North County Fire Protection District approves facilities and equipment plan

The North County Fire Protection District board adopted its annual multi-year facilities and equipment plan.

A 5-0 NCFPD board vote July 22 approved the plan, which allows the district to participate in the county’s Fire Mitigation Fee Program. The plan anticipates approximately $125,000 in fees and interest during Fiscal Year 2014-15 while funding construction of the new Station 5 in Bonsall.

“We basically made no changes to our plan,” said NCFPD fire chief Bill Metcalf.

Although local fire agencies lack the legal authority to impose mitigation fees on new development, the county collects a f...