Proposition 310 would establish a Fire District Safety Fund through a sales tax increase that would be distributed to more than 150 fire districts statewide.
The Rodeo-Chediski Fire in 2002 burned 462,600 acres and was Arizona's largest fire for nearly a decade. Those impacted recall the blaze 20 years later.Arizona voters will have the option to implement a small tax increase to fund fire districts across the state with a new ballot measure this November.
“[Fire districts have] significant constraints on their revenues and many of them are operating with revenues that are dramatically less than pre-recession levels,” said Bryan Jeffries, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona. Right now, fire districts are funded primarily by personal property taxes within the district’s boundaries. In many small cities and towns, the amount that is currently collected can leave some districts lacking resources, staffing and training.
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