Ordinance 570-78 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • > •. 1 Section 12: Emergency Aid System. 2 A. There shall be an emergency aid system for emergency medical response 3 to provide the least time response for patient emergency aid and transportation, which 4 shall consist of the following: 5 1. The 911 telephone access system. 6 2. Immediate notification of all requests for emergency 7 medical aid received by the Fire Department to the ambulance company 8 and by the ambulance company to the Fire Department. 9 3. Ambulance Company shall respond to 911 calls by dispatcher 10 order, based on certain criteria previously established or by request of 11 Fire Department or Police Department. No automatic response except as 12 noted herein. Other responses by ambulance company will only be through 13 direct citizen request. 14 4. Immediate notification by the first arriving unit whether or 15 not the additional units responding are required. 16 17 Section 13: Emergency Medical Response. 18 The Fire Department of the City of Everett should respond to requests for 19 medical aid within the City, and provide such service to persons within the City as 20 required; provided, however, requests for ambulance service shall be relayed to the 21 ambulance company, the Fire Department shall not respond unless further information 22 indicates need of other emergency service. 23 A. To accomplish the intent of this section, the Mayor shall annually prepare 24 a budget for emergency medical aid response. 25 B. The Mayor shall develop a plan that may include recommendation of the 26 Emergency Services Advisory Committee, to provide for an emergency medical aid 27 response program by: 28 1. Planning and budgeting for two Emergency Aid Cars (EAC) 29 to be strategically located within the City and to be equipped as required 30 by this ordinance. 31 32 -10-