Shelby County Fire Fees, Rules and Regulations
 

Shelby County's Fire Department is funded by a system of fire fees collected in the areas provided protection.  In 1997 the Tennessee Attorney General ruled that the Shelby County Government could no longer legally fund any part of the Shelby County Fire Department.  That decision was based on the fact that the Fire Department covers only the residences and structures within the unincorporated areas of the county.   Today there are standing mutual aid agreements in place with the incorporated areas as well as City of Memphis Fire Department should additional assistance be required.

Until 2007 the residential fire fee was the same for every home in unincorporated Shelby County.  In order to make the fire fee more equitable throughout the response area, a 14-tiered structure based upon square footage has been adopted.  High end digital mapping along with comprehensive square footage records from both the Office of the Assessor and Code Enforcement were utilized to assure accuracy in billing.
 

Division 1 - Fire Fee Schedule

The complete Fire Fees Rules and Regulations and Fire Fee Schedule is available here in one .pdf file

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