City of Nevada Announces Opening for Director of Public Safety
The City of Nevada is seeking a dynamic, visionary leader to be our next Director of Public Safety. Under administrative direction
According to laws of the State of Iowa, fire departments have the ability to recover costs associated with the department’s response to a hazardous materials incident, when a “responsible party” has been identified. To that end, the fire department sends out a bill to the person responsible for the spill. The bill is based on a fee schedule as set by the Nevada City Council. The fees for hazardous materials response are as follows:
Engine 210 & 310
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$400 per hour
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Truck 110
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$525 per hour
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Tanker 410 & 510
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$240 per hour
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Attack 610 & 710
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$180 per hour
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Heavy Rescue 1064
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$300 per hour
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Medical First Response Vehicle 864
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$200 per hour
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Medical First Response Vehicle 964
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$90 per hour
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Command Vehicle 1110r
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$120 per hour
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Disposable items used during the incident
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Actual cost + 15%
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Charges for equipment repair, cleaning, parts and labor
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Actual cost + 15%
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Charges for damaged equipment, plus
shipping, if applicable |
Actual cost + 15%
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Water sold – Non-emergency
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$1.00 per gallon
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560.2 LABOR FEES IN ADDITION TO EQUIPMENT RATES
Fire Chief, Assistant Fire Chief, Firefighters, EMTS, and FR Salary
(1) Regular (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
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$20.00 per hour – 1 hour minimum
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(2) Overtime (after 5 p.m. and weekends)
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$35.00 per hour – 2 hour minimum
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CODE OF ORDINANCES, NEVADA, IOWA – APPENDIX – 17
The Nevada Community Fire Department only bills for the hazardous materials response services, specifically granted according to state law. There is no fee for our response to the other emergency and non-emergency activities of the department.
Ray Reynolds oversees the Nevada Fire Department and serves as a sworn peace officer within the Nevada Public Safety Department. He began his career in public service in 1987. He formerly served with the State Fire Marshal’s Office, is a 22-year veteran with the Iowa Army National Guard and has been with the City of Nevada since 2014.
Ricardo Martinez II became a Police Officer in February 1985 with the Clinton Police Department serving in a variety of assignments until leaving in August 2004. He then started with the Nevada Police Department as Police Sergeant and was appointed Chief of Police in October 2011. In October 2013, he was appointed the Public Safety Director and retained the Chief of Police duties.
As a believer in community-oriented policing, Martinez has been involved with issues dealing with domestic violence, sexual assault, child welfare. This includes duties as a School Resource Officer, Domestic Assault Response Team, Sexual Assault Response Team, and a former foster parent.
Martinez joined the Marine Corps after graduating high school. He later graduated from Mt. St. Clare College with a degree in General Social Science.
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City of Nevada Announces Opening for Director of Public Safety
The City of Nevada is seeking a dynamic, visionary leader to be our next Director of Public Safety. Under administrative direction
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