UPDATE: 8-13-12
Calaveras County Fire Prevention Fee Assessments are slated to be mailed August 24th through the 29th.
If you have not received your bill processed by the Board of Equalization for your $150.00 State Fire Fee...you will shortly, as the mailings have begun.
'The State Responsibility Area (SRA) Fire Prevention Benefit Fee was
enacted following the signing of Assembly Bill X1 29 in July 2011. The
law approved the new annual Fire Prevention Fee to pay for fire
prevention services within the SRA. The fee is applied to all habitable
structures within the SRA.
The fee is levied at the rate of $150 per habitable structure, which
is defined as a building that can be occupied for residential use.
Owners of habitable structures who are also within the boundaries of a
local fire protection agency will receive a reduction of $35 per
habitable structure.
This fee will fund a variety of important fire prevention services
within the SRA including brush clearance and activities to improve
forest health so the forest can better withstand wildfire.'
If you have received your bill and it does not reflect your $35.00 discount due to the fact that you live within the Copperopolis Fire Protection District, you will need to file a petition for redetermination.
To access a PDF petition for redetermination CLICK HERE
Please note the funds collected from this tax do not add equipment or
manpower, nor do they supplement local fire agencies in any way.
Copperopolis Fire Protection District will not receive one single penny
from this tax.
