Fire District Tax Information
All bills issued in June are for the fiscal year beginning July 1 of the same calendar year through June 30 of the following year.
Checks that are made payable to former fire districts, the Town of Cumberland, or any entity other than ‘Cumberland Fire District’ WILL BE RETURNED to the tax payer.
Cumberland Fire District reserves the right to send delinquent fire tax accounts to sale at public auction or other collections option after delinquency of no less than six months.
If any installment of taxes is not paid by the last date of the respective unpaid balance period or periods as they occur, your whole tax, or remaining unpaid balance of taxes, shall immediately become due and payable AND will carry, until collected in full, delinquent penalty at the rate of fourteen percent (14%) per annum (12% on years prior to 2018). Each installment (quarterly payment as scheduled) paid on or before the last day of each installment period shall be free of any charge of interest.
Fire District Headquarters
Office Hours & Contact
Mon-Fri 9:00 am- 3:00 pm
(401) 658-1921
Send general tax inquiries to: tax@cumberlandfire.org
Sending Payment
Visit tax.riegov.com/etax to make a payment, view or print an account history, or see up-to-date balance detail.
Payments can be mailed to:
Cumberland Fire District
Office of Tax Collection
PO Box 10
Manville, RI 02838
Tax Lien Certificates, Using Fedex/UPS & Other Business
Cumberland Fire District
Office of Tax Collection
3502 Mendon Rd
Cumberland, RI 02864
Patrick Baranski, Tax Collection Supervisor
pbaranski@cumberlandfire.org
Cumberland Fire District 2025 Taxes
Echeck payment is now available. Pay your tax bill using a checking or savings account instead of a credit card.
Email addresses provided will stay on file until removed or replaced by written request. Office of Tax Collection will never provide personal information to any party. By providing your email you are authorizing our office to use that method of contact for tax related correspondence.
Documents:
- 2025 Tax Rate: RP TBD | Tng $1.614 (assessed as of 12/31/24)
- 2024 Tax Rate: RP $1.672 | Tng $1.614 (assessed as of 12/31/23)
- 2023 Tax Rate: $1.614 (assessed as of 12/31/22)
- 2022 Tax Rate: $2.015 (assessed as of 12/31/21)
How to pay Fire District Taxes:
- Check, cashier’s check, or money order must be made payable to Cumberland Fire District
- No payments are accepted over the phone.
- A drive-up drop box is located at our office entrance, at the rear of the fire station, for payment by check or money order at any time.
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- Headquarters address: 3502 Mendon Rd.
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- Payment by credit card (Visa, AMEX, MasterCard) or eCheck accepted on-line at www.RIeGov.com. Sign in with account number or search by name or address.
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- Service provider Govolution (Velocity Payment) charges a 3% fee on all Visa, MasterCard, or AMEX payments. Echeck service fee is $1.50 per transaction.
- Contact the Office if you have any questions regarding your current balance before paying.
- Current account status can be seen on-line under Transaction History at the top of the account page.
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- The Cumberland Fire District does not affiliate with bill payment services such as Doxo or Melio. You may receive notifications from these third parties after use for which CFD has no connection or information. Communications will not contain specific due amounts and may not be accurate to account balance. Taxpayers may be subject to payment or subscription fees not related to fire taxes.