Summary of costs of the PFF-Fit programme, presented in 2013 (US dollars)
| Programme supervision | No. of personnel | Hours/week | No. of weeks | Total hours | Hourly wages | Benefits* | Overhead costs† | Total costs‡ | Cost type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety and Health Captain | 1 | 6 | 26 | 156 | 37.57 | 12.02 | 9.39 | 9200.88 | Personnel |
| 1 | 1 | 52 | 52 | 37.57 | 12.02 | 9.39 | 3066.96 | Personnel | |
| RA | No. of personnel | Hours/week | No. of weeks | Total hours | Hourly wages§ | Benefits | Overhead costs | Total costs | Cost type |
| RA PFT | 1 | 5 | 20 | 100 | 16.63 | 5.32 | 4.16 | 2611.00 | Personnel |
| Visiting PFT–M/W/F workouts | 2 | 6 | 20 | 240 | 24.95 | 7.98 | 6.24 | 9400.80 | Overtime |
| Visiting PFT—once monthly run day | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 24.95 | 7.98 | 6.24 | 391.70 | Overtime |
| Probationary year | No. of personnel | Hours/visit | No. of visits | Total hours | Hourly wages§ | Benefits | Overhead costs | Total costs | Cost category |
| PFT—station visits with probationary firefighters | 27 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19.78 | 6.33 | 4.95 | 6708.96 | Personnel |
| Personnel—other | No. of personnel | Prep. hours | Interv. hours | Total hours | Hourly rate | Mileage | Benefits and overhead | Total costs¶ | Cost category |
| Nutritionist | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 50.00 | 11.90 | n/a | 661.90 | Contractor |
| Programme materials | Binders | ||||||||
| US$150.00 | Materials | ||||||||
| Total programme costs | |||||||||
| 21 587.80 | Personnel | ||||||||
| 9792.50 | Overtime | ||||||||
| 661.90 | Contractor | ||||||||
| 150.00 | Materials | ||||||||
| US$32 192.20 | Total | ||||||||
*TFD calculates benefits as 32% of the hourly wage rate.
†Overhead costs were estimated at an additional 25% of hourly wages.
‡Total costs=number of personnel×total hours×(hourly wages+benefits+overhead).
§TFD estimates the base hourly rate for the rank of firefighter to be US$16.63; engineers/paramedics, US$19.78; captains, US$22.93. Overtime wage rates are 1.5 times base hourly. PFTs with the rank of firefighter were selected for assignment to the RA. The median overtime wage rate (engineers/paramedics) was used to estimate costs of the instation visits during the probationary year.
¶Nutritionist total cost=(total hours×hourly rate)+mileage.
TFD, Tucson Fire Department; PFF-Fit, Probationary Firefighter Fitness programme; PFT, peer fitness trainers; RA, recruit academy.