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39F.070 Specialized rescue squad -- Activities permitted.

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Page 1 of 1 39F.070 Specialized rescue squad -- Activities permitted. (1) A specialized rescue squad shall engage in one or more of the activities listed in the definition of a specialized rescue squad. A specialized rescue squad may engage in <br>any other activity, other than the ones prohibited by law or administrative <br>regulation, if the activity is specified in its mission statement. (2) A specialized rescue squad shall not engage in a general rescue squad activity as a primary mission unless it meets the requirements of subsection (3) of this section. A <br>specialized rescue squad may engage in a general rescue squad activity as an initial <br>responding unit within its service area, however, upon responding to that activity, <br>the highest officer in command of the response shall cause the immediate <br>notification of the appropriate general rescue squad for assistance, the local director, <br>and the duty officer of the Division of Emergency Management. (3) A specialized rescue squad may engage in a general 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 the membership of the specialized rescue squad whose mission <br>statement is to engage in the general rescue squad activity; (c) The persons assigned to the general rescue squad activity meet the training requirements specified by statute and administrative regulation; (d) The rescue squad has the equipment required by administrative regulation to engage in general rescue squad activity as listed in its mission statement; 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. 89, effective July 15, 1998.