The Youngstown Fire Department will soon be charging fees for some of its services for people who don’t live in the city.
The fees will be limited to car crashes, hazardous materials and special rescues like swift water and confined spaces.
On Thursday, Fire Chief Barry Finley presented city council’s finance committee with what will likely be the contract for Fire Recovery USA of California, which will handle the billing.
Finley removed several items from the original contract because he said they weren’t needed.
“For instance, landing zone. We have a hospital inside the city so there’s no reason. In my 30 years as a paramedic, I’ve never done — I know how but I’ve never done — a landing zone.”