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FEBRUARY 51 1990
WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
DENISE M. STILL, EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR
ORANGE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES FEES
NEW BUSINESS) NO. 1
2-20=90
Inter - Com
Councilman Prescott has requested that the article (see below) regarding
charges for emergency services be placed on the agenda for discussion.
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ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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DC; to charge for fire, rescue services in '91 ;
The Register
paramedic service costs about $150
residents and cover 521 of the conn -
to $200. Advanced life-support ser-
ty's 799 'square miles, nearly two -
The co, inty will begin charging
vices can .cost about $300 a call.
thirds of its area.
for paramedic and fire -prevention
services next year. to raise money
The fees will ' apply to, the area
covered by the Orange County Fire
Anaheim,Fullerton, Orange and
for existing and expanded fire ser-
vices; the Board of Supervisors de-
Department, which serves one-
third of the county's population, in..
Huntington Beach offer subscrip-
tion programs that allow residents
cided Tuesday.
eluding 14 cities and the unincorpo-
to pay a $30 to $45 annual fee for
The new fees,.,which have not .
rated territory.
unlimited paramedic services.
been determined, will be placed on
The cities served by the county
Other cities provide the services
a .variety of services, from fire- .
Fire Department are Stanton, San
free.
safety -inspections in commercial,,
Juan . Capistrano, Mission Viejo,
buildings or apartments to obtain-
Dana Point, Cypress, Los Alami-
'The fees are expected to- raise
i ing plans for.new development.
tos, Irvine, Tustin, Villa Park, Pla-
about $4.2 million a year. The.mon-
In additon, residents will have
centia, Yorba Linda, -Laguna Ni-
ey is needed to cover an estimated
to pay for+paramedic services and.
guel,Seal Beach and La Palma.'
$76 million shortfall in Fire De -
ambulance, calls, which now are
Those cities and the unincorpo-
partment budgets during the next
provided free. A call for basic
rated areas have more than 700,000
decade.