Ordinance 560-78 - Laserfiche WebLink

1 operating condition at all times, and they shall be located in an accessible 2 place on each tow truck; 3 9. With two snatch blocks or their equivalent; 4 10. With the equipment necessary to haul the vehicles not 5 towable. Such equipment may include, but is not limited to, portable 6 dollies; 7 11. With two pinch bars; 8 12. With a two-way radio having the ability to communicate 9 with a base station from within his assigned zone. 10 13. With portable lights for vehicle being towed including, but 11 not limited to, taillights, stoplights, and directional signals. 12 C. In addition to the foregoing requirements: 13 1. The interiors of the tow trucks will be reasonably clean; 14 2. Tow truck drivers will clean accident/incident scenes of all 15 glass and debris; 16 3. All equipment used in conjunction with the tow truck must 17 be commensurate with the manufacturer's basic boom rating. 18 2. In addition to the equipment requirements of this section, "Class A" 19 licensees shall observe the following practices and procedures: 20 A. When called by the Everett Police Department or Dispatcher, the tow 21 truck operator will dispatch a tow truck within five minutes during normal business 22 hours and within ten minutes at any other time. 23 B. The tow truck that is dispatched will arrive at the stated location within a 24 reasonable time considering distance and traffic conditions. 25 C. Tow truck dispatched, at the request of the Everett Police Department, 26 after normal business hours, will be on the move within ten minutes after receiving the 27 call. 28 1. If for any reason a tow operator is unable to dispatch a tow 29 truck within the stated time, the operator shall so advise the Police 30 Department Dispatcher. In the event the tow truck does not arrive at the 31 32 Page -8-