[Added 8-14-2017 by Ord.
No. 8-2017]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Borough of Westville Fire District No. 1.
A natural person or persons, partnership, corporation, association,
firm or other legal entity.
The governing body of the Borough of Westville authorizes the
Fire Department to recover the costs of firefighting materials used
and expended; the costs of the use of the fire trucks, fire engines,
rescue equipment, and tankers; the costs of personnel hours; and hazardous
situation abatement materials involved in any fire, safety and rescue
incident or operation, and hazardous abatement incident, including
vehicular accidents and fires.
The following fee schedule has been authorized by the governing
body of the Borough of Westville to be charged by the Fire Department.
These fees and costs may be charged and invoiced to any person or
insurance carrier for whom or for whose property such services were
rendered and/or materials provided.
A.
The fee schedule outlines the reimbursement of costs for standby
fire protection services due to product release, required emergency
standby, and fire-suppression activities as outlined in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.13
and other emergencies.
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Apparatus
|
Fee
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|---|---|
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FEMA Schedule 8692 1500 GPM pumper
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$91 per hour
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FEMA Schedule 8684 100-foot ladder truck
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$140.81 per hour
|
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Volunteer FF/EMT FEMA rate
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$28.75 per hour
|
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Career FF/EMT
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Per-hour rate at time of incident
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Materials and equipment
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At replacement cost
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Said costs and fees as outlined above shall be recovered directly
by the Fire Department by direct billing of the Fire Department or
shall be recovered by arrangements and contract with the utilization
of an approved collection agency.
A.
Statement. The Borough of Westville does hereby establish guidelines
for billing by the Westville Fire Department.
B.
Guidelines.
(1)
Structures. Cost recovery: Billing will be processed for structure
fires wherein there is sufficient damage for the owner/tenant of the
property to file a claim with his or her insurance company. Examples
of such structure fires include, but are not limited to, dwellings,
apartments or apartment complexes, commercial or noncommercial buildings
or outbuildings.
(2)
Vehicles. Billing will be processed for all vehicle fires and vehicle
accidents wherein the owner/insured/operator involved files a claim
with their insurance company. Billing shall also be processed for
vehicle fires in any vehicle holding yard or junkyard, regardless
of insurance. Invoices shall be sent directly to the owner of the
property.
(3)
Other. Billing will be processed for all other incidents not covered
above, regardless if insured or not. Examples would be dumpsters,
illegal burns, etc.
(4)
Billing. The Fire Department, at its sole discretion, may contract
with an outside business entity to process the billing and payment
collection process for Fire Department services.
In addition to the aforementioned fees and costs, the Fire Department
is authorized to collect reasonable interest and administration fees
for collecting said fees and costs.
In the event that a person utilizing the services or materials
of the Fire Department fails to make payment for those fees and services
directly to the Fire Department, then, upon receipt of notice of the
failure of payment, the Fire Department may elect to bring an action
in a court of competent jurisdiction for the collection of any amounts
due hereunder, plus attorneys' fees, or for any other relief
that may be appropriate.
