Fire mitigation fee rates unchanged

The fire mitigation fee rates paid by developers to fund the cost of fire department facilities serving the new development will remain unchanged for the next year.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0, March 26, with Greg Cox at a National Association of Counties meeting, to accept the Fire Mitigation Fee Review Committee’s annual report and find that the 19 participating fire agencies were in conformance with the county Fire Mitigation Fee Ordinance for fiscal year 2017-2018.

“Glad the board approved everything,” Herman Reddick, director of San Diego County Regional Fire Autho...