TO REQUIRE AN INSURER TO PAY A FAIR AND REASONABLE SERVICE FEE DIRECTLY TO A FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR FIREFIGHTING SERVICES BASED ON TIME ON SCENE.

House Bill 1868 proposed to require insurance companies to pay a service fee directly to fire departments for their firefighting services. This fee would apply when a fire department responds to a fire involving insured property within its district. The bill specified that the fee should be "fair and reasonable" and based on the "time on scene," which is defined as the documented time a fire department spends at a structure fire, accident, or motor vehicle fire from arrival to clearance. This legislation sought to create a new financial mechanism for fire departments to be compensated by insurers for emergency responses to insured incidents.