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How much is each additional Firefighter on an Engine worth?About$600,000. 1/7/19, 5:20 PM <br /> How much is each additional <br /> Firefighter on an Engine worth? About <br /> $600,000. <br /> I Eric <br /> Saylors Follow <br /> May 19,2017 . 4 min read <br /> Az- <br /> • <br /> r <br /> A single firefighter may cost$120,000 in total costs,but saves the <br /> community over a half million from fire loss. <br /> Imagine you have two cities,side by side with similar population size, <br /> population density,square mileage, and near identical fire departments. <br /> The only difference is fire department"A"staffs three people per engine <br /> and"B"staffs two people per engine. Could one quantify the added <br /> value or cost of the third firefighter on department"A's"engines?And if <br /> so what would the number be? <br /> In 2016,the comparison of two sister cities with three stations each <br /> produced an added value of$581,549 per firefighterll] . <br /> https://medium.com/@esaylors/how-much-is-each-addition-firefigh...=1wAR2obClfbFYa9UNocplko6BSz-vX88o0CyQevCs13_RkYzvl7zgoXVGf-oM Page 1 of 6 <br />