Alpharetta is a city and a suburb of Atlanta located in north Fulton County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, Alpharetta's population was 57,551. The estimated population in 2014 was 63,038. 1 History.
Overtime for fighting fires outside of the county is reimbursed to the cities, including administrative and overhead fees, in such a way that there is NO COST to the cities and towns for this common overtime pay. Like many private sector employees, many firefighters depend on this extra work to help make ends meet.
Firefighters pay more into their retirement system than other public or private sector employees. In Marin, firefighters pay up to 18% of their salary towards retirement. By saving more towards retirement, they earn more once retired - no different than a 401K in the private sector.