At the direction of Calfire and as mandated by law, later this month the California State Board of Equalization will begin mailing fire prevention fee bills for fiscal year 2012-13 to owners of habitable structures located in a state responsibility area.

This includes people in the unincorporated areas of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

The BOE will update the billing schedule on its fire prevention fee website.

The Board of Forestry adopted new SRA boundary lines in May that will exclude some property owners from fee assessment in 2013-14 billing cycle.

Bill recipients who believe they should not have received a fire prevention fee bill may file an appeal, which is referred to as a petition for redetermination. A petition must be filed within 30 days of the date printed on the bill. Visit the fire prevention fee webpage for a copy of the petition form.

For more info, call 888.310.6447.