There is hereby created a Fire Watch Program in the Borough
of Palisades Park.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FIRE WATCH
A temporary measure intended to ensure continuous and systematic
surveillance of a building or portion thereof by one or more qualified
individuals for the purpose of identifying and controlling fire and
other hazards, detecting early signs of fire, raising an alarm of
fire to the occupants, notifying the Fire Department and engaging
in firefighting or other emergency activity.
All fire watch services ordered for the protection of property
shall be paid at a rate of $40 per hour, per individual, and there
shall be a minimum payment fee of four hours per individual. Additionally,
there will be a fee of $50 per hour for the use of Borough vehicles
and a fee of $250 per hour for the use of each piece of Borough fire
apparatus. An administrative fee of 15% will be applied to all billings
for fire watch services. All payments are to be made within 10 days
after service is provided, and payments shall be made payable to the
Borough of Palisades Park.