Resolution 83-487RESOW1tI0N iSl. 4R]
W:~RFAS, the City of Irn+gaood, Florida, has acq+ured an
aresg: ry rescue +mit £nr +ue by the. Iangc,.,nd Fire Depazbrmt; and ~
WFIQVS,S, it is tfie desire of Che City C<mmissim ro estahliab
policies relating xo the use of said en. _ency reso+e wit in order to
avid cmgetixion wi h local hulancr sern. o sn _ xecrcon of
personnel mWloyed by the various depaz5ents of the City of ionpcmod,
Florida, ar+d co insure chat the said eaergency rescue +mir. is used in H+e m+bl is
interesT.
IV>r1, 11iFREFOPE, BE TT RE9CLVED BY TF~ CITY CIXTSSSION OF Tf~ CT1Y
OF IDNL4AOD; FIARIR4, AS FLILtLR15:
1. That tk+r Iongwood Fire Depazrment erereency rescue wit is
authorized ro respond eo "arerga+cy calls" originating:
a. Wirl:in the corporate livdts of the Ciry of Songuxv+d. ~
Florida;
h. To am Ciry or crnmty having vwtual. aid agrearats wirl+
the city of Ionruod, Florida , and that eovexmenral wit is requeseinf
vetval aid.
2. That an "ere sency sall" is defined as follo+as:
a. kfiere there is a report of in- _ o an a+ployee of the
the City of [«+ewood, Florida.
b. Where there is a repore of injury in an individual, o
individuls mployrd by an, city or cowry, which has a mutual aad avree-
ment with the City of Irn+gwod, Florida, and tttat govettmmtaL wit is ,`
clog m+tvul aid.
c. 4I re there is a rgmrt of a individual or individuals
who have sustained injuries or aze in danger of loss of life or timh,
aiehough said individual (s) may not be aiployees of the City of Irn+guood
and may not be ery+loyees of any city or rrnmty which Mas a ~tval aid agree-
nene with the Ciry of Iang~uod, FLOrida.
3. 'Rwt in cases considered co be life or death or loss of
Lim srcr+atiws or doubt exists abort such lnitn-tes, detemm~ed by
F]rarge+cy Medital Tecbnictan persomel w the ac e, the I.sgxwd Fire
Lkparrm>nt arenency resew unit shall ira+sport ehe injured parties to
tl+e nearest available medical facility that can handle he erergency rescue 1
w~.t to be in futl cbazge of the individwl (s) welfaze until released eo
another artbulance wit or :mdical facility.
L. ltac this Rasolutim shall in no csy authorize the
iangwod Fire Oeoazurcx,t erergmcy rescue tmrt to catgete with any
private ambulance ea~atey or cary~anies. It is the intent of Cite Ciry
Camissi.on of the City of Ienv_wocE, Florida, eo authorize the use of erergency
resa,e Unit Daly in caaea.
a, cRien etmloyees of the Citv o£ ieng,.ucd, Florida or
their imrediate family are injured or ill aztd in need of amergatcv medical
attenevm and/or transportation ro the nearest medical Facility. Response
_ sow outside the area of nornel response nay be dove at the discretion
of the Chief of the Daparmme.
b. 4fim e~loyees (does not include immdiate family) oL
any city or county hereof, which has a ~artual aid aere~t with the Ciry
of Irn~waod, Florida, are injured and in need of erergenry medical attmeron
ad/or a Carron.
c. Wpm tvte >,s of the essence. rn the transportation of
ured persems, although said persons nay not be mq~loyed by a eovesrnattal
entity.
d. 4tnen private arbulance emipanies cazmox provide transportatim
due to prior cam¢tms s, tvm decay due to traffic condiciens or a disaster.
5. Shat all persomiel and equipmaii. used in the enargency rescue
setvCCe shall be in confonm.ty with the provisims o£ the FMS MC and thae there
is an t5rereenry t~kdical TecFmician certified within the Slate of FSnrida en ehe
anti. Conies of ctsrene certi£icatiau shall be an file with ebe Ciry of
Iongwaod. 'fie langswd Fire DepazCnwnC rs not authorized To anscros an
envy call" without ehe presence of a certified emergency rredical
tecimician.
b. 'fiat the Ioc~xood Fire gepartmmt is hereby authorized to
prmerl.gate regulatiens ivmlarmtine'(his Resolution.
]. Wnen the arergency rescue vole is used as provided to nusons
other thmt residents and/or e~loyees of the City of Lmgwaod, Chen a fee for
such service shall be rEtarged to the individual baefited. A schedule of
fees shall be established and approved by the Citv CanN.ssirnt Fran eiae to
tyre and shall be made a pare of the regulations provided for in pazagraph 6
of this Resolution.
BE IT k1R2141Qt RESOLVED, UuY Chis Resolution stta11 Uecare
effective invediweely upon ies oassage and adopei~m.
Pl+SSED ANn AU: PIED this /~~ daY of March. A.n. 1993.
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