[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of East Brandywine 9-7-2006 by Res. No. 22-2006. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The East Brandywine Fire Company, Minquas Ambulance and Washington
Hose Ambulance, hereinafter "emergency service providers," are providers
of emergency services for the Township of East Brandywine.
The emergency services providers respond to fire, rescue and
emergency medical incidents, hazardous material incidents, environmental
incidents, and other emergencies.
Said responses may involve the use of emergency equipment and
materials, and hazardous abatement equipment and materials.
It is appropriate for East Brandywine Township to recognize
the authority of the said emergency services providers to recover
their costs and expenses related thereto from those who have benefited
thereby.
The Board of Supervisors of East Brandywine Township hereby
authorize the emergency services providers to recover from those who
have benefited thereby the reasonable costs of fire-fighting materials
and hazardous abatement equipment and materials involved in any hazardous
material incident, environmental incident, or fire, rescue or emergency
medical incident or operation, including vehicular accidents. Furthermore,
in addition to the aforementioned reasonable costs, the emergency
services providers are hereby authorized to collect reasonable interest
as well as reasonable administrative fees for collecting said costs
and any and all additional fees as authorized by any statute, case
law, or common law. Such costs and fees shall be no higher than the
maximum available from applicable homeowners' insurance policies,
automobile policies, or medical insurance policies.
