Part 1
Designation of Emergency Service Providers

§7-101 Authority.

This Part is adopted pursuant to authority granted by 53 P.S. §46202(35) and (74) of the Borough Code, as amended, and to conform to the legal requirements of 42 Pa.C.S.A. §8541, as amended.

(Ord. 659, 3/3/1997, §1)

§7-102 Purpose.

This Part is adopted to promote and protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of Selinsgrove Borough by acknowledging Dauntless Hook & Ladder Fire Company as the official, primary response, municipal firefighting service and D. H. & L. Ambulance League as the official, primary response, emergency medical service for the borough and thereby extend local governmental agency immunities to such company and league.

(Ord. 659, 3/3/1997, §2)

§7-103 Definitions.

Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings of the terms used in this Part shall be as follows:

Borough–Selinsgrove Borough, Snyder County, Pennsylvania. [Ord. 706]

Municipal emergency medical services–any and all medical services on an emergency basis, including but not limited to quick response, rescue, medical care, first aid, trauma management, life support, fund-raising and related activities and functions.

Municipal firefighting services–any and all firefighting services including but not limited to firefighting, rescue, crowd control, fire police, fund-raising and related activities and functions.

Person–a natural person, partnership, association, corporation, trust, company, firm or other legal entity. [Ord. 706]

(Ord. 659, 3/3/1997, §3; as amended by Ord. 706, 6/3/2002, §3(a))

§7-104 Dauntless Hook & Ladder Fire Company.

1.    Dauntless Hook & Ladder Fire Company has been in existence for over 50 years, having been created as is required and permitted by law.

2.    Dauntless Hook & Ladder Fire Company has been acting as, has officially been and continues to be the primary response municipal firefighting service for this political subdivision for which it has served for over 50 years.

3.    Dauntless Hook & Ladder Fire Company presently is and shall be the official municipal firefighting service for this municipality until further resolution, ordinance or other official act of this Borough.

(Ord. 659, 3/3/1997, §4)

§7-105 D. H. & L. Ambulance League.

1.    D. H. & L. Ambulance League has been in existence for over 30 years, having been created as is required and permitted by law.

2.    D. H. & L. Ambulance League has been acting as, has officially been and continues to be the primary response, municipal, emergency medical service for this political subdivision for which it has served for over 10 years.

3.    D. H. & L. Ambulance League presently is and shall be the official municipal emergency medical service for this municipality until further resolution, ordinance or other official act of this Borough.

(Ord. 659, 3/3/1997, §5)

§7-106 Nonliability for Debt.

By enactment of this Part and acknowledgment of Dauntless Hook & Ladder Fire Company and D. H. & L. Ambulance League, Selinsgrove Borough in no way accepts nor shall it be deemed to accept any liability or responsibility for the contractual debts and obligations of the company and/or league, and the company and league shall be solely responsible for and shall pay according to their terms any and all notes, bonds, mortgages, contracts and other obligations for which it contracts.

(Ord. 659, 3/3/1997, §6)

§7-107 Authorization to Recover Costs and Expenses.

The Dauntless Hook & Ladder Fire Company is hereby authorized to recover any and all costs of firefighting materials, including, but not limited to, hazardous situation abatement materials, used and expended, the costs for the use of the fire trucks, fire engines, ladder trucks, rescue vehicles, rescue equipment and tankers, and the cost of personnel hours involved in or related to any municipal firefighting service, fire, safety, rescue incident or operation, and/or hazardous abatement incident, including, but not limited to, vehicular accidents and fires, within the Borough.

(Ord. 659, 3/3/1997; as added by Ord. 706, 6/3/2002, §3(b))

§7-108 Schedule of Fees and Costs.

The Dauntless Hook & Ladder Fire Company is hereby authorized to charge any person the fees and costs set forth on Schedule 7-1-A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. These fees and costs may be charged and invoiced to any person, or his, her or its insurance carrier or personal representative, for whom or for whose property such services and/or materials were provided. By resolution of Borough Council properly made, seconded and carried at any of its regular or special meetings, Schedule 7-1-A may be amended from time to time, and such resolution shall have the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein.

(Ord. 659, 3/3/1997; as added by Ord. 706, 6/3/2002, §3(b))

§7-109 Collection Costs and Enforcement.

The Dauntless Hook & Ladder Fire Company may collect the fees and costs set forth in Schedule 7-1-A by direct billing or by such other lawful means it deems appropriate. The Dauntless Hook & Ladder Fire Company is further authorized to bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the collection of any and all amounts due under Schedule 7-1-A, plus legal interest thereon and reasonable attorney’s fees, from any person who received municipal firefighting services and other materials and services covered by Schedule 7-1-A which have not been paid as requested.

