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All work and no play
What it cost local agencies (and taxpayers) to take the air out of the Labor Day 2005, as reported by the Butte County Fire Department.
Agency wages total costs # personnel (or hours)
Butte Co. Sheriffs $7,941 $8,541 41
Glenn Co. Sheriffs $5,171 $5,271.33 16
Butte Co, Fire Dept. $4,962 $5,666 10
CHP $43,936 $49,879 693 hours
Chico Police $27,180 $42,680 679 hours
State Parks Dept. $2,000 $2,000 23
U.S. F&W unk. unk. unk.
Cal-Trans $1,880 $1,880 0
Totals $93,070 $115,917.33