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C-1 FIRE
Effective: January 1, 2026
FEE TITLE
DESCRIPTION
RECOMMENDED 2026
FEE
Burning Control By-law
When the fire department responds to a property to extinguish a fire
and that property owner is served an offence notice by Town By-Law
officials, the property owner will be invoiced for fire department cost
recovery.
per hour, per truck
Current rate dictated by the
Province (MTO rate) per 1/2
hour per truck
Requested Inspections, File
Search, Review of
Documents/Applications
Includes requests to inspect premises for real estate transactions,
licencing requirements (including day care, AGCO permits),file
searches; review of documents such as AGCO "Operations Plans",
propane "Risk Safety Management Plans"; planning applications and
commercial fireworks inspections and/or permit processing.
per hour (Minimum 1/2 hr
charge)
133
$
Incident Report
Staff time to search/respond to requests for information from
Insurance companies and/or the public.
77
$
Materials and Services -
Emergency Response/Fire
Control/Fire Investigations/Fire
Code Enforcement
Cost recovery for materials, supplies, services or equipment
(including personnel costs) not normally supplied by the fire
department but deemed necessary for emergency response, fire
control measures or for fire investigation purposes (including costs to
demolish, shore up or otherwise make the premises secure and/or
safe). For Fire Code enforcement situations, costs related to
activities associated with the terms and conditions considered proper
by the Fire Marshal in the application of the Fire Protection and
Prevention Act 1997 Section 21(2) (b) where an inspector causes the
land or premises to be closed immediately and persons on the
premises to be removed or activities undertaken associated with the
application of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act 1997 Section 21
(2) (a) where the inspector orders the land or premises to be closed.
Subject property owner invoiced.
Cost Recovery
Ministry of
Transportation/Highway
Responses
Highway response for fire, rescue, hazardous materials response,
emergency stand-by, debris cleanup, vehicle or scene stabilization,
or other incident. This is a Province wide negotiated HOURLY rate
with MTO.
per hour, per truck
Current rate dictated by the
Province (MTO rate) per 1/2
hour per truck
Indemnification Technology
Recovery of costs related to emergency response (including damage
or loss of equipment, consumables) from insurance carriers. Limits
of policy coverage reflects partial cost recovery. Should the insurer
pay the coverage to the property owner, the property owner is liable
to remit these funds to the municipality or its representative.
per hour, per truck. plus
any additional costs.
Current rate dictated by the
Province (MTO rate) per 1/2
hour per truck, Plus any
additional costs
SCHEDULE 1
Recommended 2026 User Fees and Service Charges
DEPARTMENT: FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
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C-1 FIRE
Effective: January 1, 2026
Special Events Stand-By
Fee for the requested stand-by of fire apparatus to provide on-site
fire protection, as allowed by equipment and training, for special
events such as airport standby etc.
per hour, per truck
Current rate dictated by the
Province (MTO rate) per 1/2
hour per truck
Administration fee to recover costs associated with staff time
required for organizing and scheduling for each event
per event
206
$
Hazardous Materials Incident
Response
Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents regardless of location for
incidents exceeding 1 hour. This includes natural gas/propane leaks,
spill of fuels etc. Property owner or carrier invoiced.
per hour, per truck
Current rate dictated by the
Province (MTO rate) per 1/2
hour per truck
Fire Extinguisher Training
Cost recovery for consumables.
for up to 25 people
32
$
Fire Watch
Following the extinguishment of a fire, where the fire department is
requested to conduct a fire watch. Property owner invoiced.
per hour, per truck
Current rate dictated by the
Province (MTO rate) per 1/2
hour per truck
Fire Alarm Response
Charges are for the second and each subsequent fire department
response to an activation of a fire alarm where no actual emergency
exists in any calendar year OR for every alarm caused by a fire alarm
service technician who fails to take adequate precaution against fire
department response where there is no emergency.
per hour, per truck
Current rate dictated by the
Province (MTO rate) per 1/2
hour per truck
Hydro Wires Response
Charges are for excessively long fire department stand-by for wires
down incidents - responses lasting in excess of one hour to be billed
to the utility provider for any time past the first hour.
per hour, per truck
Current rate dictated by the
Province (MTO rate) per 1/2
hour per truck
Utility Task Vehicle (UTV)
Requested Response
Charges are for any requests to use the UTV by any entity for any
purpose outside the scope of prescribed Fire and Emergency
services operations.
per hour (Minimum 1/2 hour
charge)
318
$
Recommended 2026 User Fees and Service Charges
DEPARTMENT: FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
SCHEDULE 1
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