<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-57. - Standards for dispatch.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               County first responder agencies will respond on a 24-hour basis.
               
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               (b)
               
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               County communications will dispatch first responders to respond to accidental or medical
               emergencies.
               
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               (c)
               
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               The first responder agency or individual will not respond to any calls for assistance
               unless they notify the county communications center.
               
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               (d)
               
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               Any calls received personally by a first responder agency or individual must be reported
               first to the county communications center before first responders respond to the call.
               
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               (e)
               
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               The first responder or agency will only be dispatched to emergency situations in their
               designated first responder area, unless an emergency situation arises where their
               assistance will be needed.
               
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               (f)
               
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               No first responder or agency will be allowed to cancel a dispatched ambulance unless
               a patient release has been obtained by the first responder or unless the call is unfounded.
               If an ambulance is cancelled, the person canceling must identify himself/herself.
               
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               (g)
               
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               A first responder or agency will be allowed to cancel a rescue unit that has been
               dispatched to an entrapment or pin-in if the situation no longer exists and no additional
               transport units are needed.
               
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               (h)
               
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               If rescue is cancelled, the person canceling must identify himself/herself.
               
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               (i)
               
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               No more than four first responders per patient shall be at the emergency scene unless
               the conditions warrant additional first responders. If more than the required number
               first responders appear at the scene, they shall:
               
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               (1)
               
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               Be held in reserve in case their services are required.
               
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               (2)
               
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               Provide traffic control.
               
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               (j)
               
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               If at any time a county emergency medical service vehicle arrives on the scene before
               the first responder, they may, at their discretion, cancel the first responder en
               route or slow their response.
               
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               (Ord. of 12-7-92(2), Â§ 7; Ord. No. 1998-14, 9-21-98; Ord. No. 2005-02, 5-23-05)
               
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