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Eagle Pass adopts fire-fee schedule and targets insurance billing for large incidents; implementation delayed pending policy and software
Summary
Council approved a fire department fee schedule and mitigation billing policy that will target insurance companies for large incidents; billing will not begin until policy training and software implementation are complete and the city contracts with a billing vendor.
The City of Eagle Pass adopted a new fire department fee schedule and mitigation rates on March 4, 2025, and approved directing billings primarily to responsible insurers for major incidents, but implementation will be postponed until the city has policy training and billing software in place.
Fire Department leadership presented the schedule and said billing would be used selectively for large incidents — for example, multivehicle or tractor-trailer fires that require multiple apparatus and take several hours to resolve. "The intent on fire…
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