and multiplied by the City's percentage <br />of average population and average market valuation of the area served by the White Bear Lake Fire <br />Department. This budget also includes $9,191 in debt costs for the city's new public safety building. <br />BUDGET: <br />FIRE <br />DEPARTMENT 42200 <br />12/17/2024 <br />11 /30/2025 <br />12/16/2025 <br />ACCT. <br />2022 <br />2023 <br />2024 <br />2025 <br />2025 <br />2026 <br />% <br /># <br />ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION <br />ACTUAL <br />ACTUAL <br />ACTUAL <br />ADOPTED <br />ACTUAL <br />ADOPTED <br />CHANGE <br />OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES <br />308 <br />PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY COSTS <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />$9,346 <br />$0 <br />$9,191 <br />-1.66% <br />309 <br />MISCELLANEOUS <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0.00% <br />311 <br />FIRE SERVICE <br />22,593 <br />26,912 <br />47,914 <br />$35,300 <br />44,297 <br />$35,196 <br />-0.29% <br />312 <br />FIRE MARSHALLSERVICES <br />6,747 <br />6,306 <br />7,746 <br />$8,181 <br />4,359 <br />$9,087 <br />11.07% <br />TOTAL OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES <br />$29,340 <br />$33,218 <br />$55,660 <br />$52,827 <br />$48,656 <br />$53,474 <br />1.22% <br />TOTAL FIRE $29,340 $33,218 $55,660 $52,827 $48,656 $53,474 1.22% <br />22 <br />