Menifee Council approves 3 years of Riverside County Fire/Cal Fire services

The Menifee City Council agreed to allow the city manager to continue its contract with Riverside County and Cal Fire to provide fire services to the city for the next three years at its Sept. 15 meeting.The agreement would have the Riverside County Fire and Cal Fire provide services for fire protection, fire prevention, rescue and emergency medical services to the city from Nov. 1, 2021, to June 30, 2024. The cost for the 2021 current year, according to the agreement would cost $13,206,753, with it increasing slightly to $13,830,009 for 2022 to 2023 and $14,483,972 for 2023 to 2024. It was noted the final costs are slightly lower than contracted amounts each year.A question was raised in the meeting about the county’s fire protection agreement with the state’s Cal Fire that wi