(A) The Maywood Fire Department shall charge 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 set forth in this section. The mitigation rates shall be based on usual, customary and reasonable costs of the emergency and non-emergency services and are billed on an hourly basis.
(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 Village Manager reserves the right to waive the fees and/or related services charges, or any portion thereof, based on economic hardship reasons.
(D) (1) The mitigation rates 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.
(2) 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 such apparatus (including useful 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, and the like.
(E) The mitigation rates are as follows:
(1) Motor vehicle incidents.
(a) 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.
(b) Level 2 - $495. 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.
(c) Level 3 - $1,800. Includes Level 1 and 2 services as well as extrication (heavy rescue tools, ropes, airbags, cribbing, and the like). 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.
(d) Level 4 - $2,200. Includes Levels 1, 2, and 4 services as well as Air Care (multi-engine company response, mutual aid, and helicopter). We will bill at this level any time a helicopter is utilized to transport the patient(s).
(e) Level 5 - Itemized Response: You have the option to bill each incident as an independent event with custom mitigation rates, for each incident using, itemized rates deemed usual, customary and reasonable (UCR). These incidents will be billed, itemized per apparatus, per personnel, plus products and equipment used.
(2) HAZMAT.
(a) Level 1 - $700. Basic Response: Claim will include engine response, first responder assignment, perimeter establishment, evacuations, setup and command.
(b) Level 2 - $2,500. Intermediate Response: Claim will include engine response, first responder assignment, HAZMAT certified team and appropriate equipment, perimeter establishment, evacuations, set-up and command, Level A or B suit donning, breathing air and detection equipment. It will also include set-up and removal of decon center.
(c) Level 3 - $5,900. Advanced Response: Claim will include engine response, first responder assignment, HAZMAT certified team and appropriate equipment, perimeter establishment, evacuations, first responder set-up and command, Level A or B suit donning, breathing air and detection equipment and robot deployment. It also includes set-up and removal of decon center, detection equipment, recovery and identification of material, and disposal and environment clean up. Includes above, in addition to any disposal rates of material and contaminated equipment and material used at scene. The base cost includes 3 hours of on-scene time, each additional hour is billed at $300 per hour per HAZMAT team.
(3) Pipeline incidents/power line incidents.
(Includes, but not limited to: gas, sewer, septic to sewer, and water pipelines.)
(a) Level 1 - $400. Basic Response: Claim will include engine response and first responder assignment, perimeter establishment, evacuations, first responder set-up and command. It includes inspection without damage or breakage.
(b) Level 2 - $1,000. Intermediate Response: Claim will include engine response, first responder assignment, and appropriate equipment, perimeter establishment, evacuations, first responder set-up and command. It may also include HAZMAT team, Level A or B suit donning, breathing air and detection equipment and any time spent to supervise and/or assist in pipeline repair.
(c) Level 3 - Itemized Claim Charges. Advanced Response: Claim will include engine response, first responder assignment, and appropriate equipment, perimeter establishment, evacuations, first responder set-up and command. It may include HAZMAT team, Level A or B suit donning, breathing air and detection equipment and it may include time spent to supervise and/or assist pipeline repair of intermediate to major pipeline damage. It may include set-up and removal of decon center, detection, recovery and identification of material, disposal and environment clean up.
(4) Fire investigation.
(a) Fire Investigation Team - $275 per hour. Includes:
1. Scene safety.
2. Investigation.
3. Source identification.
4. K-9/arson dog unit.
5. Identification equipment.
6. Mobile detection unit.
7. Fire report.
(b) The claim begins when the Fire Investigator responds to the incident and is billed for logged time only.
(5) Water incidents.
(a) Level 1 - $400 plus $50 per hour, per rescue person. 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.
(b) Level 2 - $800 plus $50 per hour, per rescue person. Intermediate Response: Claim will include Level 1 services as well as clean 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.
(c) Level 3 - $2,000 plus $50 per hour per rescue person, plus $100 per hour per HAZMAT team member. Advanced Response: Claim will include Level 1 and Level 2 services as well as D.A.R.T. activation, donning breathing apparatus and detection equipment. It will also include set up and removal of decon center, detection equipment, recovery and identification of material, disposal and environment clean up. It includes the above, in addition to any disposal rates of material and contaminated equipment and material used at scene.
(d) Level 4 - Itemized Response: You have the option to bill each incident as an independent event with custom mitigation rates, for each incident using, itemized rates deemed usual, customary, and reasonable (UCR). These incidents will be billed, itemized, per trained rescue person, plus rescue products used.
(6) Back country or special rescue.
(a) 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.
(b) 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.
(7) Chief response. $250 per hour. This includes the set-up of command, and providing direction of the incident. This could include operations, safety, and administration of the incident.
(8) Miscellaneous.
(a) Engine billed at $400 per hour.
(b) Truck billed at $500 per hour.
(c) Miscellaneous equipment billed at $300.
(Ord. CO-2013-35, passed 6-4-2013)