LAFCO approves first phase of fire agency reorganization plan

San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission approved the reorganization of territory not served by a public fire department into the San Diego County Regional Fire Authority.

A unanimous LAFCO board vote October 6 approved the initial reorganization of approximately 942,000 acres into the regional fire department, authorized latent powers for structural fire protection and emergency medical services within service-specific zones of an existing County Service Area, adopted a sphere of influence for the latent powers zone of County Service Area No. 135, and directed LAFCO staff and/or c...