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NACFA Endorses and encourages a Yes vote for Ballot 310
Support Arizona’s Fire and EMS Emergency Response insurance Policy
- Prop 310 Campaign: The Fire District TPT increment, estimated to generate $150M annually to support fire district operations statewide, will be on the November 8, 2022, General Election ballot. Information for supporting Prop 310 can be found at https://voteyeson310.com/. Additional information can be found on the Vote Yes on 310 Facebook page. Early voting for the November 8, 2022, General Election begins in 59 days (October 12, 2022).
Arizona’s 144 fire districts are in crisis. Located mostly in rural Arizona and along the major roadways connecting Show Low, Pinetop Lakeside, Phoenix, Tucson, Kingman, Flagstaff and Yuma, fire districts routinely are strapped for funding, and short of firefighters, paramedics, equipment and training.
• While urban fire departments frequently respond to 911 emergency calls in six or seven minutes, fire districts’ response times routinely can exceed 30 minutes. Not only does that create serious risk for the 1.5 million Arizonans who live in fire districts, it also impacts the residents and visitors who travel our state’s interstates and rural roadways on day trips, sightseeing tours and vacations.
• Over the last five years, nearly 2,000 people have died in vehicle crashes on Arizona’s rural roads. Another 30,000 have been injured. Over the same time, fire districts have helped fight wildfires that have claimed more than 2.2 million acres in our state.
• Proposition 310 will provide additional firefighters, improve emergency response capabilities, train more paramedics, and provide critical firefighting and medical equipment and supplies.
- In Navajo County Proposition 310 will provide accelerated updates to the emergency services communication system. Maintain wildfire risk reduction through the mitigation of hazardous fuels. Increase staffing at fire station to reduce response times to emergencies. This temporary tenth-of-a-penny increase in the state’s sales tax will generate approximately $150 million annually for the state’s fire districts. These increased resources will take the pressure off our fire fighters and paramedics; and help ensure they have the equipment and training they need to provide fire, emergency and medical services to residents and travelers.
• If you spend $10 on lunch, Prop 310 will cost you a penny. If you spend $100 on dinner for four at a fancy restaurant, it will cost you a dime – In return, the next time you take a day trip from the Valley to the White Mountains, or drive to spend a weekend in San Diego, Vegas or Rocky Point, the fire districts you pass through will be far better prepared should you and your loved ones need help.
• In 2020, 32.1 million people visited Arizona. The cost burden for providing emergency rescue and medical services to Arizona tourists falls to the property owners. Prop 310 will shift a portion of the financial burden to Arizona visitors stabilizing property tax rates for most districts.
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