KRS § 39F.070 Specialized rescue squad -- Activities permitted.
Specialized rescue squads must do the listed rescue activities, may do other mission-statement activities, and may only do general rescue squad activities in limited circumstances.
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 any other activity, other than the ones prohibited by law or administrative 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 specialized rescue squad may engage in a general rescue squad activity as an initial responding unit within its service area, however, upon responding to that activity, the highest officer in command of the response shall cause the immediate notification of the appropriate general rescue squad for assistance, the local director, 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; (b) The rescue squad has twelve (12) persons including a commanding officer from within the membership of the specialized rescue squad whose mission 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 History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 89, effective July 15, 1998.