[Ord. 990, passed 9-26-1988]
The Town, through its various emergency services, is authorized to clean up or abate, or cause to be cleaned up or abated the effects of any hazardous materials or substances deposited upon or into properties or facilities within the municipal boundaries of the Town or having a direct or identifiable effect on person or property within the municipal boundaries of the Town, including, but not limited to, traffic control, evacuation, relocation, substance monitoring, establishment of medical care facilities and all other costs incurred in the mitigation of the emergency situation; and any person or persons, partnership, corporation or corporations who intentionally or accidentally or negligently caused such deposit shall be liable for all costs incurred by the Town as a result of such clean up or abatement activity. The remedy provided by this article shall be in addition to any other remedies provided by other laws or ordinances of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Town of McCandless.
[Ord. 990, passed 9-26-1988]
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Any substances or materials in a quantity or form which, in the determination of the Emergency Management Coordinator or his authorized representative, poses an unreasonable and imminent risk to the life, health or safety of persons or property or to the ecological balance of the environment, and shall include, but not be limited to, such substances as explosives, radioactive materials, petroleum products or gases, poisons, etiologic (biologic) agents, flammables, corrosives or materials listed in the hazardous substances list of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
[Ord. 990, passed 9-26-1988]
For purposes of this article, costs incurred by the Town emergency services shall include, but not be limited to, the following: actual labor costs of Town personnel, including worker's compensation benefits, fringe benefits, administrative overhead, cost of equipment operation, cost of special fire extinguishing agents used and cost of any contracted labor and materials.
[Ord. 990, passed 9-26-1988]
The authority to recover costs under this article shall not include actual fire suppression services which are normally or usually provided by the Fire Departments.