|
School |
Enrollment |
City |
State |
Population |
University Contribution |
Fire Department Budget |
Calls from University |
Notes |
|
University of Maine |
11,912 |
Orono |
ME |
9,712 |
660,000 |
1 million |
40 - 50% |
16 full time, others volunteer, student marshals get free dorm |
|
App. State |
15,117 |
Boone |
NC |
13,328 |
165,000 |
|
|
Funds allocated from state of NC |
|
Troy University |
5,000 |
Troy |
AL |
15,000 |
see notes |
1.2 million |
|
Collect and remit sales tax to city and county |
|
South Dakota State |
10,884 |
Brookings |
SD |
18,802 |
volunteer FD |
483,176 |
6 calls/ yr, PD verifies |
Charge university for agricultural areas $100/ section |
|
University of Mississippi |
14,000 |
Oxford |
MS |
20,000 |
268,000 |
2.6 million |
40%, approx. 375 calls/yr |
|
|
Ohio University |
20,225 |
Athens |
OH |
20,896 |
occupational tax |
2.1 million |
|
Fire Chief said they had half the staff they needed b/c of lack of funding from the school, collect 1.6% occupational tax |
|
Mississippi State |
16,000 |
Starkville |
MS |
22,638 |
181,131 |
3.5 million |
265 calls/ year |
Rating: class 5 |
|
Montana State |
12,170 |
Bozeman |
MT |
22,830 |
123,570 |
|
|
School pays half of designated station's budget |
|
Wash. State |
18,432 |
Pullman |
WA |
25,357 |
500,000 |
3.4 million |
40% |
5 yr. contract, fee evaluated annually, escalation clause included |
|
Auburn |
19,367 |
Auburn |
AL |
29,633 |
200000 + occupational tax |
3.8 million |
|
Annual contract state pays to city's general fund,univ. collects and remits 3% sales tax, city collects 1% occupational tax |
|
West Virg. U |
28,113 |
Morgantown |
WV |
30,000 |
350,000 |
3.3 million |
|
|
|
University of Delaware |
19,000 |
Newark |
DE |
30,014 |
annual donation |
3 million (includes EMS) |
|
Volunteer fire dept., donation accepted from university
but "we wouldn't miss it" |
|
Amherst College |
1,640 |
Amherst |
MA |
34,094 |
85,000 |
|
|
Pays % of budget used, verbal agreement, city gets payment from state based on land value of state property, $140,000 |
|
U Mass |
25,593 |
Amherst |
MA |
34,094 |
400,000 |
6 million |
|
Pays % of budget used, contract, city gets payment from state based on land value of state property |
|
Virginia Tech |
25,000 |
Blacksburg |
VA |
39,284 |
100,000 |
275,000 |
|
5 yr. contract, evaluated annually, $ goes to city's general fund, FD is volunteer w/ 2 paid positions funded by town, county and donations |
|
Mich. State |
44,836 |
East Lansing |
MI |
46,009 |
200,000 |
5.2 million |
40% |
Get $200,000/yr from state, EMS charges students for ambulance |
|
Utah State |
16,130 |
Logan |
UT |
47,660 |
no |
|
|
Univ. bought fire station lots and lease it for $1 from city's general account |
|
U of Southern Miss. |
13,000 |
Hattieburg |
MS |
48,012 |
95,000 |
6.5 million |
30 calls/ year |
Rating: class 4, city collects 18.5 % of the 7% sales tax collected by the university |
|
Oregon State |
19,753 |
Covalis |
OR |
49,807 |
see notes |
8.5 million |
|
University pays $9000/ yr for permits, $12,000/yr for inspection, no sales tax in state, bills for large fires |
|
UNC |
28,200 |
Chapel Hill |
NC |
49,919 |
1,063,000 |
6.3 million |
40% |
Amount paid is appx. 15% of FD budget, university pays fees for recyling, stormwater |
|
Iowa State |
25,000 |
Ames |
IA |
53,000 |
1,225,000 |
4.9 million |
33% |
|
|
West. Kentucky U. |
19,215 |
Bowling Green |
KY |
53,176 |
occupational tax |
|
|
No property tax, city collects 1.85 % occupational tax |
|
University of Georgia |
33,660 |
Athens-Clarke County |
GA |
68,340 |
no |
13 million |
8.20% |
Consolidated government, 1 fire department w/ class 2 rating, collect 2% sales tax from university |
|
University of Arkansas |
18,000 |
Fayetteville |
AR |
72,000 |
see notes |
8.1 million |
less than 5% |
City gets sales tax from any on-campus sales from university |
|
UAL |
20,929 |
Tuscaloosa |
AL |
83,052 |
state appropriation + occuaptional tax |
|
|
1995 university provided property for fire station,collect 2.25% occupational tax |
|
University of Kansas |
27,994 |
Lawrence |
KS |
89,110 |
see notes |
13 million |
about 20% |
On-campus traffic signals maintained for a minimal annual fee |
|
Univ. of Colorado |
32,362 |
Boulder |
CO |
91,481 |
no |
12 million |
2% |
Dorms and existing buildings retrofitting sprinklers, new building will have new systems, city gets sales tax from any on-campus sales from university |
|
UK |
28,000 |
Lexington |
KY |
275,000 |
see notes |
50 million |
less than 40% |
City gets 1% of the 7.5% city wide sales tax, university donated land for fire station |