Please scroll down to enter your parcel number in the Benefit Charge look up form.
In November 2020, Graham Fire & Rescue joined many fire districts in the Puget Sound that use a Benefit Charge to fund critical emergency services. The Benefit Charge provides stable and sustainable funding for the fire and Medic One services provided to our residents.
A Benefit Charge distributes costs among property types based on the fire risk posed by different structure types. Generally, residential and mobile home properties pay less and multi-family and commercial businesses pay more than they do under a funding structure that relies solely on property taxes.
If you would like to know the impact for your specific property, please email BenefitCharge@GrahamFire.org. (Our response email may be routed to your junk/spam folder. Please add us as a “safe sender” in your junk/spam folder settings in order to receive our emails)
Notification Cards
Benefit Charge notification cards are sent out to property owners in our fire district in early January of each year. This card is not a bill. It’s purpose is to notify property owners of their individual Benefit Charge. This charge will be collected the same way as property taxes, by the Pierce County Assessor’s office.
Graham Fire & Rescue used information provided by the Pierce County Assessor’s online database to calculate individual Benefit Charge amounts. The Benefit Charge utilizes the gross square footage (measuring the outside of the building) for all structures over 400 sq. ft. located on your property. This includes garages, basements (both finished and unfinished), mezzanines, and any other structure that meets the 400 sq. ft. size.
Look up your Benefit Charge
Individuals may submit a Petition for Adjustment during the appeal/review process. The 2023 Petition for Adjustment process has closed. The look up tool will be made available again in January 2024.
For more information or to request your individual benefit charge amount, please contact us at 253-856-4359 or email us at benefitcharge@grahamfire.org.