The purpose of this article is to provide for reimbursement
for the expenses incurred by the Howell Township Fire Districts and
Howell Township Volunteer Fire Companies/Departments and all persons
rendering both volunteer and nonvolunteer services for non-fire-related
assignments and suppression costs pursuant to the State Fire Code
at N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.13.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Those costs as defined at N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.13, Fire Department
Costs, of the New Jersey State Fire Code. It is the cost incurred
by the fire district and/or fire companies/departments in the suppression
of any fire in a building under violation where the fire's cause is,
directly or indirectly, a result of the violation. To create an obligation,
the violation need not have been the initial cause of the fire.
The five fire districts established within the boundaries
of Howell Township by Township ordinance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70
et seq. These fire districts are as follows:
The five fire companies/departments duly incorporated within
the boundaries of Howell Township. These fire companies/departments
are as follows:
Those assignments which do not involve any fire activity
and/or immediate potential for a fire. Such activities include, but
are not limited to:
Dewatering assignments (pump out basements, etc.).
Watering assignments (pool fills, cooling of equipment, wetting
down fields, roadways and water supply emergencies).
Lockouts, animal problems (cat in tree, dog in pipe).
Speed-dry assignments (nonflammable liquids).
Lighting assignments (nonemergency).
Similar type assignments.
The costs incurred for both non-fire-related assignments and
suppression costs shall include, but not be limited to, costs of labor,
equipment and materials used in the fulfillment of the assignment,
as well as any other actual expenses incurred. Rates for service shall
be as follows. These rates are based on per hour or fraction thereof.
