(a) Contracts With Other Political Subdivisions. The Director of Public Safety and Service is hereby authorized to enter into contracts on behalf of the City with other municipalities or subdivisions in the States of Ohio and West Virginia, owning motor driven fire-fighting equipment; as he may deem proper, providing for the exchange of fire-fighting equipment and firemen in the event of emergency. Such contracts shall define the emergency to mean the simultaneous existence of a fire so large that the subdivision or municipality within whose limits such fire exists is unable to handle it.
Such contracts shall not requite either party thereto to leave unprotected or in jeopardy its own territory, and shall provide that the party making such emergency runs shall bear all expense, loss or damage incurred thereby. Such contracts shall be terminated upon thirty days' written notice.
If an emergency fire call is received from any municipality with which no such contracts have been entered into, the Chief of the Fire Department may exercise his judgment and discretion as to whether such call shall be answered and, if so, what equipment and firemen shall be used in answering such call.
(Ord. 148(76-77). Passed 7-21-77.)
(b) Contracts with Individuals or Firms. The Director of Public Safety and Service is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with individuals or firms to provide fire protection to definite bounded areas that lie within a one and one-half (1-1 /2) road mile radius from the nearest fire station located within the corporate limits of the City of Marietta.
Existing Fire Protection Contracts pertaining to individuals or firms that are located outside the one and one-half (1-1/2) road mile radius from the nearest fire station located within the corporate limits of the City of Marietta, Ohio shall be considered to be Grandfathered and shall be honored until December 31, 2023. The City of Marietta will no longer contract with an individual or firm that is located outside the one and one-half (1-1/2) road mile radius from the nearest fire station located within the corporate limits of the City of Marietta, Ohio for fire protection coverage past December 21, 2023.
(Ord. 279(20-21). Passed 11-18-21.)
(1) That, subject to the discretion of the Fire Chief to provide otherwise, the property to be protected shall be within a reasonable distance of a standard fire hydrant, not to exceed 1,000 feet.
(Ord. 32(98-99). Passed 4-2-98.)
(2) That the annual contract charge or standby fee for such fire protection shall be:
Residential | $100.00 |
Commercial | 500.00 |
Industrial | 1,000.00 |
And in addition for each piece of apparatus used in answering fire calls to such premises, for each hour of service from portal to portal, the following sums:
Chief's vehicle | 20.00 |
Pumper truck | 100.00 |
Quintuple aerial device | 275.00 |
Rescue squad | 80.00 |
Emergency response unit | 40.00 |
Pickup truck | 20.00 |
Fire rescue boat | 250.00 per hour |
And in addition for all personnel answering calls to such premises the actual cost to the City for all labor provided plus a surcharge of one hundred percent (100%) of such actual costs to account for fringe benefits, supervision and clerical expense.
And in addition for each emergency rescue service run requiring actual transportation of an injured person $100.00.
And in addition for all materials used in answering calls to such premises the actual cost to the City for materials provided plus a surcharge of twenty-five percent (25%) of such actual cost to account for administrative and clerical expense.
(Ord. 154(14-15). Passed 8-21-14.)
(3) That the Fire Chief shall determine the amount of apparatus dispatched on such fire calls and the withdrawal of such apparatus when necessary for municipal protection.
(Ord. 32(98-99). Passed 4-2-98.)
(c) Noncontract Call. If an emergency call is received from any individual or firm with which no contract has been entered into, the Fire Chief may answer such call only upon authorization of the Mayor or the Director of Public Safety and Service providing that a responsible person guarantee payment to the City for its services rendered in an amount equal to twice the charges applicable under subsection (b) hereof.
(Ord. 287 (90-91). Passed 10-3-91.)