The City hereby establishes a cost recovery program which allows the City to be reimbursed, to the extent legally permissible, by those individuals utilizing emergency services provided by the Fire Department. The fees are established in § 36A-2.
The following fee schedule shall apply to the Fire Department cost recovery program as required by § 36A-1 above:
If a DEC number is issued for a spill, the responsible party (not
the auto insurance agency) will be billed directly for all actual
costs, including costs to other departments and agencies. In this
situation, if there is a need for other types of service, then the
auto insurance agency may be billed also.
Destroyed
or contaminated equipment. Bill to recover the full cost of replacement
of any destroyed or contaminated equipment at the scene of a rescue
or Haz Mat incident.