Public Notice
This is to serve as public notice in accordance with IC5-3-1-4. The Southern Brown Volunteer Fire Department will bill for services provided during incident responses that occur on or after February 1, 2019. The following charges are only applicable to insurance carriers, not private citizens. The price of services billed will be in accordance with IC 36-8-12-16 and the Indiana Fire Marshall’s Office schedule of fees.
In accordance with IC 36-8-12-16, the State Fire Marshall publishes the following recommended schedule of service charges for fire protection services.
(1) For initial response with a fire engine, a fire truck, or a fire apparatus, including a hazardous material response unit, or a fire rescue unit dispatched on a fire or hazardous material incident, two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per response vehicle except command/control vehicle, which is one hundred dollars ($100.00) per vehicle.
(2) For each hour or fraction thereof as on scene assistance, one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per response unit and fifty dollars ($50.00) per command/control vehicle.
(3) For expendable material such as absorption materials, emulsifiers, or other agents used in cleanup operations, the actual replacement cost of those materials.
(4) For collection of debris, chemicals, fuel, or contaminated materials resulting from a spill, the actual cost of removal and disposal at an authorized location.
There are certain conditions that must be met before you implement this schedule. Please read the attached laws (IC 36-8-12-13) and IC 5-3-1-4(d)
Chief Evan Johnson
Southern Brown Volunteer Fire Department, 4040 State Road 135 South, Nashville, IN 47448 (812-988-1594)
60008944 1/23, 2019 hspaxlp 19-14
