[Adopted 11-4-2014 by Ord. No. 14-8 (§ 18-10 of
the 1990 Code)
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
EMERGENCY CALL
Shall be considered a situation requiring immediate medical
attention or immediate transportation to a medical facility for medical
treatment.
ENTITY
Any business, heath care facility, nursing home or other
organization within the Township of Harmony that calls for the Harmony
Township Fire Department, the Harmony Township Emergency Squad or
any other emergency squad through mutual aid.
FALSE EMERGENCY CALL
Shall be considered a situation where an individual is not
in need of immediate transportation to a medical facility, nor is
the individual in need of emergency medical care.
INDIVIDUAL
Any inhabitant of the Township of Harmony who calls for the
Harmony Township Fire Department, the Harmony Township Emergency Squad
or any other emergency squad through mutual aid.
[Adopted 3-6-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-2 (Ch. 18, Art. II, of the 1990 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
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 Communications
and 911, and those that use hazardous material abatement equipment
and materials are also eligible for reimbursement.
The governing body of the Township of Harmony 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 the fire trucks, fire engines, rescue equipment, tankers,
boats and other vehicles; the costs of hazardous situation abatement
materials involved in any fire, safety and rescue incident or operation,
and hazardous abatement incident, including vehicular accidents or
fires.