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If you live, work or go to school in Marin County and are 18 and over, you may now register your cell phone or VoIP (voice over internet protocol) phone to receive emergency alerts sent by call, text, or email from the County of Marin. See www.alertmarin.org for details....

Q: What basis does the Fire District have for imposing a tax? A: Kentfield Fire District voters passed Measure H in 1980 with more than 2/3 of the voters in favor of allowing the Fire District to collect a “fire assessment” tax revenue. Also, on November 2, 2010 voters approved the Paramedic tax extensions. Q: How is the tax rate set? A: The Kentfield Fire District Board of Directors set the rates by Resolution annually. The Ross Valley Paramedic Authority sets the tax for The Paramedic Tax after approval by the Fire District Board of Directors. Q: What are the current tax rates? A: Measure H, the fire assessment rate, is up to .06 cents per square foot of structure size and/or up to $20.00 per acre of unimproved property. The Ross Valley Paramedic Authority services tax is not to exceed $45 plus a 50 cent administrative fee paid to the...

The Board of Directors of the Kentfield Fire Protection District recently adopted a resolution opposing the newly implemented State Responsibility Area (SRA) fire fees, which will impose additional financial burden on some Kentfield constituents without providing additional fire services.  SRA fees mandate that many homeowners living in forested or wildfire-prone areas pay an annual fee of $150 to the State of California for fire-prevention services, or $115 if the property is within an existing fire district.  Kentfield Fire Protection District protects approximately 800 of these properties.  The Fire District Association of California and the California Fire Chiefs Association have consistently opposed this bill since it was first presented several years ago as a way to generate additional revenues for the state.   View Resolution #3-2012 adopted by the Kentfield Fire Protection District Board of Directors. ...

Many residents in Marin live within the “State Responsibility Area” or SRA. These residents will soon receive a notice in the mail from the State Board of Equalization (BOE) alerting them that a fee will be levied by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the state’s firefighting agency, for fire prevention services. The notice will advise them that they will be charged $150 for each habitable structure on their property. There are approximately 800 affected parcels within the Kentfield Fire District. Those Kentfield residents will receive a $35 reduction in the fee given that they are currently protected by the Fire District, resulting in a total fee charge of $115. Countywide, 15,285 homes will be impacted, resulting in $1.75 Million dollars leaving Marin. All of these homeowners already pay local taxes for year-round fire prevention and protection services to their local fire agency. Fire District residents will not...

Information Bulletin: June 15, 2011:  The Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010

The purpose of this document is to assist owners and occupants of dwelling units in understanding the requirements of the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010.