While MW Horticulture awaits the results of Thursday's latest inspection, to ensure they are in compliance with local fire codes that will allow the plant to operate normally, local fire officials have tallied the bill for their services.
San Carlos Park Fire & Rescue sent company leaders an invoice for $152,514.40. The invoice, fire officials said, outlines "charges for staff and apparatus utilized during the operational period" for their 10-day watch over a mulch pile fire that sparked in early April.
A breakdown of the services rendered includes:
2,036 man-hours of work at a cost of $34 per hour ($69,224),
840 hours of pump operations at $80 per hour ($67,200),
315 hours of non-pumping equipment operation at $30 per hour ($9,450), and
$6,640.40 in fuel costs and charges while on-site.