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Newsletter - Atlanta Volunteer Fire Department
Newsletter - Atlanta Volunteer Fire Department
Fire Department
www.goatlantafire.com
June 2015
Volunteers Needed
Board Members
Billing Cycle
In the last year, we have moved our members to an
annual billing cycle. For this reason, most of our
previous members received billings that were prorated. We have now worked through that entire process
and our annual 2016 invoices will be sent in January
for all of our members. We appreciate your patience!
BY
THE NUMBERS
Volunteers
Please thank them for their service!
800 Jake Miller, Chief
806 Holt Landorf, Asst. Chief
807 Dan Gaughan (First Responder only)
810 Katie Miller, Lieutenant
814 Okel Sizemore
816 Nicole Sizemore
817 Stephen Weisenborn, Captain
819 Josh Farmer
820 Tony Askew
823 Augusta Walls
825 Darin Baumgartner
Controlled Burns
In April, our volunteers completed a prescribed
controlled burn for a landowner within our boundaries
as part of a public private partnership with the USDA. A
donation was received for the department to help cover
the costs. If you are interested in this type of activity in
the future, please contact us for further details.
Welcome, New
Members!
While many local rural fire
departments are opting to
become a tax district, our board
has worked to ensure all
landowners in the area have
been asked to pay voluntary
dues. This means landowners
pay dues instead of taxes on
everything they own.
Earlier this year, we sent 168
prospect letters to non-member
landowners within our
boundaries that had never
been asked to join. The
response was incredible.
We have added more than
70 new members this year
(44% growth), grossing around
$3,600 in new income. These
are funds we can use for
equipment, utilities, etc.
In 2014, our membership dues
totaled around $7,700; we have
increased our budget for dues
for next year by almost 50%.
Estimated revenue for 2016 is
now $18,000 and includes
$1,500 quarterly payments
from the city of Atlanta. We
continue to have a great
relationship with the city of
Atlanta and appreciate their
financial support.
Your membership dues are
important to us. In the last year,
we made our final payment on
our newest truck, making the
department debt free. We look
forward to working to provide
even better protection to you
and your property in the years
to come.
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