The individual members of the volunteer fire department shall receive a contribution for service at the rate of $50.00 per month, effective as of December 1, 2008.
(Ordinance 716 adopted 11/11/08)
The city recognizes and supports the right of the Slaton Volunteer Fire Department to bill persons and entities, including insurance companies providing coverage to said persons and entities for the reasonable costs that are related to the loss, damage, and wear to apparatus, tools, equipment, and materials necessary to provide the emergency property protection services rendered to said persons and entities.
(Ordinance 681, sec. 1, adopted 10/10/06)
(a) 
Fees shall be collected for services provided inside the city limits as well as those provided outside the city limits. Fire administration shall utilize applicable incident report information that will be forwarded to the Slaton Volunteer Fire Department’s authorized agent for this collection of fees.
(b) 
The Slaton Volunteer Fire Department, or their authorized agent, shall submit an invoice to the relevant insurance company or government program covering the particular loss that is related to the emergency services rendered. If it can be reliably determined that there is no insurance coverage or benefit for a particular loss which causes the fire department to incur loss, damage, and wear and tear to apparatus, tools equipment, and materials, then the Slaton Volunteer Fire Department may hold responsible the person or entity that received said emergency property protection services.
(Ordinance 681, secs. 2, 3, adopted 10/10/06)
(a) 
Residents of the city receiving emergency services rendered by the Slaton Volunteer Fire Department are hereby exempted from the fire department service charges contained herein, unless it is determined that the emergency services rendered were connected to negligent and/or malicious act(s) on the part of said persons.
(b) 
Calls for service at residential structure “single-family residence” fires within the city limits shall not be subject to any of the fire department service charges contained herein, unless it is determined that the emergency services rendered were connected to negligent and/or malicious act(s) on the part of the property owners. First responder/medical assist calls to a residence, i.e., not involving a motor vehicle, within the city limits are hereby exempted from the fire department service charges contained herein unless it is determined that the emergency services rendered were connected to negligent and/or malicious act(s) on the part of persons receiving the treatment.
(Ordinance 681, secs. 4, 5, adopted 10/10/06)