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212 EMS: Emergency Medical Services SINGLE INCIDENT: a specific response or call that cannot be handled effectively by an ambulance service without severely hampering its ability to carry out its other duties or a call where there is doubt about its geopolitical location. DISASTER: a natural or man-made calamity that is likely to cause widespread loss of life and cannot be successfully responded to by the Emergency Medical Services of the county where it is located without severely hampering its ability to respond to the other emergency calls in that county. EMS DIRECTOR/CHIEF: the individual designated by a county as its primary link to the EMS system; usually a county employee. Recommended Procedures 1. Each county EMS Director/Chief (or the county's designee) is authorized to request assistance when mutual aid is needed. Each county EMS Director/Chief (or the county's designee) is authorized to dispatch vehicles and personnel in response to requests for mutual aid. The response may consist of dispatching assistance, or determining that the ambulance service cannot assist and suggest- ing alternative sources of assistance. The decision as to whether or not to dispatch assistance on a request for mutual aid may be based on many factors, including the responding county's own situation with regard to vehicle and personnel availability. When on a mutual aid response, the ambulance personnel will, upon entering the said county, contact the CMED directing response and follow their directions for movement. It is understood that radio communications, insofar as is feasible, will be on 155.280 MHz, designated as the state mutual aid frequency and in accord with the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. When responding to a request for mutual aid, EMS personnel will operate within applicable rules, regulations, etc, and cooperate to the extent possible with the provider initiating the request. It is recognized that different counties have different rate schedules for ambulance service. As a general rule, the established rate schedule of the responding ambulance service may be charged for mutual aid calls. Each ambulance service should bear all responsibility for billing and collecting the charge for the patients it transports. e In a disaster situation, the county requesting mutual aid will make arrangements to provide fuel, meals, and lodging, when appropriate, for the assisting counties. Counties may elect to reimburse further expenses, to be judged on an individual basis. OTHER 1. 'In order to facilitate mutual aid response, all ambulance services will maintain road maps of adjacent counties at the dispatch center, and may maintain maps in each vehicle. It is desirable to conduct frequent and regular tests of communications equipment for use in mutual aid response. Emergency Medical Services in all counties are encouraged to establish a schedule for such tests so that all may be prepared for mutual aid response. Motion was made by Commissioner Hamby and seconded by Chairman Lentz to authorize the imposition of garnishment of wages and liens for ambulance service under the following conditions. (1) Bills in question should be $600.00 or greater. (2) County be able to show that these people are able to pay their ambulance bill. No vote was taken on this motion.