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39F.050 Organization of general rescue squad.

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Page 1 of 1 39F.050 Organization of general rescue squad. (1) A general rescue squad shall be organized pursuant to KRS 39F.020 or 39F.030 and shall engage in one or more of the activities listed in the definition of a general <br>rescue squad. A general rescue squad may engage in any other activity, other than <br>ones prohibited by law or administrative regulation, if the activity is specified in its <br>mission statement. (2) A general rescue squad shall not engage in a specialized rescue squad activity as a primary mission unless it meets the requirements of subsection (3) of this section. A <br>general rescue squad may engage in a specialized rescue squad activity as an initial <br>responding unit within its service area, however, upon responding to such an <br>activity, the highest officer in command of the response shall cause the immediate <br>notification of the appropriate specialized rescue squad, the local director, and the <br>duty officer of the Division of Emergency Management. (3) A general rescue squad may engage in a specialized rescue squad activity if: (a) That activity is specified in its mission statement; <br>(b) The rescue squad has twelve (12) persons including a commanding officer from within its membership of the rescue squad whose mission statement is to <br>engage in the specialized rescue squad activity; (c) The persons assigned to the specialized rescue squad activity meet the training requirements specified by statute and by administrative regulation; (d) The rescue squad has the equipment required by administrative regulation to engage in the specialized rescue squad activity listed in its mission statement; <br>and (e) The rescue squad has a vehicle for transporting the required equipment to the scene. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 87, effective July 15, 1998.