Orting Valley Fire & Rescue

Orting Valley Fire & Rescue

On April 22, 2025, Orting community members approved merging Orting Valley Fire & Rescue with Central Pierce Fire & Rescue. We will operate under a contract for services for the remainder of 2025 and then become one legal entity on January 1, 2026. We will maintain this Orting specific landing page through the end of the year. On this page you can find Board of Commissioners information, board packets, meeting minutes, resolutions, and fire benefit charge resources. For all other resources, please navigate to the Central Pierce Fire & Rescue website using the menu above.

Outdoor Burning

If you would like to apply for a burn permit, please email info@ovfr.org

You can check if you live in a burn ban area by entering your address into PSCAA’s Outdoor Burning Map.

Click here for additional outdoor burning information form Pierce County.

Click here for air quality burn ban statuses.

 

Funding

Orting Valley Fire & Rescue is primarily funded through three voter-approved funding mechanisms.

  • Regular (Fire) Levy: $1.00 per thousand dollars of assessed value.
  • EMS Levy: $0.50 per thousand dollars of assessed value.
  • Fire Benefit Charge: A fee calculated based on required firefighting resources, the size of the building(s) on a property and the hazards associated with those building(s).

Learn more about the fire benefit charge by viewing the documents below.

OVFR 2025 Fire Benefit Charge Letter

Fire Benefit Charge FAQs