(a) Squad Runs.
(l) A minimum of two EMT-A, EMT-Advanced, Paramedics or a combination of each is required to be on board the squad on all alarms.
NOTE: One of the above may respond with the squad to the scene but two must be on board on all transports.
(2) No more than four personnel are to be on board on each response unless more are specified by an officer or the senior person in charge of the squad.
(3) Squad jackets, Fire Department jackets, or red jumpsuits are to be worn by all members on board the squad whenever possible for safety and identification purposes.
(4) The first member to arrive at the station for an alarm is to procure the run information sheet from the Canal Comm dispatcher and the jump seat location on the squad is to be reserved for this person.
(5) The person riding in the jump seat is to assist the driver through traffic, operate the radio and siren, assist in locating the address of the scene, log all times as required on the run report, and record all personal and medical information pertinent to the victim at the scene.
(6) It is the responsibility of all members responding to the alarm to ready the squad for the next alarm after it returns to the station. No one is to leave the station before this procedure is completed unless they have been released for just cause by an officer or the senior man in charge at the station before the squad returns. Failure to comply with this rule will eliminate that member's name from the run sheet and will void compensation to that member for the alarm.
(7) During squad duty periods, each member of the squad on call must respond to all alarms during that time. If a member must have a fill person during their period on duty, the squad leader must be informed before the substitution takes place as to whom the fill person is and for how long of a time they will be responding.
(8) Squad members are to use only the first aid equipment, and any medications on board the squad that they have been trained to operate or administer.
(9) Any member violating any section of the procedures stated above is subject to a warning by the Fire Chief or by the rescue squad coordinator. Continuing violations are grounds for a hearing before the Fire Chief and the squad coordinator and possible suspension or dismissal from the Fire Department.
(b) Chain of Command.
(1) The chain of command for the operation of the squad when it is on an alarm is as follows:
Squad Leader (Note: Only during squad response hours and must relinquish the position to the persons listed below if commanded to do so.)
Fire Chief
Rescue Squad Coordinator
Assistant Fire Chief
Captains
Lieutenants
Senior Person on Board (Note: Only during non-squad response hours.)
(2) The chain of command for the care of the victim or victims when the squad is on alarm is as follows:
Paramedic
EMT-Advanced
EMT-A
It is imperative that the persons in charge of both the squad and victim care work together as a team to insure the safety and well being of all parties involved in each situation encountered.
(Ord. 28-89. Passed 7-5-89.)