Where the Community Fire Department responds to a call for assistance in connection with a hazardous material release, actual costs incurred by the Fire Department responding to such a call shall be imposed upon responsible parties, including but not limited to:
(A) A charge of $100 per hour, or fraction thereof, for each pumper required, in the opinion of the officer in command, to stand by at the hazardous materials incident. For each hour, or fraction thereof, that the pumps are activated, an additional sum of $100 per hour shall be charged;
(B) A charge of $100 per hour, or fraction thereof, for each water tender required, in the opinion of the officer in command, to be utilized in responding to a hazardous materials incident;
(C) A charge of $50 per hour, or fraction thereof, for each additional Community Fire Department owned vehicle required, in the opinion of the officer in command, to be utilized in responding to the hazardous materials incident;
(D) All personnel-related costs incurred by the Community Fire Department as a result of responding to the hazardous materials incident. Such costs may include but are not limited to wages, salaries and fringe benefits and insurance for full-time and part-time fire fighters; overtime pay and related fringe benefit costs for hourly employees, and fire run fees paid to on-call fire fighters. Such personnel-related charges shall commence after the first hour that the Fire Department has responded to the hazardous materials incident and shall continue until all Fire Department personnel have concluded hazardous materials incident-related responsibilities;
(E) Other expenses incurred by the Community Fire Department in responding to the hazardous materials incident, including but not limited to rental or purchase of machinery, equipment, labor, consultants, legal and engineering fees, and the replacement costs related to disposable personal protective equipment, extinguishing agents, supplies, water purchased from municipal water systems, and meals and refreshments for personnel while responding to the hazardous materials incident;
(F) Charges to the Community Fire Department imposed by any local, state, or federal government entities related to the hazardous materials incident; and
(G) Costs incurred in accounting for all hazardous material incident-related expenditures, including billing and collection costs.
(1990 Code, § 104.005) (Ord. 80, passed 1-14-1997)