(A) The Board of Supervisors, by and through their authority and relationship with the Hummels Wharf Volunteer Fire Company, hereby recognizes the authority and authorizes the Hummels Wharf Volunteer Fire Company to recover the reasonable costs of firefighting materials, equipment, personnel hours, and hazardous abatement materials involving any hazardous material incident, or fire, or safety and rescue incident or operation, including vehicular accidents.
(B) Said reasonable costs as outlined above may be recovered directly by the volunteer fire company, through the township with the consent of the Board of Supervisors, or through the third party billing service known as Financial Invoicing Resources Engaged, Inc. (F.I.R.E., Inc.) as an authorized agent for the collections of said reasonable costs. The utilization of Financial Invoicing Resources Engaged, Inc. shall be for those situations deemed by the Financial Invoicing Resources Engaged, Inc. as appropriate for collections through the Agency, principally those incidents involving the use of hazardous abatement materials and/or incidents directly involving the County Emergency Management Agency.
(C) In addition to the aforementioned reasonable costs, the Hummels Wharf Volunteer Fire Company or Financial Invoicing Resources Engaged, Inc. shall be authorized to collect reasonable interest, as well as reasonable administrative fee for collecting the same, and any and all additional fees as may be authorized by the Hazardous Material and Emergency Planning and Response Act, being 35 P.S. §§ 6022.101 et seq., or authorized by any other statute, case law, or common law.
(Res. 2002-1, passed 1-29-2002)