[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of North
Tonawanda 9-18-2012. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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:
A.
C.
Light rescue service: $400.
[Amended 10-18-2022]
(1)
General patient handling.
(2)
Immobilization, treatment and removal from a vehicle without the
need for hydraulic or other power tools.
(3)
Need for standing takedown immobilization procedures for occupants
located outside of the vehicle.
(4)
EMS treatment provided to patients struck by another vehicle.
E.
Hazmat response.
(2)
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.
G.
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.
[Added 10-18-2022; amended 7-5-2023]