[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Washington as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 5-8-2008 by Ord. No. 1798]
The City shall have the authority to bill both private persons
and entities, including insurance companies that provide insurance
coverage to said private persons and entities, for the reasonable
costs that are related to the use, loss, damage and wear and tear
to said apparatus, tools, equipment and materials necessary to provide
the fire services and 911 response rendered to said persons and entities,
subject to the conditions and limitations of this article.
The City shall have the authority to establish uniform charges,
referred to herein as "fire service fees," through the City Council's
approval, to be utilized by the fire departments of the City of Washington.
The City may amend such charges from time to time with the Council's
approval.
The City is authorized, if it so deems necessary, to establish
a third-party billing-and-revenue-recovery contract with a professional
services company, hereinafter referred to as an "authorized agent,"
qualified to bill and recover the uniform charges and with established
valid reputation in recovering such charges.
Fees shall be recovered by the authorized agent for services
provided by the fire departments authorized to operate within the
City of Washington. Fire department administrations shall utilize
applicable incident report information provided to the authorized
agent as the basis for the charge and recovery of fire service fees
for each incident in the City authorizing such billing.
The City, or its authorized agent, subject to the conditions
and limitations of this article, shall submit an invoice to the person,
entity or relevant insurance company covering the particular loss
for the emergency services rendered. If it can be reliably determined
that there is no insurance coverage for a particular emergency incident
which causes the City of Washington to use, or incur loss, damage
and wear and tear to apparatus, tools, equipment, and materials, the
City may recover any such fees from the person or entity that received
said emergency services or the person or entity responsible for the
debts and obligations of the person or entity that received such emergency
services, again subject to the following conditions and limitations:
A.Â
For residential property fire incidents, residential property owners
of the City of Washington receiving emergency services rendered by
a fire department are hereby exempt from the fire services fees and
revenue recovery plan outlined herein. If the residential property
owner has insurance and a claim is filed, a notice shall be sent to
the residential property owner indicating a claim shall be filed.
An additional notice shall be sent to the residential property owner
indicating whether or not the claim shall be paid. All notices sent
to residential property owners shall include the following text, stated
in capitalized, bold type: THIS IS NOT A BILL. PLEASE DO NOT REMIT
FUNDS IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
B.Â
For commercial property fire incidents, commercially operated or
zoned property shall not be eligible for any exemption to the fire
service fees and revenue recovery plan included herein. Commercial
property owners shall respond freely and cooperatively to fire service
inquiries regarding their fire insurance coverage. Commercial property
owners shall be notified at the time a claim is filed and at the time
a claim is paid. Commercial property owners shall be invoiced directly
under the terms of this article if they do not carry fire insurance
sufficient to cover the impact to the City of Washington's loss
of capital or material.
The following fees shall be assessed and collected for the use
of the apparatus, tools, equipment and materials:
Apparatus/Personnel
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Apparatus
|
Unit of Measure
|
Price Per Hour**
|
Engine - Class A
|
Per engine
|
$500
|
Aerial
|
Per aerial
|
$750
|
Tanker/tender
|
Per tanker/tender
|
$500
|
Rescue (heavy) - SERT/TRT
|
Per SERT/TRT
|
$600
|
Battalion Chief/Shift Commander
|
Per command unit
|
$200
|
Other chief officer
|
Per person
|
$75
|
Support unit
|
Per unit
|
$250
|
NOTES:
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**
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The minimum usage charge for any item in this list is one hour,
and for any additional hours or portions thereof, the charge will
be prorated using 1/4-hour increments.
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***
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Support units include, but are not limited to, mobile command
posts, air trailers, light trailers, generator trucks and rehab units.
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Consumables
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Consumables
|
Unit of Measure
|
Price*
|
AFFF Foam
|
Per 5 gallons
|
$200
|
Class A foam
|
Per 5 gallons
|
$100
|
Salvage cover
|
Each used
|
$38
|
Hall runner
|
Per incident
|
$24
|
NOTE:
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*
|
Price is based on unit of measure and may be based on minimum
usage charge.
|
Hazardous Material Supplies/Consumables
| ||
---|---|---|
Supplies/Consumables
|
Unit of Measure
|
Price*
|
Absorbent — bag
|
Per bag
|
$30
|
Absorbent — pads
|
Each used
|
$2.50
|
Absorbent — broom
|
Each used
|
$45
|
Topsoil
|
Each used
|
$45
|
Disposable coveralls
|
Each used
|
$35
|
Neoprene gloves
|
Each used
|
$25
|
Latex gloves
|
Each used
|
$8.50
|
Over boots
|
Each used
|
$30
|
Disposable goggles
|
Each used
|
$25
|
Gas plug kit
|
Each used
|
$75
|
Plug and dike
|
Each used
|
$75
|
Overpack drum
|
Each used
|
$250
|
Drum liners
|
Each used
|
$12.50
|
Barricade tape
|
Each used
|
$25
|
Poly sheeting
|
Each used
|
$65
|
Gas multimeter
|
Per incident
|
$85
|
CO meter
|
Per incident
|
$85
|
Ferrazyme
|
Each used
|
$90
|
Microblaze (quart)
|
Per quart
|
$10.50
|
Microblaze (5-gallon)
|
Per 5 gallons
|
$150
|
Level A suit
|
Per suit
|
$500
|
Level B suit - Tyvek
|
Per suit
|
$35
|
Chemical boots
|
Each pair
|
$60
|
Turnout gear - Decon
|
Per suit
|
$250
|
NOTE:
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*
|
Price is based on unit of measure and may be based on minimum
usage charge.
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Rescue Equipment
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Equipment/Tool
|
Unit of Measure
|
Price*
|
Spreaders
|
Per incident
|
$200
|
Cutters
|
Per incident
|
$200
|
Rams
|
Per incident
|
$200
|
Air bags
|
Per incident
|
$200
|
NOTE:
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*
|
Price is based on unit of measure and may be based on minimum
usage charge.
|
Miscellaneous
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Service/Item
|
Unit of Measure
|
Price**
|
MVA - scene control only
|
Per hour
|
$350
|
Landing zone setup
|
Per incident
|
$550
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NOTE:
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**
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The minimum usage charge for any item in this list is one hour,
and for any additional hours or portion thereof, the charges will
be prorated using 1/4-hour increments.
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NOTE: No person shall place reliance on any charges authorized
or specified herein as guaranteed recoverable revenue, in that such
charges are subject to governing insurance laws which may change from
time to time and are subject to discretionary rulings or waivers in
individual special needs cases, where such authorization is granted
to the Fire Department.
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