East Deer fire company wants to be able to bill for services
Chief
"We're going to bill everybody, and then we get what we get back," Bailie said.
Before it can bill anyone, the fire company must get authority from the township.
Commissioners Chairman
"We want to give them the ability to be able to bill the insurance companies and so forth for the cost of their services," he said. "We support their effort in trying to collect some of these funds."
Bailie said that if firefighters have to clean up a fuel or oil spill, it can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars, depending how bad it is.
"That's all coming out of our pocket," he said.
Bailie said the fire company, which relies mostly on donations to operate, is just trying to recoup some of what it spends.
Bailie said the fire company's annual budget is about
"(Funding) is not coming in like it used to 10 years ago to help," he said. "We're not looking to make a lot of money, just trying to help offset costs."
The fire company will likely have to replace its fire truck in the next few years, which can cost up to
The company suspended its ambulance service at the beginning of this year because of rising costs. Bailie said plans are under way to sell some of that equipment to make back some of the money spent keeping the ambulance in operation over the years. Bailie has said previously the company spent about
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