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City of Warren, PA
Warren County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Warren 8-20-1979 by Ord. No. 1248; amended in its entirety 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1969. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Fire services and assistance to volunteer fire companies or agencies within Warren County may be carried out as provided for through mutual aid agreements with said volunteer fire companies or agencies and shall be provided at no cost to the involved municipality.
Fire assistance to areas outside the City of Warren shall be carried out in a manner determined by the Fire Chief of the City of Warren Fire Department and when carried out by agreement with the consent of City Council. Such assistance shall be for the provision of fire suppression services and/or other non-emergency medical services.
When assistance as provided in §46-2 of this Chapter is carried out, the Fire Chief shall determine the extent to which the City’s assets including, but not limited to, apparatus, equipment, and manpower of the City may be committed. In making such determination, the Fire Chief shall take into account the primary responsibility of providing fire services in the City of Warren.
The assistance and mutual aid as provided in §§ 46-1, 46-2 and 46-3 of this chapter shall be carried out at no charge to the municipalities outside of the City of Warren.
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Emergency medical services and assistance may be provided to municipalities within Warren County in accord with intergovernmental cooperation agreements.
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In instances when the involved municipality has not entered into an intermunicipal cooperation agreement with the City of Warren, ambulance service and assistance may be provided to a municipality’s designated volunteer fire department or agency within Warren County and will be provided at no cost to the involved municipality if the request is in accord with a mutual aid agreement and is the result of an incident of a magnitude that exceeds the equipment and manpower of the requesting agency.
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In instances when the incident does not fall under a mutual aid agreement and the involved municipality has not entered into an intermunicipal cooperation agreement with the City, emergency medical services and assistance may be provided to municipalities within Warren County subject to the fees provided for in the City’s resolution establishing fees when the call for assistance is necessitated by the municipality’s designated emergency medical services provider’s inability to provide sufficient personnel.
When assistance as provided for in § 46-6 is carried out, the Fire Chief shall determine the extent to which the City’s assets including, but not limited to, apparatus, equipment, and manpower of the City may be committed, unless otherwise provided for by agreement between the City and the recipient municipality. In making such determination, the Fire Chief shall take into account the primary responsibility of providing emergency services in the City of Warren.
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When emergency medical services are provided in accord with § 46-6C, the receiving municipality shall be invoiced by the City and payment in full shall be made by the municipality within 30 days of the invoice date.
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If payment is not received by the City in a timely manner, the City shall provide a notice of delinquency to the receiving municipality.
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If payment is not received by the City in a timely manner, the City reserves the right to refuse to provide services to the delinquent municipality after providing any notice required to be given by law to the delinquent municipality.