NCFPD approves automatic annual increases in ambulance fees

In the past the North County Fire Protection District (NCFPD) board would approve each increase in ambulance fees. When the NCFPD board voted 5-0 Sept. 27 to approve the new fees, the board also authorized automatic annual increases based on the Annual Consumer Price Index (APCI) for urban San Diego County.

"It's just adding an automatic inflator to it that's tied to the APCI," said NCFPD fire chief Steve Abbott.

The automatic annual increases are expected to reduce the increase percentage of any adjustment. The NCFPD board previously adjusted the ambulance fees in July 2015, but prior to that...