[Adopted 4-22-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-13]
Fire apparatus shall require staffing of no
less than two firefighters and one officer per fire apparatus, or
no more than three firefighters and one officer, at the discretion
of the Director of Public Safety or his designee. Inspection and investigation
units will require staffing of no less than one Inspector/Investigator,
or a maximum of two Inspector(s)/Investigator(s) and an officer, at
the discretion of the Director of Public Safety or his designee. Ambulance
units will require staffing of no less than two EMTs, or a maximum
of two EMTs and an officer, at the discretion of the Director of Public
Safety or his designee. Whenever three or more of any type fire or
EMS units are to be used in coordination, a chief officer will be
required to accompany the assignment.
A.
The fees set forth in this article shall be charged
for use of services outside of the normal scope of duties of the Fire
Division, including but not limited to, fire watch standbys requested
by a member of the public or business, cleanups, and other duties
specifically requested by the public or required by the public to
be performed by the Fire Division, or upon determination that the
use of the Fire Division resources was required due to deliberant
negligent or willful criminal conduct. Services outside of the normal
scope of duties of the Fire Division.
B.
In the event that a request is made for a service
or services outside of the normal scope of duties in the Fire Department,
the person, company, or owner shall be charged for said request in
accordance with the fees set forth below.
C.
If upon investigation it is determined that an incident
was caused by deliberant negligent or willful criminal conduct of
an individual or a group of individuals, the responsible person(s)
will be responsible for all Township apparatus and personnel costs
associated with the response and/or incident.
