Fire Dues

Check – Please include the Parcel ID (found on your statement above your name) and telephone number on your check. Mail or hand deliver to: 

145 Narrows Drive Birmingham, AL 35242 

Cash – We will accept Cash during regular business hours        8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ONLY at:  

145 Narrows Drive Birmingham, AL 35242 

*** Cash payments of exact amounts are preferred. Any payment above the amount due will be applied as a future payment credit. ***  

Please note that firefighters cannot accept cash payments. 

Online Credit Card/Debit Card/Bank Draft – We accept credit card, debit card, and bank draft payments through DOXO. A processing fee of $3.99 flat fee or 3.5% of the transaction whichever is higher is applied for credit card or debit card transactions. This fee goes to DOXO. However, bank drafts are free. Payments can be made through the link to the top right of this page PAY BILL or on the link from our home page.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT PAYMENT OVER THE TELEPHONE 

You may make as many small payments as needed provided the balance is paid by September 30th. However, Cahaba Valley Fire & EMR District offers a payment plan option for property owners who cannot pay the assessment balance in full by September 30th for the billing year.  

Payment plans must be requested by the property owner before September 30th by contacting the Business Office at (205) 991-5266 to set up a payment plan agreement. 

VIEW PAYMENT PLAN INFO

Billing Statements/Invoices are mailed out in June before the start of the fiscal year as a courtesy reminder. FD Service Fees are mandatory and must be paid in a timely manner. You are paying in advance for the fiscal year which covers October 1st of the current year through September 30th of the next year. 

Rebilling fees are added after September 30th. These charges cannot be waived unless there has been a bookkeeping error on our part. Not receiving a billing statement/invoice does not constitute grounds for removing the rebilling fees.  

We are not responsible for monitoring address changes. The property owner is responsible for informing us of the correct billing address. Most title companies require an assessment letter stating whether the FD Service Fees are current if you sell your property. We will change the name on the account to the new owner upon confirmation of closing. However, you may want to contact us to ensure it was changed if an assessment letter was not requested. While normally handled in closing, if there is an outstanding balance, it is the responsibility of the current owner.  

FD Service Fees on delinquent properties are turned over to an attorney who will try to collect the delinquent balances but, if unsuccessful, may result in foreclosure proceedings. The fire district has first lien rights above mortgage companies.

Mortgage companies have become more aggressive in paying FD Service Fees. Unless specifically requested, we always send the bill to the property owner. We do not bill mortgage companies. When you receive your bill for FD Service Fees, call your mortgage company to see if they will be paying them from your escrow account.  

Mortgage companies generally use third-party tax services for items that can cause a lien to be placed on your property, i.e. taxes, fire dues, municipal assessments, etc. These institutions research your property to gather all that information and send it to your mortgage company. The mortgage company bills your escrow account and pays the third-party tax service which in turn pays us. Payments made to us between July and September are not reflected in their records which will still show a balance due.