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.
Swanson said Kutzkeâs pay covered more than 3,870 overtime hours, equivalent to about 161 extra shifts, on top of his normal schedule in 2014. About 98 percent of the work was voluntary. That equates to a work year of 282 days and nights of work (firefighters sleep at the fire station when on duty) and 83 days off.