(a) The rates for ambulance or emergency medical service transportation performed by the City, as set forth in Section 250.11 of this Administration Code, are hereby established as follows:
(1) Basic life support ambulance or emergency medical service transportation: | As advertised | |
(2) Advanced life support emergency 1 service ambulance or emergency medical transportation: | As advertised | |
(3) Advanced life support emergency 2 service ambulance or transportation: | As advertised | |
(4) Mileage (per mile) | ||
Basic Life Support (BLS) transport and | ||
Advanced Life Support (ALS) transport | As advertised | |
(b) Standard reimbursement cost for hazardous materials incidents for use of emergency equipment by the city.
Item | Cost |
Support staff and personnel | Hourly Rate |
Fire and EMS personnel | 37.50 |
Incident Commander | 50.00 |
Operations Officer | 50.00 |
Support staff personnel | 37.50 |
Volunteer Firefighter | 37.50 |
Item | Cost |
Fire Vehicle/Apparatus | |
Engine | 150.00 |
Ladder | 200.00 |
Rescue/equipment truck | 75.00 |
Tanker | 150.00 plus applicable water charge |
Support systems and vehicles | |
Air/cacade systems (mobile or stationary) | 75.00 |
Ambulance/medical vehicle | 100.00 |
EMA | 75.00 |
Emergency response/spill containment trailer | 75.00 plus tow vehicle cost |
Entry/monitoring vehicle | 75.00 plus tow vehicle cost |
Field command unit (primary ICS vehicle) | 75.00 |
Foam unit/engine | 150.00 |
Generator (mobile units only) | 25.00 |
Hazardous material unit | 75.00 |
Light plant | 25.00 |
Decontamination | |
Equipment | actual cost plus 10% call* |
* This will be charged as needed, but not to include replacement cost of damaged, destroyed or disposal of any equipment.
Item | Cost |
Item | Cost |
Staff vehicles | |
Chief | 25.00 |
Prevention | 25.00 |
Other | 25.00 |
Station Expenses | |
Dispatch fees (mutual aid agencies or departments) | 37.50 for additional dispatchers as needed |
Other | |
Administrative costs | 15% of total reimbursement |
NOTES:
(1) Damaged equipment. The cost of repair of the equipment to its condition prior to the incident will be billed to the responsible party. Exception: when the cost of repair exceeds 75% of the current value of the equipment, total replacement cost will be billed to the responsible party. Destroyed or expended equipment, clothing, supplies, etc., current cost of replacement will be billed to the responsible party.
(2) All fees for apparatus, vehicle and mobile equipment to include fuel necessary to operate for duration of incident.
(3) All hourly rate fees will be charged at even hours. Any fractions of part thereof will be charged at the next hour’s time (e.g. one and one fourths hours will be charged at two hours actual time).
(4) All fees on materials, apparatus, and manpower are subject to change without notice.
(Ord. 99-56. Passed 1-13-00; Ord. 97-27. Passed 4-24-97; Ord. 2001-13. Passed 5-10-01; Ord. 2002-27. Passed 5-9-02; Ord. 2004-27. Passed 8-26-04; Ord. 2008-25. Passed 9-25-08; Ord. 2015-8. Passed 4-23-15; Ord. 2020-09. Passed 5-28-20; Ord. 2023-28. Passed 3-23-23.)