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The National Special Districts Coalition (NSDC), of which CSDA is a founding member, is researching the availability of water infrastructure and resources to suppress fire in communities across the nation. NSDC began taking steps earlier this year to investigate the matter and search for solutions after hearing from numerous special districts within the Coalition.

Since April 2022, a working group fire protection and water service providers have met to inform the NSDC Advocacy Team of their experiences and concerns regarding water access for fire suppression. To solidify information gleaned from this group, NSDC is now conducting a national survey of drinking water and fire protection agencies to finalize the research on potential policy gaps.

Please take 10-15 minutes to help the NSDC Advocacy Team have well-rounded view of this policy issue by completing a survey below. Special districts providing water services are encouraged to complete survey linked below pertaining to water services. Districts providing fire services are encouraged to complete the fire survey. If your agency provides both services, please complete the survey that best matches the department providing water or fire services for your agency.

Fire Survey

Water Survey

The surveys will close at 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 1.
Survey responses are for internal use only, and all survey responses will be anonymous.

Anticipated time to complete this survey is up to 15 minutes. Results of this study will be published in an NSDC white paper with potential federal policy solutions and stakeholder best practices to achieve adequate resources to fight fire. NSDC appreciates the sharing of your expertise in this survey to better understand the availability of water resources for fire suppression. You may elect to receive follow up communication regarding the results of this study once the white paper is published.

Learn more about NSDC at www.nationalspecialdistricts.org. For more information, contact Cole Karr, NSDC Federal Advocacy Coordinator, at colek@nationalspecialdistricts.org.