SCP-5344 — SCP-5344 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5344 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-5344

Expected annual

$3.3M

One-time setup

$105.1M

Annual recurring

$3.0M

Personnel

One-time capital requirements are dominated by potential full-area purchase (upper-bound). Baseline annual operating costs (~$2.98M/yr) are mainly staff wages, ongoing research/monitoring, legal/PR, and perimeter/surveillance operations.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $105.1M

Full Area Purchase Upper Bound $100.0M

[#25] Upper-bound / large-scale option: rough order-of-magnitude full-area purchase/condemnation of 1.13 km².

Community Mitigation Buyouts $3.5M

[#19] Representative one-time cost for 10-house mitigation/buyouts (scaleable).

Facilities $600K

[#1] Purchase/acquisition, immediate remediation and light renovations for SCP-5344-1 (Fitzgerald house).

Legal Pr Setup One Time $200K

[#13] One-time legal/cover-story setup and initial PR/legal infrastructure.

Response Vehicles $190K

[#5] Purchase of patrol/response vehicles (2 vehicles typical).

Vehicle Purchases $175K

[#16] Additional fleet purchases/leases for surveillance, research fieldwork, and transport.

Cold Case Initial Review $150K

[#14] Initial cold-case review and forensic re-examination budget (initial tranche).

Equipment $122K

[#3, #7, #11, #24] CCTV/access control and installation (#3), initial drone hardware (#7), initial IT/server hardware (#11), evidence handling hardware (#24).

Zone Surveillance Nodes $62K

[#6] One-time purchase & installation of distributed sensor/camera nodes across the 1.13 km² zone.

Perimeter Easements And Permits $60K

[#4] One-time easements/permits/legal easements used for covert local access control.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K

[#9] Entomology lab equipment (microscopes, freezers, imaging, specimen storage).

Backup Generator $25K

[#17] Generator purchase and installation for backup power.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $3.0M/yr

Staff Wages $1.2M/yr

[#2, #5, #7, #8, #11, #12] On-site security (6 FTEs), mobile interdiction personnel (4–8 FTEs estimated as 6), drone pilots/operators, entomologist + tech, data analyst(s), liaison officers.

Crisis Comm And Legal Reserve $500K/yr

[#20] Emergency reserve for media/PR response, litigation defense, and urgent settlement funds in the event of exposure or compromise.

Research And Monitoring $359K/yr

[#9, #10, #23] Lab rental, outsourced molecular diagnostics/spot sequencing, and funded research program into SCP behavior and mitigation.

Cover Story And Legal $225K/yr

[#12, #13] Ongoing PR/legal/FOIA handling and liaison support (retainers and regular legal/PR operations).

Legal Settlement Contingency $200K/yr

[#13, #20] Annual discretionary fund for settlements, NDAs, contractor issues and contingency legal payments.

Logistics And Transport $110K/yr

[#5, #16] Fuel, maintenance, leases for response and logistics fleet (includes response vehicle operations and additional fleet maintenance).

Perimeter Patrols And Temporary Barriers $100K/yr

[#4] Recurring cost for covert patrols, temporary barriers, signage, and interdiction teams in residential areas.

Data Storage And It Services $55K/yr

[#11] Cloud storage, backups, retention costs, software licenses, and IT services (analyst salaries accounted in staff_wages).

Psych Support And Turnover $45K/yr

[#22] Counseling services and estimated turnover/hire replacement costs.

Training And Drills $40K/yr

[#21] Regular training, containment drills, first aid and medical readiness.

Zone Surveillance Maintenance $30K/yr

[#6] Connectivity, power, and maintenance for distributed sensor and camera nodes.

Cold Case Forensics $25K/yr

[#14] Ongoing forensic testing budget for follow-up exhumations, toxicology, and pathology as cases arise.

Supplies And Consumables $20K/yr

[#8, #9, #24] Traps/consumables for weekly insect surveys, lab consumables, and records archiving supplies.

Drone Ops And Maintenance $20K/yr

[#7] Maintenance, insurance, spare batteries and logistical support for UAV fleet (operators wages included in staff_wages).

Insurance And Property Tax $20K/yr

[#18] Property tax, liability insurance, and vehicle insurance for the acquired property and operations.

Facilities Maintenance $17K/yr

[#17] Utilities, generator fuel/resupply, basic facility upkeep and HVAC for specimen storage.

Insect Survey Supplies And Travel $7K/yr

[#8] Traps, specimen preservation supplies, and travel for weekly field surveys.

Security Systems Maintenance $5K/yr

[#3] Annual maintenance and minor repairs for house security electronics (CCTV, sensors, storage).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $3.0M/yr

84.9% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major incidents beyond routine monitoring and upkeep.

routine_surveillance weekly_insect_sampling

🚨 Minor Incident $3.1M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Localized anomaly activity or a small spike in Lampyridae requiring surge fieldwork, overtime, and limited PR/legal response.

lampyridae_population_spike small_scale_recovery_operation

🚨 Major Breach $9.2M/yr

3.0% probability / year +$6.2M vs baseline

Containment compromise or high-profile cluster of disappearances requiring MTF-style deployment, major legal/PR response, and limited community mitigation (buyouts for a handful of houses).

verified_containment_breach mass_disappearances public_exposure

🚨 Full Area Purchase $103.0M/yr

0.1% probability / year +$100.0M vs baseline

Decision to purchase/condemn the entire 1.13 km² zone and convert to a secure facility; extremely costly one-time action.

policy_decision_for_full_removal unacceptable_public_risk

👥 Personnel 19 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	6	[#2] 2 guards per shift × 3 shifts (6 FTE) for 24/7 on-site presence.
Mobile Response Personnel	6	[#5] Interdiction/recovery crew (4–8 typical; estimated 6 FTE assigned).
Drone Pilot / Operator	3	[#7] Operators for periodic aerial surveillance and UAV sorties.
Research Scientist	1	[#8, #23] Entomologist lead coordinating weekly surveys and research.
Lab Technician	1	[#8, #9] Technician supporting field sorting, specimen preservation, and lab prep.
Data Analyst	1	[#11] One data analyst for sensor/video analysis and data retention tasks (notes allowed 1–2).
Liaison Officer	1	[#12] Liaison to local law enforcement and records monitoring.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line items are well-documented with analyst estimates and plausible midpoints were used; uncertainty remains due to optional large-scale responses (MTF activation, buyouts, full-area purchase) and wide original ranges.

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