Property Tax ›
Tax Book ›
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 7
Whatcom County · Fire
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 7 — Levy
Fire response, emergency medical services, and prevention across the district's service area.
Active
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 7
—
Cumulative collected
—
Latest year levy
—
Latest rate / $1,000
—
Growth since 2018
About this levy
Fire Protection District 7 covers a portion of Whatcom County for fire and emergency-medical response. Its property-tax levy funds firefighter staffing, equipment, station operations, and prevention programs. Lid-lift authorizations approved by district voters allow the levy to exceed the 1% statutory cap for a period.
Authorization
When the levy was authorized, by whom, and at what rate or revenue cap.
Loading authorization history…
Collection history
Year-by-year revenue and rate, county-wide.
Loading year-by-year history…
Programs funded
Spending programs that draw funding from this levy.
Loading linked programs…
Discussed in meetings
Real Briefings that mention this levy.
The Seattle City Council held its regular council briefing on March 30, 2026, with five members present. The meeting focused primarily on three proclamations and committee updates from council members. Council Member ...
Seattle's Finance Committee advanced two critical pieces of legislation to accelerate shelter expansion as part of Mayor's ambitious plan to create 1,000 new shelter units by the first year. The committee heard from 17 ...
Whatcom County Council held a contentious 3-hour meeting centered on a proposed 0.1% sales tax for criminal justice purposes, with the evening dominated by extensive public testimony and heated council debate over ...
The Whatcom County Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee received a comprehensive update on the Justice Project, focusing on process developments, financial parameters, and upcoming deliverables for the combined ...
The Whatcom County Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee advanced 19 items worth approximately $7.8 million in new spending and contract amendments, while engaging in significant debate over a proposed ...
The Seattle City Council held a routine session dominated by public testimony on surveillance cameras and ICE enforcement, with limited legislative business. The most significant action was approving a seven-year ...
The Seattle Public Safety Committee advanced two significant surveillance-related bills addressing federal law enforcement concerns and state law compliance. In a meeting dominated by Chair Robert Kettle's extensive ...
The Committee of the Whole addressed three significant operational and policy items during a nearly three-hour session. The meeting's most consequential action was approving the formation of a Regional Fire Authority ...
The Bellingham City Council addressed a wide range of governance and public safety issues at their March 23rd meeting, with significant policy discussions centered on downtown public safety interventions and long-term ...
The Seattle City Council held its regular weekly briefing featuring a comprehensive update on the concluded 2026 Washington State Legislative Session. Director Mina Hashemi and her Office of Intergovernmental Relations ...