5.72.140 Emergency medical response.
The city’s fire department should respond to requests for emergency medical aid within the city, and provide such service to persons within the city as required.
A. To accomplish the intent of this section, the mayor shall annually prepare a budget for emergency medical aid response.
B. The mayor shall develop a plan to provide for an emergency medical aid response program by:
1. Planning and budgeting for emergency paramedic/aid units to be strategically located within the city and to be equipped as required by this chapter.
2. Planning and budgeting so that each in-service pumper within the city is equipped as an emergency aid vehicle, in addition to necessary fire suppression equipment, as required by this chapter.
3. Developing a response pattern within the city which maximizes the use of the emergency paramedic/aid units and minimizes initial response time in a coordinated manner using the emergency paramedic/aid units and the fire pumpers.
4. The emergency paramedic/aid units and the fire pumpers shall be utilized to provide emergency medical care at the scene of injury or illness and may provide transportation of the sick and injured. (Ord. 2308-98 § 14, 1998.)