Generals Final.wlmp from FPPTA on Vimeo. What does it take to run a city? There are more than 625,000 municipal public employees serving Florida. In every city across the state this army of dedicated workers ensures the lights will come on, the water will flow and the traffic will roll. The median salary for…
What does it cost to train a police officer? The average cost of police academy training is $6,500, but according to the national Police Foundation, the real cost is a minimum of $100,000 in supervised on-the-job training and 18 months of probationary duty before an officer is ready for the job. In larger cities, it…
What does it cost to train a firefighter? The average cost of fire academy training is $5,300, but in Florida most firefighters are also EMTs or Paramedics which comes with an additional price tag of about $5,622. An associate’s degree in fire science is increasingly desirable and a four-year degree is required for promotions above…