As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Any of the four fire departments within Mansfield Township.
PERSON
A natural person or persons, partnership, corporation, association,
firm or other legal entity.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY
The person having received emergency services provided by
the Fire Department.
The purpose of this article is to provide authority, procedures
and requirements to seek collection and reimbursement for the reasonable
costs of responding to such incidents by the Fire Department for fire
service calls, hazardous material incidents, environmental incidents,
and safety and rescue incidents coordinated via Warren County Dispatch
and 911 responses, and those that use hazardous material abatement
equipment and materials are also eligible for reimbursement.
The governing body of the Township of Mansfield authorizes the
Fire Department to recover the real and reasonable costs incurred
for firefighting materials or equipment used and expended; the costs
of the use of fire trucks, fire engines, rescue equipment, tankers
and other vehicles; the costs of hazardous situation abatement materials
involved in any fire, safety and rescue incident or operation; and
hazardous abatement incidents, including vehicular accidents or fires.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect any suit
or proceeding impending in any court, or any rights acquired, or liability
incurred, or any cause of action acquired or existing, under any act
or ordinance hereby; nor shall any just or legal right or remedy or
any character be lost, impaired or affected by this article.
Any person violating any provision of this article and responsible
for any hazardous condition within the service area of the Department
who fails to reimburse the Department as provided herein, or submit
a claim to the appropriate insurance carrier within the time required,
shall be subject to a penalty and/or fine for each violation in accordance
with Code of the Township of Mansfield.