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.
Fire/Medics usually make more due to the fact they work for the city and many departments consider the Medic position to be a paid promotion. In the neighboring state of Arizona they make about $60,000 a year, so it probably averages out to the same when you factor in the cost of living/overtime. Jun 10, 2011.