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As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings designated:
AGGRAVATED FIRE EMERGENCY: A.
A fire proximately caused by the owner or occupier of the property or a structure, which presents a direct and immediate threat to public safety and requires immediate action to mitigate the threat, and the fire.
1.
Is caused or contributed to by the failure to comply with an order from state, county or local agency, department or official; or
2.
Occurs as a direct result of a deliberate act in violation of state law or the ordinances or regulations of the county or other local agency.
B.
A fire that constitutes arson or reckless burning as defined by the Utah code.
AGGRAVATED MEDICAL EMERGENCY: An alarm that results in a county and/or other authorized local authority or an emergency medical unit being dispatched, and the person transmitting, or causing the transmission of the alarm, knows at the time of said transmission there are no reasonable grounds for believing that a medical emergency exists.
EXPENSES: The actual labor cost of government and volunteer personnel, including workers' compensation benefits, fringe benefits, administrative overhead, costs of equipment, costs of equipment operation, costs of materials, costs of disposal and the cost of any contract labor and materials.
FALSE FIRE ALARMS: An alarm that results due to a malfunction or lack of maintenance, which requires an emergency response of fire personnel. "Excessive" false fire alarm calls is defined as more than two (2) within a thirty (30) day period.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY: A sudden and unexpected release of any substance that, because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, presents a direct and immediate threat to public safety or the environment, and requires immediate action to mitigate the threat.
(Ord. 637, 9-21-2004; amd. Ord. 887, 4-18-2017)