Fire cost recovery appropriately shifts the financial burden, incurred by fire\u00a0departments responding to a motor vehicle accident, from all innocent taxpayers\u00a0to only the negligent, at fault driver and their insurance.<\/p>\n
Fire service cost recovery allows a fire department to seek reimbursement for the\u00a0actual costs incurred responding to motor vehicle, hazmat and commercial fire\u00a0incidents.<\/p>\n
Tax dollars pay for the infrastructure and ability of the fire department to respond,\u00a0not the actual cost of the response. The rationale for cost recovery is analogous\u00a0to a municipal water authority, in which residents pay ad valoreum taxes for the\u00a0ability to receive water, but also pay a usage fee for the amount of water used.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fire cost recovery appropriately shifts the financial burden, incurred by fire\u00a0departments responding to a motor vehicle accident, from all innocent taxpayers\u00a0to only the negligent, at fault driver and their insurance. Fire service cost recovery allows a fire department to seek reimbursement for the\u00a0actual costs incurred responding to motor vehicle, hazmat and commercial fire\u00a0incidents. Tax dollars … Continue reading What is Fire Service Cost Recovery?<\/span>