Joint Fire District

Questions And Answers

What is a Joint Fire District

A fire district provides fire protection and emergency medical services in a legally designated area. It is not under the control of any municipality. Fire districts can probably best be compared to school districts. A fire district is run by a Board of Fire Commissioners, who can be directly elected by the people or appointed by the Village and Town. The Fire Commissioners are responsible for overseeing the operation of fire and EMS services, preparing a budget and setting a tax rate.

The fire district being proposed is called a joint fire district because it would include all of the Village of Champlain and the portion of the Town of Champlain outside of the Village of Rouses Point. Once the district is formed, there would no longer a division into village or town districts. All property owners would pay the same fire tax based upon the assessed value of their property. The fire tax would be included as a special line item on the town tax bill, similar to the way town fire protection district charges are levied now.

Why Form a Fire District

Proposed Fire District Budget

Procedure For Forming A Fire District

Chapter 12 Question's And Answers

Legal Letters

Draft Legal Questions

Wein, Young, Fenton & Kelsy, P.C. Letter February 8, 1999

Wein, Young, Fenton & Kelsy, P.C. Letter April 29, 1999

Opinions of the State Comptroller #98-9

Opinions of the Attorney General #192-16, 192-17

Fire district affairs December 1998

Fire Dept Assets (Vehicles Only)

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Village Fire Dept. Expenditures

Town fire Protection Contract Amounts

Village Fire Dept. Spending and tax analysis

Village & Town Taxable Values

Fire & EMS Breakdown 1998

Fire & EMS Breakdown 1997

Village Fire Dept. Debt

Heavy Rescue Truck Purchase Information

Village Fire Expenditures

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