Emergency Services Levy
The ESL is a State Government charge that your Council collects on behalf of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA). All property owners must pay the ESL to help fund the fire and emergency services in Western Australia. Local Government is required to collect the ESL on behalf of the Fire and Emergency Service Authority (FESA) by including it on all Local Government rates notices. Local Government sends all money collected directly to FESA.
The ESL was introduced by the State Government on 1 July 2003, to fund Western Australia’s fire and emergency services. The ESL funds State Government approved operating costs and capital equipment purchases for the Career Fire and Rescue Service; volunteer Fire and Rescue Service; Bush Fire Brigades; State Emergency Service and Multi-service FESA Units.
Operating costs include running and maintaining buildings and vehicles, personal protective equipment and operational consumables. Capital equipment includes firefighting appliances, vehicles and buildings. The ESL also funds training of volunteers, community safety programs, emergency management planning, the Fire and Emergency Service Authority’s (FESA’s) Emergency Management Services and FESA’s corporate support costs.
For further information, visit the Fire and Emergency Services website.
Documents
| File Type | File Size | File Name | File Description |  | 1.03Mb | ESL Levy 2007/08 | Emergency Services Levy 2007/08 brochure produced by FESA. |
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