§ 13051 Firefighting Service Cost Recovery

• •If firefighters use their equipment or tools to help put out a fire, the government can ask for money to cover the costs.
• •This includes things like fixing damaged equipment, the cost of using the equipment, and other expenses from fighting the fire.
• •The money asked for should be fair and not too high.

A fire breaks out in a forest near a small town. The local fire department uses their fire trucks, hoses, and other tools to put out the fire. Some of the hoses get damaged and need to be repaired.

The town government can ask for money to cover the cost of repairing the hoses and using the fire trucks. They can't ask for a crazy high amount, just what's fair.