(70 ILCS 705/25) Sec. 25. Reimbursement for specialized rescue services. A fire protection district may fix, charge, and collect reasonable fees for specialized rescue services provided by the district. The total amount collected may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing those specialized rescue services and may not, in any event, exceed $125
per hour per vehicle and $35 per hour per firefighter. The fee may be charged to any of the following parties, but only after there has been a finding of fault against that party by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or the Illinois Department of Labor: (a) the owner of the property on which the |
For the purposes of this Section, the term "specialized rescue services" includes, but is not limited to, structural collapse, tactical rescue, high angle rescue, underwater rescue and recovery, confined space rescue, below grade rescue, and trench rescue.
(Source: P.A. 95-497, eff. 1-1-08.)
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