§ 98.10 FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES.

   (A)   The City of Dry Ridge shall initiate mitigation rates for the delivery of emergency and non-emergency services by the fire department for personnel, supplies and equipment to the scene of emergency and non-emergency incidents as listed below. The mitigation rates shall be based on actual costs of the services and that which is usual, customary and reasonable (UCR) as shown below, which may include any services, personnel, supplies, and equipment and with baselines established by addendum to this document.

   (B)   A claim shall be filed to the responsible party through their insurance carrier. In some circumstances, the responsible party will be billed directly.

   (C)   The City Council may make rules or regulations and from time to time may amend, revoke, or add rules and regulations, not consistent with this Section, as they may deem necessary or expedient in respect to billing for these mitigation rates or the collection thereof.

MOTOR VEHICLE INCIDENTS
Level 1 - $435	Provide hazardous materials assessment and scene stabilization. This will be the most common “billing level”. This occurs almost every time the fire department responds to an accident/incident.
Level 2 - $435	Includes Level 1 services as well as clean up and material used (sorbents) for hazardous fluid clean up and disposal. We will bill at this level if the fire department has to clean up any gasoline or other automotive fluids that are spilled as a” result of the accident/incident.
Level 3 - CAR FIRE - $605	Provide scene safety, fire suppression, breathing air, rescue tools, hand tools, hose, tip use, foam, structure protection, and clean up gasoline or other automotive fluids that are spilled as a result of the accident/incident.
Level 4 - $1,800	Includes Level 1 & 2 services as well as extrication (heavy rescue tools, ropes, airbags, cribbing etc.). We will bill at this level if the fire department has to free/remove anyone from the vehicle(s) using any equipment. We will not bill at this level if the patient is simply unconscious and fire department is able to open the door to access the patient. This level is to be billed only if equipment is , deployed.
Level 5 - $2,200	Includes Levels 1,2, & 4 services as well as Air Care (multi-engine company response, mutual aid, helicopter). We will bill at this level any time a helicopter is utilized to transport the patient(s).
ADDITIONAL TIME ON-SCENE
Engine billed at $400 per hour. Truck billed at $500 per hour. Miscellaneous equipment billed at $300.
HAZMAT
Level 1 - $700	Basic response: claim will include engine response, first responder assignment, perimeter establishment, evacuations, set-up and command.
ADDITIONAL TIME ON-SCENE (for all levels of service)
Engine billed at $400 per hour. Truck billed at $500 per hour. Miscellaneous equipment billed at $300
FALSE ALARM BILLING RATES
(a)   The first false alarms within twelve (12) months in a calendar year is free of charge
(b)   The second (2nd) false alarm in a twelve (12) month calendar year is billed at $100.00
(c)   The third (3rd) false alarm in a twelve (12) month calendar year is billed at $200.00
(d)   The fourth (4th) through sixth (6th) false alarms in a twelve month (12) calendar year are billed at $300.00 per event not exceed $500.00 per calendar day.
(e)   False Alarms will be billed at the discretion of the Chief or designee, not by how the incident is coded into the Records Management Software.
FIRE INVESTIGATION
Fire Investigation Team - Includes: o   Scene safety o   Investigation o   Source identification o   K-9/arson dog unit o   Identification equipment o   Mobile detection unit o   Fire report	$275.00 per hour.
The claim begins when the Fire Investigator responds to the incident and is billed for logged time only.
FIRES
Assignment - Includes: o   Scene safety o   Investigation o   Fire/hazard control	$400 per hour, per engine/ $500 per hour, per truck
This will be the most common “billing level”. This occurs almost every time the fire department responds to an incident,
ILLEGAL FIRES
Assignment - $400.00 per hour, per engine / $500.00 per hour, per truck When a fire is started by any person or persons that requires a fire department response during a time or season when fires are regulated or controlled by local or state rules, provisions or ordinances because of pollution or fire danger concerns, such person or persons will be liable for the fire department response at a cost not to exceed the actual expenses incurred by the fire department to respond and contain the fire. Similarly, if a fire is started where permits are required for such a fire and the permit was not obtained and the fire department is required to respond to contain the fire the responsible party will be liable for the response at a cost not to exceed the actual expenses incurred by the fire department. The actual expenses will include direct labor, equipment costs and any other costs that can be reasonably allocated to the cost of the response.
WATER INCIDENTS
Level 1 Basic response:	Claim will include engine response, first responder assignment, perimeter establishment, evacuations, first responder set-up and command, scene safety and investigation (including possible patient contact, hazard control). This will be the most common “billing level”. This occurs almost every time the fire department responds to a water incident.   Billed at $400 plus $50 per hour, per rescue person.
Level 2 Intermediate response:	Includes Level 1 services as well as dean up and material used (sorbents), minor hazardous clean up and disposal. We will bill at this level if the fire department has to clean up small amounts of gasoline or other fluids that are spilled as a result of the incident.   Billed at $800 plus $50 per hour, per rescue person.
BACK COUNTRY OR SPECIAL RESCUE
Itemized response:	Each incident will be billed with custom mitigation rates deemed usual, customary and reasonable (UCR). These incidents will be billed, itemized per apparatus per hour, per trained rescue person per hour, plus rescue products used.   Minimum billed $400 for the first response vehicle plus $50 per rescue person. Additional rates of $400 per hour per response vehicle and $50 per hour per rescue person.
MISCELLANEOUS / ADDITIONAL TIME ON-SCENE
Engine billed at $400 per hour. Truck billed at $500 per hour. Miscellaneous equipment billed at $300.
MITIGATION RATE NOTES
The mitigation rates above are average “billing levels”, and are typical for the incident responses listed, however, when a claim is submitted, it will be itemized and based on the actual services provided.   These average mitigation rates were determined by itemizing costs for a typical run (from the time a fire apparatus leaves the station until it returns to the station) and are based on the actual costs, using amortized schedules for apparatus (including usefu] life, equipment, repairs, and maintenance) and labor rates (an average department’s “actual personnel expense” and not just a firefighter’s basic wage). The actual personnel expense includes costs such as wages, retirement, benefits, workers comp, insurance, etc.
EQUIPMENT DAMAGE
(a)   Bunker coat and/or pants (PPE):	Cost based on new equipment purchase.
(b)   Fire boots:	Cost based on new equipment purchase.
(c)   Fire gloves:	Cost based on new equipment purchase.
(d)   Fire hoods:	Cost based on new equipment purchase.
(e)   Fire helmet:	Cost based on new equipment purchase.
(f)   Portable radio equipment:	Cost based on new equipment purchase.
INCIDENT REPORT
Copy of NFIRS Incident Report will be billed at $20.00 .
LATE FEES
If the invoice is not paid within 90 days, a late charge of 10% of the invoice, as well as 1.5% per month, as well as the actual cost of the collections, will be accessed to the responsible party.

 

(Ord. 787-2014, passed 7-7-14)