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B u tte F a lls F ir e P r o te c tio n S u b s c r ib e r A r e a (F P S A )
T h is le tte r is to u p d a te th e re s id e n ts in th e B u tte F a lls F P S A o f u p c o m in g e v e n ts a n d im p o rta n t
in fo rm a tio n y o u m a y n o t h a v e h e a rd a b o u t. If y o u a re o r a re n o t a s u b s c r ib e r to B u tte F a lls F ire
D e p t, p le a s e re a d th is in fo rm a tio n .
If y o u liv e b e tw e e n m ile m a rk e r 4 a n d th e T o w n o f B u tte F a lls o n B u tte F a lls H ig h w a y , b e tw e e n
B u tte F a lls H ig h w a y a n d N e th e rla n d s R d o n C r o w fo o t R d , o n F a rrin g to n R d , C o b le ig h R d ,
O b e n c h a in R d ,
L a k e R d ., Y O U
a n d th e r e is n o
in th e p a s t w ith
P ro s p e c t B u tte F a lls R d , M c N e il C re e k R d , D e r b y R d ,R a n c h e ria R d , o r F is h
D O N O T L IV E IN A F IR E D IS T R IC T
Y o u d o n o t p a y ta x e s fo r fire p ro te c tio n
g u a r a n te e th a t a n y d e p a r tm e n t w ill re s p o n d to y o u r p ro p e rty . T h is h a s h a p p e n e d
lo s s o f life a n d p ro p e rty . O n e o f o u r g o a ls is to m in im iz e th e s e lo s s e s .
If y o u liv e m o re th a n 5 m ile s fro m th e B u tte F a lls fir e s ta tio n , y o u r In s u ra n c e S e rv ic e O ffic e (IS O )
c la s s ific a tio n is a 1 0 . T h is is a n e w c la s s ific a tio n th a t m o s t in s u ra n c e c o m p a n ie s h a v e s ta rte d to
a d o p t. If y o u a re ra te d a 1 0 , y o u r in s u ra n c e c o m p a n y c o n s id e rs y o u a s h a v in g n o fire p ro te c tio n
a n d m a y ra is e y o u r ra te s ( b y m o re th a n d o u b le ) o r d ro p y o u r c o v e r a g e a lto g e th e r. N o t a ll
in s u ra n c e c o m p a n ie s h a v e re s e a rc h e d th is y e t. U s e d is c re tio n w h e n fin d in g o u t in fo rm a tio n
a b o u t y o u r IS O ra tin g . I w ill b e g la d to a n s w e r a n y q u e s tio n s re g a rd in g th is m a tte r. P le a s e c a ll
8 6 5 - 4 3 8 3 o r 8 6 5 - 3 2 6 2 a n d a s k fo r J e ff.
W H A T W E A R E D O IN G : T h e B u tte F a lls F ire D e p a r tm e n t r e s p o n d s to a ll e m e rg e n c ie s in th e
B u tte F a lls a re a . A fu tu r e g o a l is to h a v e a s u b s ta tio n o n B u tte F a lls H ig h w a y a t th e C r o w fo o t
J u n c tio n . W e a re a ls o s e e k in g v o lu n te e r s fr o m th e 9 0 0 0 b lo c k d o w n to th e 4 0 0 0 b lo c k o f B u tte
F a lls H ig h w a y , in c lu d in g b y w a y s , to in s u re re s p o n s e to th a t a re a . A t th is tim e 1 0 0 % o f o u r
r e s p o n d e r s c o m e fr o m th e 1 0 ,0 0 0 b lo c k B F H w y a n d a b o v e .
W H A T Y O U C A N D O : S u b s c r i b e : F ire p ro te c tio n fe e s a re d u e J u ly 1 , 2 0 0 6 fo r th e fis c a l y e a r
2 0 0 7 . T h e c o s t fo r th e y e a r is o n ly $ 1 2 5 .0 0 . S u b s c rib e r fe e s c o v e r fir e s u p p re s s io n , w ild la n d
a n d s tru c tu ra l, fr e e c o n s u lta tio n a n d re s c u e e ffo r ts (in c lu d in g a u to a c c id e n ts ). N o n - s u b s c r ib e r s
c o u ld b e lia b le fo r a n y a n d a ll c o s ts re la te d to s u c h in c id e n ts , ty p ic a lly $ 3 0 0 - $ 2 ,0 0 0 o r m o re . T o
jo in a s a s u b s c rib e r, c a ll 8 6 5 - 3 2 6 2 b e tw e e n 8 a m a n d 1 p m M o n . th r u F ri.
t h e D e p a r t m e n t : C a ll c ity h a ll 8 6 5 -3 2 6 2 o r th e fire d e p a r tm e n t 8 6 5 -4 3 8 3 d u rin g o ffic e
h o u rs o r le a v e a m e s s a g e .
J o in
S p re a d th e w o rd to y o u r n e ig h b o rs . W e h a v e a g o o d re p u ta tio n fo r
fa s t a n d e ffic ie n t r e s p o n s e tim e . A tte n d th e a n n u a l B B Q b e n e fit o n A u g u s t 1 ^ in th e B u tte
F a lls P a rk fr o m 1 2 :0 0 n o o n to 5 :0 0 p m .
S in c e re ly ....J e ff G o r m a n ....F ir e C h ie f
S u p p o rt o u r D e p a rtm e n t:
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