Fire State Aid

Form FA-1
FA-1 Forms Received

The application is due March 15.

We will notify each municipal clerk or secretary of the independent nonprofit firefighting corporation by email on March 1 if we have not received Form FA-1.

Any fire department that does not submit Form FA-1 by the deadline will have its Fire State Aid reduced by 10% for each week or fraction of a week that the form is late.

Fire Service Areas Report

If your fire department has had any changes in service areas, you must submit new fire service agreements, new apportionment agreements, and/or notification of termination of contracts to our office. Changes in service area coverage will not be made for Fire State Aid purposes unless you submit this documentation.

Apportionment Agreement Form

Apportionment Agreement Instructions

Apportionment Agreement Example A

Apportionment Agreement Example B

The 2023 Legislature made several changes to Fire State Aid.

There are no changes to:

• How aid is calculated, except population figures will be updated annually rather than only after each decennial census
• The deadline for submitting Form FA-1 (March 15)
• When aid is paid (October 1)

The changes to Fire State Aid are as follows:

• There is no longer a 10-day grace period after the March 15 deadline.
• The Property Tax Division is still a required to send a notice when we have not received your form. However, this notice will now be sent on March 1, two weeks before the deadline, rather than after the March 15 deadline.
• The required March 1 notice will be sent by email rather than mail starting in 2024.
• The reduction in aid for late filing is 10% per week or partial week instead of 5%.
• If your form is rejected to make changes or corrections, it must be submitted by March 15 or within 30 days of when it was rejected, whichever is later.
• Form FA-1 will need to be certified solely by the municipal clerk, secretary in the case of an independent nonprofit corporation, or equivalent. Certification by the fire chief is no longer required.