Central Pierce Fire & Rescue Explanatory Statement Proposition 1

Election Date: August 16, 2011

Name of Jurisdiction Submitting Measure:
Central Pierce Fire & Rescue (Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 6)

Contact Name: Keith Wright, Deputy Chief
Contact Phone Number: (253) 538-6400

Explanatory Statement:
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Levy has been in place throughout most of the current district since 1980. The City of Puyallup was merged into the fire district by vote in 2008 and had an EMS levy for many years. Re-authorization of the EMS Levy will continue funding paramedic emergency medical services throughout the District which also includes the City of Puyallup. The EMS Levy also funds the EMS Transport Program which pays for citizens of the District to be transported to area hospitals by fire department ambulance with no out of pocket expenses. Passage of Proposition No. 1 will extend the current EMS Levy for an additional six years at the current rate of .50 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation. At this rate, the owner of a home assessed at $200,000 pays $100 per year to ensure timely paramedic emergency medical service and ambulance transportation to area hospitals.