(A) Two-way communications. Each apparatus shall be equipped with an operational two-way radio capable of establishing good quality voice communications from within the geographic confines of the county to the communications center in the county in which the apparatus is based. Each ambulance shall be equipped with two-way radio communications capabilities compatible with all hospitals' emergency departments to which transportation of patients is made on a regular or routine basis anywhere within the state.
(B) FCC licenses.
(1) Each provider shall maintain current authorizations or Federal Communication Commission licenses for all frequencies and/or radio transmitters operated by that provider.
(2) Copies of all authorizations and licenses shall be on display and available for inspection per Federal Communication Commission rules and regulations.
(C) Base telephone. Each base of operations must have at least one open telephone line. Telephone numbers must be registered with each law enforcement agency and communications center in the county.
(D) Emergency dispatches. All emergency apparatus shall be dispatched through the County Communications Center.
(Ord. passed 10-6-2003)