§ 14-132. Fire department service charges.  


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  • Notwithstanding any other provision in this article, if the burning of any material, either with or without a permit, intentional or not, results in the failure to comply with the conditions of a burning permit, or if negligence in supervising and controlling the fire results in the dispatch or deployment of firefighting equipment or personnel to control or extinguish the fire or to protect life, buildings, or adjacent property, in addition to other potential fines and forfeitures, the property owner shall be required to pay all costs and expenses incurred by the town for the fire or emergency call. Those costs shall be calculated by the fire chief and forwarded to the town clerk-treasurer who will bill the person responsible for the fire as determined by the chief.

(Code 1981, § 5.06)