2023-21 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 53 Ambulance Service

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19. MANNER OF DISPATCH AND CALLS FOR SERVICE. In the event there is more than one licensed ambulance service in the City of Decatur,the City's Fire Department shall determine the manner of dispatch utilizing a method to dispatch the closest ambulance to the call for service location. No ambulance service licensed by the City, or the personnel thereof, shall respond to a call for service directed to another such ambulance service unless requested so to do by the ambulance service originally called. Calls for service requiring an ambulance in the cijv of Decatur shall receive responses from companies with a license issued by the city as provided herein,unless the Cit fi�partment or licensed ambulance provider requests outside assistance. (a) Each licensed ambulance service shall comply with all emergency dispatch procedures established by the City's Fire Department and any dispatching agency assisting the Fire Department. (b) If for any reason a licensed ambulance service is not able to comply with the operational requirements set forth in this article it shall immediately report that status to the Fire Department in accordance with the Decatur Fire Chief's emergency dispatch procedures. (c) An ambulance service shall not respond to any requests for emergency assistance unless it is in compliance with the operational requirements set forth in this article and it's specifically authorized to respond by the Decatur Fire Chief or the designee as provided for in the Decatur Fire Chief s emergency dispatch procedures. (d) Personnel affiliated with a licensed ambulance service or hospital who wish to respond to an emergency scene in an emergency vehicle other than an ambulance must: (1) Identify their response to the Central Illinois Regional Dispatch Center; (2) Be in compliance with all City, State, or Federal laws and regulations in regard to emergency response;