FIRE DEPARTMENT FEES
The fire department reserves the right to alter fees per agreements with Federal or State governments, for profit, and non - profit agencies.
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Ambulance Charges
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ALS
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$1,200.00
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ALS 2
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$1,400.00
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BLS
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$1,100.00
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Mileage
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$25.00
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*ALS2 = Advanced Life Support (critical care, i.e. cardiac arrest)
*ALS = Advanced Life Support
*BLS = Basic Life Support
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Apparatus Charges
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Fire Engine
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$130.00 per hour
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Ambulance
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$80.00 per hour
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Rescue truck
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$105.00 per hour
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Brush truck
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$70.00 per hour
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Ladder truck
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$180.00 per hour
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Specialty vehicle (Haz-Mat, pick up, off road vehicle)
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$50.00 per hour
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Special Standby Charges: (including personnel)
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Fire Engine
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$100.00
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Ambulance
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$100.00
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Rescue truck
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$100.00
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Brush truck
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$50.00
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Ladder truck
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$100.00
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Specialty vehicle (Haz-Mat, Pick-up, off road vehicle)
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$50.00
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Personnel Charges:
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Firefighter/EMT
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$27.37 per hour
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Firefighter/Paramedic
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$31.17 per hour
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Fire Lieutenant
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$34.40 per hour
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Fire Captain
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$43.25 per hour
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Fire Investigator
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$46.32 per hour
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Battalion Chief
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$65.37 per hour
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Reports:
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Research Time (No charge for first 1 hour)
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$30.00 per hour
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Reports for Calls for Service (per address)
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$10.00 each
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Additional after five (5) pages
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$1.00 each
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Copy of photograph
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$0.50 each
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Fire Protection Systems Permits
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Water Plan Reviews & Inspections
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Plan Review
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$125.00
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Inspection first fire hydrant
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$100.00
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Inspection each additional hydrant
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$50.00
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Inspection, per fire line
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$200.00
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Water tank for fire suppression
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$600.00
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Fire Alarm System Plan Review & Inspections.
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5 – Device letter
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$100.00
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50 or less initiating devices and/or notification appliances
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$300.00
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51 to 100 initiating devices and/or notification appliances
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$500.00
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101 to 150 initiating devices and/or notification appliances
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$850.00
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Each additional 20 initiating devices and/or notification appliances greater than 150
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$300.00
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Residential fire alarm system – single family home
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No Charge
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Change in monitoring technology
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$100.00
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Firefighter communications systems other than radio amplification
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$400.00
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2-way elevator communications
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$300.00
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Fire Sprinkler System Plan Reviews & Inspections
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20 – Head Letter
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$100.00
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100 sprinkler heads or less, includes 1 wet pipe sprinkler system riser
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$400.00
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101 to 200 sprinkler heads
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$700.00
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201 to 300 sprinkler heads
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$850.00
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Each additional 100 sprinkler heads or portion thereof greater than 300
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$200.00
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Each additional wet pipe sprinkler system riser and/or backflow retrofit
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$200.00
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Each standpipe system riser
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$200.00
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Each dry pipe, preaction, and/or deluge system valve
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$200.00
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Each fire pump or foam system
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$500.00
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13D system, sprinkler system in one- and two-family dwellings and manufactured homes
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No Charge
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NOTE: Three sprinkler system inspections shall be allowed, per permit, prior to assessing a trip fee for additional inspections.
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Fixed Fire Extinguishing systems Plan Reviews & Inspections
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First wet/dry chemical extinguishing system
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$300.00
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Each additional wet/dry chemical extinguishing system
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$100.00
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Gaseous extinguishing system
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$800.00
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Water mist extinguishing system
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$1,700.00
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Miscellaneous Permits & Plans Reviews
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Cancelled projects prior to permit, per hour or portion thereof
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$100.00
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Work at Risk Permit
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$400.00
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Expedited plan review, limited first come/first served, maximum 5 per week
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$400.00
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Revisions/splice review, per quarter hour
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$35.00
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System Demolition Permit
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$150.00
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Pre-plan submittal consult, free first thirty minutes, $100 each subsequent hour or portion thereof
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$100.00
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Third and subsequent submittals
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1.5x Review Fee
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Miscellaneous Inspections
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Convenience inspections, first two hours or portion thereof
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$300.00
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Convenience inspection, exceeding two hours, each additional hour or portion thereof
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$100.00
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Courtesy inspection, per hour or portion thereof
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$100.00
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Trip Fee, second and subsequent partial inspection
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$200.00
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Re-inspection
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$250.00
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Inspection cancellation, after deadline
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$200.00
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NOTE: A re-inspection fee may be applied if the site is inaccessible and/or work is not sufficiently pre-tested, or hazards are not completed in the required time frame.
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Administrative Permits, records Requests & Plan Reviews
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Permit renewal or permit re-issue, due to loss or damage
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$10.00
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Records request, per hour or portion thereof
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$30.00
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Work without a permit, per incident
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2x Permit Fee
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3rd party plan review
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$70.00
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Extraterritorial Plan Reviews & Inspections
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One-time inspector surcharge, per quarter hour portion thereof
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$38.00
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One-time mileage surcharge
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IRS Standard Mileage Rate
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NOTE: Extraterritorial fees shall be applied when a plan review and an inspection is requested for projects outside of the City of Fountain’s jurisdiction. In addition to all applicable fees, a one-time surcharge shall be assessed based on the inspector’s travel-time and round trip mileage. Mileage shall be calculated using each city’s center point, as referenced on Google Maps. Mileage shall be calculated at the current Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) standard mileage rate. Surcharges will be rounded to the nearest dollar.
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