Fort Bidwell Fire Protection District

The Fort Bidwell Fire Protection District (FBFPD) is a California special district for fire protection. The district is an autonomous, local government under the laws of California, and is not a department of Modoc County. The District was founded in 1946. Operations are conducted by the Fort Bidwell Volunteer Fire Department.

The District has about 214 persons with 149 housing units, 96 occupied, mostly concentrated in Demographics for more detail.

The District gets about $ 8,000.00 per year as its calculated share of the property taxes on owners within the District. This includes secured, unsecured, supplemental, homeowner's exemption, and timber tax income. This tax money covers Workman's Compensation and Liability insurance, and operational expenses up to the limit of available funds. Any remaining costs are borne by the Fort Bidwell Volunteer Fire Department from the annual Memorial Day Barbeque. Equipment and engines are loaners or used equipment bought with grants. The Fire House is owned by the County. District tax funds are kept and paid-out by the Modoc County Auditor's Office.

The District has no staff, no office, and no phone. Contact us by mail at P O Box 296, Fort Bidwell, California 96112, or by email through the Fire Department at FBVFD@gsmall.us.

Neither the Fire District nor the Fire Department has any paid, compensated, or benefited staff, all are volunteers.

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Fire District Commissioners

Stuart Benner (expires 12/2024)
Susan Craig (expires 12/2026)
Greg Small (expires 12/2024)

• District Meetings, Agenda, and Minutes
• Local, State, Federal Operation Areas
• California Board of Equalization Map
• Grand Jury Inquiries and Responses
• Municipal Service Review and Sphere of Influence (modoclafco.org)

The three District Commissioners are elected by district voters at a County election, each for a term of four years. California Election Code 10515 requires that the County Board of Supervisors appoint the candidates if the number of persons declaring candidacy is less than or equal the number of positions to be filled. Such positions are not put on the ballot unless 10% of the district or 50 voters have petitioned to do so.

Disclosures

• California Compensation Report: Neither the Fire District nor the Fire Department has any paid, compensated, or benefited staff, all are volunteers.
• California Special District Financial Reports
  
• Enterprise Systems: The District has no computers and collects no information about the public. Volunteers may use their personal computer devices to prepare and print documents, but all required documentation is on paper and stored as paper, although some are available as copies on this site.