Eagle River residents will likely vote on whether to annex the Eagle River Valley into the existing Anchorage Fire Service Area.
Anchorage Assemblywoman Amy Demboski introduced an ordinance to call for the vote at the assembly’s Jan. 9 meeting. The ordinance will get a public hearing Jan. 23 and, if approved, would add the item to the April 3 municipal election ballot.
The existing FSA ends at mile 5.84 of Eagle River Road, less than halfway down the 12-mile road that ends at the Eagle River Nature Center. Anyone outside that area is responsible for paying for any fire response — at a cost of $500 for the first hour and $100 per additional hour for each apparatus — out of their own pocket.
According to the municipality, there are about 500 residential parcels located outside the FSA.