Did You Know?
How well do you know your fire department?
- Ava Rural Fire Department protects approx 180 square miles--a lot of miles!!
- When Ava Rural Fire Department responds to a house fire, they spend an average of $100 on gas just driving the trucks to the fire. This does not include the gas used during the fire to keep the trucks running or to go get water.
- When Ara Rural Fire Department responds to a brush fire, they spend an average of $25 to $75 on gas just driving the trucks to the fire. This does not include the gas used during the fire to keep the trucks running or to go get water.
- The insurance for the equipment costs $9,000 per year.
- The hand held radios that the fire fighters carry so that they can respond to calls and so that they can communicate while fighting the fires cost $450 a piece.
- The radios in the trucks cost $1,000 a piece.
- Annual maintenance on the trucks cost $2,000 to $5,000 a year.
- Upkeep and replacement of hoses, rakes, oxygen tanks, etc. costs $500 to $3,000 per year depending on what needs replaced.
