(A) Fee collection.
(1) The Fire Department is authorized to collect fees for services provided inside the city limits as well as those provided outside the city limits pursuant to all applicable rules, regulations, and state law.
(2) Fees are the responsibility of the property owner or occupant and are due and payable immediately upon receipt of an invoice from the Fire Department or its authorized agent.
(3) The Fire Department is authorized to obtain the requisite incident information to collect fees through internal and/or contractual services.
(B) Fire protection and emergency response fees for motor vehicle accidents. Equipment:
Type | Fee | Note |
Fire Engine (Pumper) | $200/hour | 1 hour min. |
Fire Engine (Tanker) | $200/hour | 1 hour min. |
Rescue Vehicle | $200/hour | 1 hour min. |
Command Unit | $75/hour | 1 hour min. |
Fire Investigation Unit | $75/hour | 1 hour min. |
(C) Special events fees. Special events sponsors shall be charged for any and all services required by the Fire Department, as determined by the Fire Department in its sole discretion, working in conjunction with the city’s special events personnel, including, but not limited to standby fire apparatus and its personnel, and/or fire/medical crews and vehicles. Such special events fees shall be due and payable with the special events permit application, and shall be in addition to any fees incurred for other Fire Department services rendered.
(D) Fines for negligent or irresponsible actions.
(1) A fine shall be charged for negligent, irresponsible, or otherwise unacceptable and malicious acts.
(2) The Fire Department may file charges in Municipal Court by the city Fire Department, and a fine may be assessed. Any such fine shall be in addition to any fees charged.
(3) Fines for such acts shall be assessed as follows:
(a) False alarms (each incident, after three alarms in a calendar year from a single component of an automatic fire sprinkler system) - $150 minimum. This includes mischievous actions of small children and the unknowing actions of special needs adults.
(b) False alarms (each incident, for a deliberate and/or malicious act of a telephone message or the activation of a manual alarm) - $200 minimum, plus Municipal Court costs, if any.
(c) Failure to notify the Fire Department of an alarm activation (each) - $150 minimum.
(Ord. 68-B, passed 12-12-2017)