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Department of Fire Services
Data Current as of: 8/10/2018

FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT		FY2019 Conference	FY2019 Vetoes	FY2019 Overrides	FY2019 GAA
8324-0000	Department of Fire Services Administration	27,327	-3,916	3,916	27,327
8324-0304	Department of Fire Services Retained Revenue	9	0	0	9
8324-0500	Boiler Inspection Retained Revenue	2,200	0	0	2,200
TOTAL		29,536	-3,916	3,916	29,536

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account	description	amount
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES		29,555,646
Direct Appropriations
8324-0000	Department of Fire Services Administration For the administration of the department of fire services, including the office of the state fire marshal, the hazardous materials emergency response program, the board of fire prevention regulations established in section 4 of chapter 22D of the General Laws, the expenses of the fire safety commission and the Massachusetts firefighting academy, including the Massachusetts fire training council certification program, municipal and non-municipal fire training and expenses of the council; provided, that the fire training program shall use the split days option; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item for the administration of the department of fire services, the office of the state fire marshal, the Massachusetts firefighting academy, critical incident stress management programs, the On-Site Academy, other fire department training academies, the regional dispatch centers, the radio and dispatch center improvements and the associated fringe benefit costs of personnel paid from this item for these purposes shall be assessed upon insurance companies writing fire, homeowners multiple peril or commercial multiple peril policies on property situated in the commonwealth and paid within 30 days after receiving notice of this assessment from the commissioner of insurance; provided further, that not more than 10 per cent of the amount designated for the arson prevention program shall be expended for the administrative cost of the program; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 100 per cent of the amount appropriated in this item for the operation of the hazardous materials emergency response program and the associated fringe benefits costs of personnel paid from this item for these purposes shall be assessed upon insurance companies writing commercial multiple peril, non-liability portion policies on property situated in the commonwealth and commercial auto liability policies as referenced in line 5.1 and line 19.4 respectively, in the most recent annual statement on file with the commissioner of insurance; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be allocated by the department for critical incident stress management; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be allocated by the department for On-Site Academy for critical incident stress management services; provided further, that $200,000 shall be allocated by the department for On-Site Academy to provide training and treatment programs for correction officers for critical incident stress management; provided further, that the amount allocated for fire department training academies in said item 8324-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 182 shall be allocated to each program in fiscal year 2019; provided further, that the amount allocated for the Norfolk county regional fire and rescue dispatch center in said item 8324-0000 of said section 2 of said chapter 182 shall be allocated in fiscal year 2019; provided further, that not less than $1,200,000 shall be allocated by the department for the student awareness fire education program; provided further, that not less than $24,000 shall be expended for protective gear for EMS responders in the town of Wellesley; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Fire Chiefs' Association of Plymouth County, Inc. to develop and upgrade the emergency radio communications system in the county of Plymouth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the town of Maynard for fire station improvements; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be provided for the hazardous materials response team at the fire department in Quincy; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a fire safety grant in the city of Attleboro; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Barnstable county fire and rescue training academy; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be allocated to the fire department in the city of Tewksbury for municipal improvements to cover the cost of responding to Tewksbury state hospital; provided further, that not less than $65,000 shall be expended for fallout equipment for the fire department in the town of Winthrop; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for fire equipment for the fire department in the town of Stoneham; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the town of Scituate to purchase a mobile de-watering pump for shared use between the fire departments in the towns of Scituate, Duxbury and Marshfield to have independent means to aid flooded properties; provided further, that $100,000 shall be allocated to the fire department in the town of Scituate for structural improvements to the Scituate Fire Station 4 in the Humarock section of the town of Scituate; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the purchase of a battery operated 'Jaws of Life' for the Fire Department in the Town of Saugus; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended to the hazardous materials response team in the cities of Cambridge, Everett and Boston; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for emergency radio communications upgrades for the Fire Chiefs' Association of Bristol County; provided further, that not less than $22,000 shall be expended for fire department upgrades in Medway; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for fire safety equipment in Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be allocated for a municipal grant program administered by the fire marshal for firefighter cancer screenings; provided further, that not less than $420,000 shall be expended for bulk purchase of extractors; and provided further the Boston Fire Department Training Academy shall also be allocated an additional $500,000 in addition to any amounts in this item	27,327,145

account	description	amount
Retained Revenues
8324-0304	Department of Fire Services Retained Revenue For the department of fire services; provided, that the department may expend for enforcement and training not more than $8,500 from revenue generated under chapter 148A of the General Laws; and provided further, that for accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system	8,500
8324-0500	Boiler Inspection Retained Revenue For the department of fire services, which may expend not more than $2,200,001 in retained revenues collected from fees for annual issuance of boiler and pressure vessel certificates and inspections; provided, that funds shall be expended for the operation of the department and to address the existing boiler and pressure vessels inspection backlog; provided further, that funds shall be expended for hiring additional engineering inspectors or engineers; and provided further, that for accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system	2,200,001

account	description	amount
Federal Grant Spending		20,000
8324-1505	National Fire Academy State Fire Training Program For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, National Fire Academy State Fire Training Grant Program	20,000

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