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How much is each additional Firefighter on an Engine worth?About$600,000. 1/7/19, 5:20 PM <br /> The critical reader will first ask,what is"added value,"how is it <br /> calculated, and can I replicate the study? <br /> When I refer to the"added value"of a fire department, I am referring to <br /> a published study in a peer-reviewed journal called"Quantifying a <br /> Negative,how homeland security adds value (QtNJ21 )."The study <br /> published in 2015 asserted that the value added of a fire department is <br /> how much is saved on each fire.The study developed at methodology <br /> using network science131 , inductive replace cost[4] , and economic <br /> impact models151 to calculate the amount saved on each fire in a dollar <br /> amount. <br /> Aimmingu. Ask Assi. Alp <br /> 3-A <br /> Nill <br /> r10 <br /> 2BC , A 'gragiop 2CD <br /> 2B 2D <br /> Aft. 41 <br /> 4,111410,,..- . CD <br /> B p A <br /> Network Science Describes how a fire spreads through an apartment building with a common attic <br /> The publication describes each step of the methodology and presents <br /> four case studies as examples so any department can replicate the study, <br /> which is what the California cities of Lincoln and Rocklin did. <br /> In 2016,the sister cities of Lincoln and Rocklin applied the QtN <br /> methodology to each fire, totally the amount saved,the ratio of saved <br /> verse at risk, and the return on investment for each departmentf61 .The <br /> results are staggering. <br /> The department staffed with two people per engine saved$6.8 million in <br /> value,or roughly 66%of everything at immediate 1 7] risk of burning <br /> https://medium.com/@esaylors/how-much-is-each-addition-firefigh...=IwAR20bC1fbFYa9UNocplko6BSz-vX88o0CyQevCs13_RkYzv17zooXVGf-oM Page 2 of 6 <br />