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District Governance

The primary source of funding for NSCFPD is the real property taxes paid by all property owners within this service area.The North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection District is a local government agency authorized by the Sonoma County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) and subect to the provisions of the Brown Act of California. The governance of the district is overseen by an elected board of directors.

The primary funding source for NSCFPD is from property taxes paid by all property owners within this service area.  Important secondary sources of funding are your contributions to the district and the fund-raising activities organized by the non-profit organization TSRVFD.  Read More about our funding here.

Chief's Corner

  • Chief's Message

    We are always happy to see rain...although recent events have been a bit too much of a good thing.  I thank the incredible team of volunteer firefighters, CAL FIRE, TSRA Staff, and public agencies...

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Residential pile burning no longer requires a CAL FIRE permit as of December 11, 2022.  NSCFPD is in the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District (NSCAPCD). You can find your air quality district here. See here for residential debris burn permit information from CAL FIRE.

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Position available for those who are willing to be awakened in early hours from sound sleep to run out of their homes in the most inclement weather, to face an hour or more of exhausting, hazardous, physically demanding labor in a heavily insulated, poorly ventilated, unfashionable outfit.  Interested? 

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