Fire Investigation Services. The following terms and conditions shall apply with 189 regards to those Fire Investigation services outlined on Exhibit A: 190 12.1 The Authority will coordinate arson investigation activities with the City Police 191 Department as necessary. The City may issue a limited commission to investigators to allow 192 for sharing of privileged information or other activities approved by the City Police Chief.
Fire Investigation Services. 1. CCCFPD will provide all aspects of fire investigation services, including investigating fire cause and origin, conducting follow-up interviews, collecting and retaining evidence, report writing and filing, and assisting law enforcement agencies in providing information necessary for of arrests, warrant preparation, and criminal prosecution (“Fire Investigation Services”).
Fire Investigation Services. No later than April 1 of each year, CCCFPD shall submit invoices to ECCFPD identifying the Fire Investigation Services performed and the charges incurred for the preceding 12 month period pursuant to the payment provisions set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Fire Investigation Services a. CCCFPD will charge ECCFPD a flat rate of $150.00 per hour for providing Fire Investigation Services. The number of hours billed for investigating an incident will be calculated as beginning at the time ECCFPD requests a fire investigator and ending at the completion of the incident. Additional fire investigator time needed for report writing, evidence collection and storage, follow-ups, interviews, meetings, and other post-investigation work is part of Fire Investigation Services and will accordingly be charged at a flat rate of $150.00 per hour. Fire Investigation Services are charged in one-half (½) hour increments. For after- hours requests where CCCFPD incurs overtime costs beginning at the time of request, ECCFPD will be charged a minimum of two (2) hours for Fire Investigation Services even if the fire investigator spends less than two (2) hours on the incident.
Fire Investigation Services. Funding Less Than Countywide Tax $507,861 The 2008-2009 Fire Investigation action plan assumes that the funding level from Less Than Countywide Tax will continue at expected levels with the addition of a 4% cost of living increase. This funding will allow the Modesto Fire Department to continue providing the same level of service while meeting the following objectives: • Determine origin and cause of fires in compliance with NFPA 921 guidelines. • Provide documentation and assistance to law enforcement agencies for follow up of criminal fire investigations. • Provide documentation and assistance to District Attorney’s office regarding criminal fire investigations. • Provide documentation and assistance to private fire investigators and insurance industry representatives regarding civil fire investigations. • Establish an effective training program for chief and company officers to conduct preliminary fire investigations and initial origin and cause determinations following NFPA 921 guidelines. • Establish effective lines of communications with other agencies to promote information sharing. • Provide training for fire investigation staff to increase their skills and proficiency in the field of fire investigation. • Continue to provide a monthly report to the Fire Authority that outlines the number of fires investigated, case status, dollar loss, and number of arrests by jurisdiction. • Actively participate in the Stanislaus County Arson Task Force. 2008-2009
