SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding NO. FM1019 between Department of Financial Services and Marion County Fire Rescue (Budget Impact - Neutral; estimated savings of $2,296 per student)
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James Banta, Fire Chief |
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DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
This is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Marion County Fire Rescue (MCFR) and the Florida State Fire College (FSFC) to allow MCFR to lease space at the FSFC for five (5) years in order to conduct in-house firefighter minimum standards, Firefighter I and Firefighter II, training for newly hired MCFR personnel. The current practice for training new firefighter recruits requires sending them to an external fire academy such as the FSFC. While FSFC provides a high-quality program, MCFR has limited control over curriculum pacing and instructional consistency aligned with MCFR’s operational expectations. All students trained under this agreement will be MCFR employees enrolled in the program as part of their onboarding and training.
This MOU proposes that MCFR will rent facility space at the FSFC and deliver both Firefighter I and Firefighter II using MCFR instructors, equipment, and curriculum. The FSFC will provide MCFR with the use of its training grounds, classroom space, and live fire props.
The current cost per student at the FSFC is $4,096. The estimated cost per student in this MCFR-led program is $1,800. This results in an estimated savings of $2,296 per student. While the number of students per class will differentiate, if a class had 20 students, the cost savings would be $45,920.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; estimated savings of $2,296 per student.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding NO. FM1019 between Department of Financial Services and Marion County Fire Rescue.
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