Emergency Services ‘Increasingly Charging’ for Spill Clean-Up

October 18, 2012

Budgetary belt-tightening is prompting an increasing number of fire services and other emergency responders to start levying clean-up charges on companies spilling hazardous materials, according to environmental claims management specialist Spill Center.
 
Many states and municipalities have statutes on the books that allow for the recovery of “necessary and reasonable” costs of spill response, according Spill Center. But, in the past, it has been common practice for emergency services to waive this bill and to provide clean-up, in most cases, at no cost to those responsible, Spill Center says.

Now, fire departments in places including New Jersey and Massachusetts have started to bill for this service, the company says.

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