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Pursuant to the authority of RC 9.60(D), the Division of Fire may provide fire protection without a contract to any state agency or instrumentality, county or political subdivision of the State upon authorization of the Director of Public Safety or his or her designee, who is hereby designated pursuant to Section 9.60(D) as the person who may authorize such action by the Division of Fire
(Ord. No. 1168-97. Passed 8-13-97, eff. 8-20-97)
(a) It is the determination of Council that the health, safety and welfare of all citizens require:
(1) That the present locations of fire companies and the present assignment of fire fighting equipment established by the Division of Fire, and for which Council allocated general funds in the budget and authorized capital improvement funds by legislation, shall be maintained.
(2) That the existing assignment structure consisting of the following, in addition to the Arson Squad, and other bureaus presently in existence, be kept in service at all times:
A. Thirty-five (35) engine companies with a minimum of four (4) men on regular duty per engine company per twenty-four (24) hour day;
B. Eighteen (18) hook and ladder units with a minimum of five (5) men on regular duty per hook and ladder company per twenty-four (24) hour day;
C. The Fire Alarm Office with a minimum of seven (7) men on regular duty per twenty- four (24) hour day;
D. Four (4) rescue squads with a minimum of five (5) men on regular duty per rescue squad per twenty-four (24) hour day.
(b) The Director of Public Safety shall issue or cause to be issued such rules, regulations or orders as may be necessary to implement the determination of Council.
(Ord. No. 273-76. Passed 2-23-76, eff. 2-24-76)
Except in case of extraordinary emergencies, not more than eight (8) hours shall constitute a day’s work and not more than forty (40) hours shall constitute a week’s work for any fireman or ranking officer in the Division of Fire whose salary is provided for in Section 173.29. However, for the men and officers assigned to the Fire Alarm Office, the Bureau of Emergency and Rescue Services, the Bureau of Equipment and Apparatus Maintenance, the store room, engine companies, hook and ladder units, the Arson Squad, the rescue squads, the heavy duty rescue squads and for all shift battalion and assistant chiefs and drivers such work week shall be extended not more than forty-eight (48) hours. It shall consist of one (1) twenty-four (24) consecutive hour shift, followed by forty-eight (48) consecutive hours off work with an additional twenty- four (24) consecutive hours off work once every three (3) weeks, so that no person shall have averaged more than forty-eight (48) hours of work per week within such three (3) week period. Four (4) rescue squads on regular duty per twenty-four (24) hour day shall be retained in addition to the Arson Squad, and other bureaus presently in existence. Such services shall be maintained at all times.
(Ord. No. 148-76. Passed over Mayor’s veto 3-15-76, eff. 3-16-76)
There is hereby established a Division of Emergency Medical Service in the Department of Public Safety, which shall be administered and controlled by a commissioner to be known as the Commissioner of Emergency Medical Service, subject to the provisions of the Charter and ordinances of the City, and to the direction of the Director of Public Safety.
(Ord. No. 2092-80. Passed 12-8-80, eff. 12-12-80)
The Commissioner of Emergency Medical Service shall supervise the work of other officers and employees in the Division of Emergency Medical Service; have charge of the planning, management, and operation of a system to provide emergency medical services to persons in need of pre-hospital care; shall collect duly established charges for such services and keep such records pertaining to the Division as may be necessary or useful in the efficient management of the Division.
(Ord. No. 2092-80. Passed 12-8-80, eff. 12-12-80)
(a) The Commissioner of Emergency Medical Service shall establish and charge a fee for each of the following ambulance services:
(1) Basic Life Support;
(2) Advanced Life Support; and
(3) Advanced Life Support II.
(b) The Commissioner may adjust, establish and charge additional fees for other services rendered, according to federal and State reimbursement fee schedules, not to exceed the City’s cost.
(c) Any fee established under this section shall be published in the City Record and become effective ten (10) days following the date first published, or at such later date as provided by the Commissioner of Emergency Medical Service. All members of City Council shall be notified of any changes to fees established under this section.
(Ord. No. 600-10. Passed 6-7-10, eff. 6-11-10)
No member of the Division of Police or the Division of Fire shall wear any uniform or part thereof, or any badge or other insignia which is prescribed by the Director of Public Safety as the official uniform or equipment for such members of the police and fire forces, within five hundred (500) feet of any polling place during the time of voting at any election in the City, except for the purpose of voting at his or her assigned polling place or while performing his or her official duties.
(Ord. No. 628-76. Passed 5-24-76, eff. 5-29-76)
(a) The Director of Public Safety shall, on request of the responsible agent, authorize the direct connection of a local fire protective signaling system with the Municipal Fire Division signal system to transmit an alarm from hospitals, and nursing homes located within the City.
(b) Cost of equipment, installation and maintenance thereof required for direct connection shall be borne by the recipient of the Municipal fire alarm service, except that the Division of Fire shall install and maintain at its expense a receiving console.
(Ord. No. 1017-76. Passed 7-19-76, eff. 7-21-76)
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