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LA County Fire presents three‑year phase‑in plan; Hawthorne told to expect rising costs
Summary
LA County Fire told the Hawthorne City Council the district can no longer cost‑share services and proposed a three‑year phase‑in that would move the city to paying one‑third in year 1 (~$930,000), two‑thirds in year 2 (~$1.86M), and full district share (~$2.8M) in year 3, plus COLA and overhead.
Deputy Fire Chief Robert Harris told the Hawthorne City Council on Oct. 20 that the Los Angeles County Fire Department can no longer continue the existing cost‑sharing arrangement for fire and EMS services and proposed a three‑year phase‑in to reach full funding.
Harris said the district calculated a total cost to provide services to Hawthorne for fiscal year 2025–26 of $15.4 million, with a district cost share of $2.8 million. Under the…
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