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Outside of wildland fire season, Santa Cruz County Fire pays CAL FIRE (formally CDF) to staff four Santa Cruz County Fire engines and keep four fire stations, including Burrell and Saratoga-Summit, open 24/7. Career and Volunteer firefighters work as a team to serve you in a cost effective manner. The four paid fire stations provide guaranteed response and the volunteer firefighters provide response in depth to large, complex, or simultaneous incidents such as fires, storms, or disasters.
Over 60% of the funding is designated for the replacement of our aging fire engines, rescues, and water tenders. The national standard for the useful life of a fire engine is 10 years and they can serve an additional 5 years in reserve. Almost all of our fire engines, rescues, and water tenders are older than 15 years now. These emergency response vehicles need to be replaced soon to remain effective.
It is really simple - without this small fee increase, the quality of
your firefighting, emergency medical, and rescue services will suffer,
and none of us wants that. So, please vote YES on the CSA-48 mail-in
ballot. Your vote is very important, we need everyone's vote to pass
this measure.
Don't forget to mail in your ballot and thank you for your support!