Ordinance 781-81 - Laserfiche WebLink

a 1 A. To accomplish the intent of this section, the Mayor shall annually prepare a budget for emergency medical aid response. 2 B. The Mayor shall develop a plan that may include recommendation 3 of the Emergency Services Advisory Committee, to provide for an emergency medical aid response program by: 4 1. Planning and budgeting for Emergency Aid Cars (EAC) to be 5 strategically located within the City and to be equipped as required by this ordinance. 6 2. Planning and budgeting so that each in-service pumper 7 within the City is equipped as an emergency aid vehicle, in addition to necessary fire suppression equipment, as re- 8 quired by this ordinance and as recommended by the Emergency Services Advisory Committee. 9 3. Developing a response pattern within the City which maxi- 10 mizes the use of the Emergency Aid Cars and minimizes initial response time in a coordinated manner using the EAC 11 vehicles and the fire pumpers. 12 4. The EAC vehicles and the fire pumpers shall be utilized to provide emergency medical care at the scene of injury or 13 illness, and may provide transportation of the sick and injured as outlined in Section 13(B)(5). 14 5. The EAC may transport sick and injured when: 15 a. In the judgment of the officer in charge, he deter- mines16 transport must be immediate in a life support situation and the ambulance is unavailable within a reasonable time. 17 18 Section 3: Section 14 of Ordinance No. 570-78 which reads as follows: 19 20 Section 14: Ambulance Contract. 21 A. The City Council recognizes that this ordinance places additional responsibilities on any ambulance company operating within the 22 City to comply with all the requirements of this ordinance. The License Officer, or his designee, shall annually negotiate an agree- ment23 with one or more ambulance company to cover the ambulance company for the following expenses. 24 1. The transportation of all persons, where transportation was specifically requested by an employee or officer of the City 25 of Everett, and where the bill is uncollectable. 26 2. The additional costs incurred by the ambulance company which are specifically related to the Alert System and for 27 which the ambulance company is not otherwise reimbursed. 28 3. When, under the provisions of Section 13, an Everett Emergency Aid Car transports a person or persons, the 29 licensed ambulance company serving the same geographical area shall be reimbursed by the City of Everett as if the 30 licensed ambulance company had transported the person or persons. 31 32 is hereby amended to read as follows: