The purpose of this article is to provide the authority, procedures
and requirements to seek collection and reimbursement for the reasonable
costs of responding to emergency incidents, either directly or in
coordination with the Blair County Emergency Management Agency (EMA),
the Borough of Tyrone Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC), and/or
any recognized fire company serving the Borough of Tyrone. Fire service
calls, false alarms, nuisance alarms, hazardous material incidents,
environmental incidents, and safety and rescue incidents coordinated
via Blair County EMA and 911 responses, and those that use hazardous
material abatement equipment and materials, also are eligible for
reimbursement.
For purposes of this article, the following terms shall be defined
as follows:
FIRE COMPANY or FIRE COMPANIES
The Blazing Arrow Hook and Ladder Fire Company, the Neptune
Steam Fire Company No. 1, and/or any fire company hereafter recognized
formally by Borough ordinance.
The Borough of Tyrone Council by and through its authority and
relationship with the fire companies, hereby authorizes the recovery
of real and reasonable costs incurred by such volunteer emergency
services organization involving any hazardous material incident, environmental
incident or safety and rescue incident or operation, including, but
not limited to, vehicular accidents and fires, that occur in the Borough
of Tyrone.