(A) Response. The Town Fire Department may respond to requests for fire protection services out of the town’s boundaries. Because the town operates the dispatch for emergency and fire services for Eagle County, the Eagle County Sheriff is not required to request that the town respond to fires outside the town’s boundaries.
(B) Alternative fees. As an alternative to the fee schedule set forth in subsection (C) of this section, the town may enter into contracts with property owners, homeowners’ associations or tenants for the provision of fire protection services outside the town’s boundaries. When such a service contract is in place, the fees for fire protection services shall be as stated in such service contract, and no additional fees or costs shall be charged for a response to a request for fire protection services.
(C) Fees. The fees for provision of fire protection services outside town boundaries without a service contract shall be as currently adopted by the Town Council and shall be set forth on the schedule of fees maintained in the Fire Department.
(D) Liability. If a property is not subject to a service contract for fire protection services as described in subsection (B) of this section, and the Town Fire Department responds to a request, the town may seek reimbursement from the property owner(s) and/or any party benefitted by such fire protection services, as determined by the Fire Chief in his or her sole discretion, for the actual costs incurred by the town in the provision of such fire protection services. The party benefitting from the fire protection services and the property owner(s) shall be jointly and severally liable for such costs. Any such costs, if unpaid, may be certified to the Eagle County Treasurer as a first and prior lien on any associated real property.
(Ord. 10(2016) § 2)