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(a) The Fire Chief shall have the power at all times to inspect any and all buildings and properties in the City for the purpose of locating hazardous conditions, upon reasonable notice given to the occupants thereof. When he finds hazardous conditions, it shall be his duty to issue reasonable written orders of the correction of the same, a copy of which shall be filed with the City Manager.
(b) The Chief shall be responsible to make the inspections necessary to enforce the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code. (Ord. 2009-28. Passed 10-13-09.)
Fire Equipment or apparatus shall be used for the purpose of fires and emergencies only, or upon express authorization of the City Manager. No person shall, at any time, take any property whatsoever belonging to the Fire Department from any place where the same may be kept and no person shall willfully destroy or in any manner damage any apparatus or property of the Fire Department. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 2009-28. Passed 10-13-09.)
(a) (1) There shall be, and hereby is, established a fee for EMS services provided by members of the Huron Fire Division to users who are not residents of either the City of Huron or the Township of Huron as follows:
Basic Life Support | $800.00 per call |
Advanced Life Support 1 (ALS 1) | $900.00 per call |
Advanced Life Support 2 (ALS 2) | $1,100.00 per call |
Mileage | $16 per call |
(2) Definitions.
"Resident" shall mean a person whose actual residence is within the City of Huron or Township of Huron, Erie County, Ohio, or members of his or her immediate household.
The levels of service set forth above shall mean:
"Basic Life Support (BLS)" is transportation by ground ambulance vehicle and the provision of medically necessary supplies and services, including BLS ambulance services as defined by the State of Ohio. The ambulance must be staffed by an individual who is qualified in accordance with State and local laws as an emergency medical technician-basic (EMT-Basic) or above.
"Advanced Life Support 1 (ALS 1)" is the transportation by ground ambulance vehicle and the provision of medically necessary supplies and services including the provision of an ALS assessment or at least one ALS intervention.
"Advanced Life Support 2 (ALS 2)" is the transportation by ground ambulance vehicle and the provision of medically necessary supplies and services including (1) at least three separate administrations of one or more medications by intravenous push/bolus or infusion excluding crystalloid fluids or (2) ground ambulance transport and the provision of at least one of the following ALS 2 procedures:
Manual defibrillation/cardioversion;
Endotracheal intubation;
Central venous line;
Cardiac pacing;
Chest decompression;
Surgical airway;
lntraosseous line.
(b) All funds generated and actually received from the foregoing charges, after first deducting all fees and expenses incurred in collecting such funds, shall be deposited into the General Fund to be used to offset the overall cost of operation of the Fire Division, as such cost of operation is defined in the City/Township Emergency Services Agreement, before billing the Township for its contractual share of the net cost of operation in accordance with the then current contract for Emergency Services.
(c) The City Manager, with the approval of this Council, shall establish and publish rules and regulations and shall establish other charges, fees and rates incidental to the operation of the emergency medical/ambulance services of the City and not inconsistent with this section which the City Manager deems necessary and advisable and shall file those rules, regulations, charges, fees and rates with the Clerk of this Council.
(d) The City Manager, with the approval of this Council, shall establish a policy for charity care and/or discounts for the fees imposed through this section based generally upon Federal poverty levels.
(e) The City Manager, or his designee, shall be responsible for the administration of the policies and fees set forth in this section, including the approving of charity care and/or discounts in accordance with the policy established therefor.
(f) If any section, phrase, sentence or portion of this section is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. (Ord. 2024-18. Passed 6-25-24.)