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BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton
that the following rules and regulations shall govern the type
of equipment which shall be used on each and every ambulance; the
suspension and revocation of licenses; and provide for inspection
and mainten~ance of appropriate records.
Section 1. Records to be kept, Receipts: Every ambulance
operator shall keep in chronological order, at the location for
which his Operator's License is issued, a record, showing for each
call ordered or made, the name and address of each person, or
patient calling for said ambulance service, the name of the
driver an~. attendant, the company number of the ambulance, the
time and place of the origin and of the end of each ambulance
trip, and the fee charged, and shall upon request of any person
paying an ambulance charge, furnish a receipt showing such
information. The records shall at all reasonable times be open
to the inspection of the City Treasurer or Chief of Police
or their designated agents.
Section 2. (A) Each ambulance shall be equipped and maintained
at all times by 'the operator thereof for safe and lawful operation
as an ambulance. (B) Each ambulance shall be equipped with the
followin9- equipment, maintained in a workable and usable condition
at all times:
(a) Siren of Class "A" rating, (i) one emesis basin;
Federal "Q" series or equivt; (j) two child's leg splints;
(b) Warning lights from and rear; (k) two adult splints;
(c) one resuscitator; (1) one bed pan
(d) one oxygen tank with reg- (m) one fire e.~.~tinquisher;
ulator and mask; (n) two restraint straps:
(e) one collapsible stretcher; (o) one plastic cover for
(f) one urinal; patient
(g) one blanket; (p) two red flares;
(h) two sand bags; (q) one spare E 0./2 tank;
(r) adequate supply of linen.
(C) In addition to the above, each ambulance shall carry an
attendant's bag, which shall include the following:
one bandage shears 4 arms splints
one flashlight 6 tongue depressors
one small airway i infants face cone for ~/2
one large airway 3 cravats
6 rolls 3-inch bandage 2 18-inch pieces of rubber
6 rolls 2-inch bandage tubing
2 rolls 1-inch tape 10 4x4 gause
10 4x4 sterile gause pads
(D) Any ambulance may be inspected at any reasonable time by the
Chief of Police, Health Officer or their agents. (E) The Chief
of Police or his agents shall within 10 days after notification or
renewal thereof inspect as to safety, the following equipment.
(a) shock absorbers
(b) tires, (blowout proof, if available; adequate tread for
non-skid operation throughout the inspection period.)
(c) exits (each vehicle shall have at least two exits for
the compartment where the patient is carried.)
(d) windshield wipers
(e) brakes
(f) doors (to be in good working order)
(g) glass (for pits or cracks)
(h) security of all au~[iliary equipment
(i) safety belts fastened to main stretcher
(j) exhaust system (for leaks or obstructions)
Section 3. Each ambulance operating under the provisions
herein shall be equipped with a two-way radio, which will be
checked by the Police Chief or authorized representative.
Section ~i. It shall be unlawful for any ambulance driver
or operator or agent to intercept police calls by short wave
radio or otherwise for the purpose of going to the scene of an
accident or to use information received from monitoring of short
waive radio messages not specifically directed to the ambulance
operator or driver or agent, to go to the scene of the accident.
Section 5. Each ambulance, while transporting individuals as
patients, shall be manned by two licensed ambulance drivers.
Section 6. Any k~bulance Operator's License or any ~nbulance
Driver's License may be revoked or suspended by the Mayor for any
of the following causes:
(a) If the licensee violates any provision of Ordinance No.
2503 or rule or regulation promulgated under the authority of
said Ordinance.
(b) If the licensee or any employee thereof, intercepts police
calls by short wave radio or otherwise, or monitors short wave
messages not specifically directed to the ambulance operator or
his employee for the purpose of going to the scene of the accident.
(c) If the licensee fails to keep records or issue receipts
as required in Section 1 of this Resolution.
(d) If any operator refuses to perform any service for
monetary reasons.
The Driver's License of any ambulance driver or attendant
may be suspended or revoked for any of the following causes:
(a) For violation of any of the provisions of Ordinance No.
2503 relating to ambulance drivers or attendants.
(b) Upon conviction in any court under any law or ordinance
relating to speeding, reckless driving, drunkeness, possession
or sale of intoxicating liquor, use, sale or possession of narcotic
6rugs, or for violation of any law or ordinance relating to over-
charging for carrying passengers for hire, or for fraud or the
commission of any act involving moral turpitude.
Any licensee whose license is revoked or suspended shall have
· the right to appeal to the City Council from such revocation or
suspension, by filing with the City Council a written notice there-
of within five (5) days after the notice of entry of the order of
revocation or suspension. The notice of appeal shall specify an
address at which the licensee may be given notice of hearing on
the appeal. The City Council shall hear the appeal, or may refer
the same to a committee for hearing. At the hearing, the licensee
shall be entitled to appear in person and offer evidence pertinent
to the revocation or suspension; and the Mayor shall likewise be
entitled tD be heard at the hearing and offer evidence in support
of his order of revocation or suspension. The City Council shall
determine by resolution whether the revocation or suspension shall
be sustained, and its action in that respect shall be final and~
conclusive. From the time of filing the written notice of appeal
until the hearing and action by the City Council, the order of the
Mayor of revocation or suspension shall be ineffective. Any sus-
pended or revoke~ license shall be surrendered to the City Clerk.
Section 7. Any person desiring to apply for an ambulance
drivers license shall deposite five dollars ($5~00) with the
City Treasurer, and shall sign an application on a form to be
p:~ovided by the City Clerk. The Application together with a
statement from a physician showing that the applicant is of sound
mind and body, and fit for the safe operation of an ambulance
shall be turned over to the Chief of Police, who shall photograph
an~ ~inger prln% %he applicant, wi%hou% charge ~o ~h~ apDlicant,
and sl~all make an investigation to determine whether or not the
epplicant is eligible to receive an ambulance drivers license
u.n¢~er the provisions of Ordinance No. 2503. 1~he Chief of Police
shall ~.~ithin ten (10) days issue~ an ambulance dri¥,er's license or
~enl~ tha application. In the event the Chief of Police ~enys 'the
application the applicant shall have the r i~L.~ht of appeal to the
Council as provided for in Section 6 of this Resolution.
Section 8. The license issued in accordance with Section 7
of this resolution shall remain in full force until surren¢]ered,
suspended, or revoked.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in
authentication of such passage this/3--~day of June, 1962.
~OR
ATTEST:
E. H. T. McGOWAN, CITY CLERK