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Goals

HOW OUR TAX MONEY WILL BE USED

Hire One Additional Ambulance Crew (2 positions)

One additional ambulance crew is needed (2 positions, that’s 6 people).
162% increase in call volume since 1990.
Winfield has the lowest ratio of residents to ambulances in the area- meaning the busiest.
75% of 911 calls are for medical assistance.
All the neighbors’ ambulances are just as busy as Winfields’ – you can’t count on mutual aid to have an ambulance close by AND available when you’re having a heart attack, stroke, or baby.

Ambulance Fleet Replacement Schedule

75% of WFPD calls are medical.
This plan would fully fund the planned replacement schedule for our ambulances.
Each ambulance in the future would be retired after 15 years of service- very frugal. All of our neighbors replace them at 10-12 years.
One ambulance responding to 30,000 residents is spread too thin.

Facility Upgrades

Adding an additional ambulance crew and truck requires a renovation to add space for the people to sleep and truck to park.
The current downtown station is 50 years old and needs major repairs.

Renovation of current facility vs new construction:

Remodel	New Construction
$5 million Add ambulance bay, lose parking Continued train delays Traffic congestion	$6 million Planned extra equipment space County Farm Underpass: No train delays No Traffic Congestion Faster response to North and South areas Development revenue for property

Cost of new construction and remodel is almost the same.
Moving to new facility frees up property in Winfield City Center for redevelopment and growing the tax base.
Moving allows faster response to areas NORTH of Geneva Road
Moving allows faster response to areas SOUTH of the railroad via the County Farm Road viaduct.
The sale of the downtown station would be used to pay down the debt of the new construction.
Upon paying off the facility debts the funds would be allocated to update the fire truck fleet (at least 15 years away).

Save Winfield Fire Department is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Winfield Fire Protection District.
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