(Ord. 659, 3/3/1997; as added by Ord. 706, 6/3/2002, §3(b))

Schedule 7-1-A

Item

Current Billed Amount

Item Not Used

Fire Dept Billed Amount

Absorbent used to absorb fuel only

$60

 

$

Absorbent all-purpose per 20 lb bag used

$45

 

$

Absorbent boom per each used on scene

$8

 

$

Hazardous mat dike sock per each used

$131

 

$

Absorbent for cleanup per 20 lb bag

$40

 

$

Absorbent pads each used

$10

 

$

Absorb pad bale per 50 used

$65

 

$

Absorbent pillow 10" per each used

$4.48

 

$

Absorbent sheets 18¾ per each used

$0.81

 

$

Absorbent socks per case used

$11

 

$

Clay absorbent per 50 lb bag used

$8

 

$

Acid neutralizer per bag used

$20

 

$

Pillow used in absorbing acid

$25

 

$

Socks used for acid per item used

$20

 

$

*Aerial/ladder truck per hour on scene

$400

 

$

Air bags for securing vehicle per hour

$50

 

$

Air lift-used to lift heavy objects per hour

$50

 

$

Air bag deployment protector-undeployed

$20

 

$

Air bag deployment protector-deployed

$250

 

$

Air cylinder per each used

$10

 

$

Air bottle fill by cascade per ea filled

$10

 

$

Airpack/SCBA refill per each used

$20

 

$

Misc AI tool - per hour used

$35

 

$

Blanket to cover injured-per ea. used

$10

 

$

Boat rescue 50 to 99.9 HP per hour used

$75

 

$

Boat rescue 10 to 49.9 HP per hour used

$50

 

$

*Brush truck

$150

 

$

*Bunker boots per man responding

$128

 

$

*Bunker coat per man responding

$561

 

$

*Bunker pants per man responding

$368

 

$

Camera for collapse or confined rescue per hour

$367

 

$

Carbon monoxide detector investigation

$100

 

$

Air cascade system per hour

$100

 

$

Do not cross fire line per roll used

$9.99

 

$

Cell phone calls - per each call

$3

 

$

Chainsaw per hour used

$35

 

$

Chemical truck per hour on scene

$300

 

$

Chemical/hazardous material truck

$300

 

$

Chimney bomb - per each used

$25

 

$

Clay used to absorb fluid per bag

$9

 

$

Containment trailer per hour used

$75

 

$

Cribbing for blocking vehicle - per vehicle

$25

 

$

Depowering tool kit

$5

 

$

Drip pan to catch hazardous fluid ea used

$15

 

$

55 gallon to catch Hazmat per each used

$25

 

$

Fire extinguisher per each used at scene

$35

 

$

Extrication tool

$100

 

$

Floor jack for lifting vehicle

$25

 

$

Foam per gallon used

$50

 

$

Forcible entry tool

$10

 

$

Generator per hour

$50

 

$

Hand tools - miscellaneous per hour used

$15

 

$

Hazmat kit per each used

$250

 

$

Boom for absorbing Hazmat material

$25

 

$

Hazardous material boots per each pair

$50

 

$

Hazardous material pad per each used

$4.45

 

$

Hazardous material roll per each used

$5.10

 

$

Hazardous material sock per each used

$15.57

 

$

Hazardous material trailer

$31

 

$

Hazmat wedge/plug per bag used

$30

 

$

Heat detector - infrared per hour used

$75

 

$

Helmet per man responding

$137

 

$

Hazmat helmet per each used

$12

 

$

Indian tank - per hour per tank used

$25

 

$

Jet ski rescue rescue per hour used

$30

 

$

Ground ladders per hour used

$15

 

$

*Landing zone setup per incident

$100

 

$

Leak kit per each used

$20

 

$

Portable lighting per hour used

$25

 

$

Lite dry used per bag

$10

 

$

Miscellaneous lumber used per cost

–

 

$

Per hour charge for on scene labor

$12

 

$

Neopreme gloves per each used

$23.50

 

$

Nitrile gloves per each pair used

$8

 

$

Oil dry per 5 gallon bucket

$30

 

$

Oil mat roll used per foot

$5

 

$

Oil sock per box used

$60

 

$

Peat moss for absorbent per bag

$8

 

$

PIG absorbent per each used

$20

 

$

Plug dike stabilizes fuel in tank per each

$40

 

$

Pneumatic vacuum device per hour used

$10

 

$

Port-a-tank 2,500–4,000 gal water tank

$50

 

$

Positive pressure fan per hour

$25

 

$

Misc power tool - used per hour

$25

 

$

*Engine/pumper

$300

 

$

*Rescue truck per hour on scene

$300

 

$

Salvage covers per each

$25

 

$

Sand for spills per 5 gallon bucket

$20

 

$

Sand per 10 lb bag used

$10

 

$

Saranex suit per each used

$35

 

$

Reciprocating saw - per hour used

$25

 

$

Self contained breathing apparatus - per hour

$25

 

$

Shovel per each used

$5

 

$

Smoke ejector

$50

 

$

Solvex gloves per each pair used

$8

 

$

Spillbag hazardous material per unit used

$15

 

$

Struts per each used on scene

$7

 

$

Water pump - basement flooding etc - per hour

$25

 

$

Suspenders per man responding

$37

 

$

*Tanker per hour on scene

$300

 

$

Tarp to cover or protect injured - per each

$35

 

$

Tyvek/Sarnex coveralls per each used

$17.65

 

$

Tyvek suit per each used

$35

 

$

*If damaged or destroyed on incident, replacement cost for personal protective equipment damaged or destroyed at incident.