For the purposes of this article, certain words and phrases are defined as follows:
Ambulance
shall mean any privately or publicly owned motor vehicle used, constructed, designed or redesigned, equipped, or used for the primary purpose of the transportation of the sick or injured persons, whether functioning as a basic life support, advanced life support, or mobile intensive care unit service level as provided by state law.
City limits
shall mean the area in the city within the corporate city limits.
Department
shall mean the designated emergency medical service for the city.
DSHS
shall mean the state department of state health services as presently constituted, or a successor agency.
Direct call
shall mean a request for ambulance service made by telephone or other means of communication directly to an ambulance operator, its agents or employees.
EMS chief
shall mean the city fire chief.
Emergency ambulance
shall mean an ambulance used, designed, redesigned or equipped for the purpose of transporting sick or injured persons under emergency circumstances, and the rendering of first aid.
Emergency circumstance
shall mean the existence of circumstances in which the element of time in expeditiously transporting a sick or injured person for medical or surgical treatment is essential to the health or life of such person, and in which rescue operations or competent first aid or both, at the place of emergency, may be essential to the health or life of such person.
ETJ
shall mean the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Medical director
shall mean a physician licensed by the state medical board who is responsible for all aspects of the operation of an EMS system concerning the provision of medical care.
Medical transfer services
shall mean a pre-scheduled response made by an ambulance for the transportation of individuals to or from a medical facility, a nursing home, an assisted living facility, dialysis center, or residence under circumstances, which do not constitute an emergency.
Medical transfer service permit
shall mean a certificate of authorization issued by the city to the owner allowing the owner to operate a permitted ambulance for medical transfer services within the city limits.
Medical transfer service provider
shall mean a person providing medical transfer services and holding a valid medical transfer service permit.
Person
means any individual, corporation, business, trust, partnership, association, or other legal entity.
(Ordinance 1155 adopted 8/5/14; 2004 Code, sec. 4.1401; Ordinance 1231 adopted 8/1/17)
(a) 
The city fire/EMS department shall be the sole provider of emergency medical service (911 service) within the city limits of the City of Brady.
(b) 
The city fire/EMS department shall only provide emergency medical service (911 service) within the county pursuant to an interlocal agreement between the city and the county.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly physically obstruct any department personnel proceeding to the scene or reported scene of any accident or emergency call, or to physically obstruct any department personnel in the course of treating the sick or injured at any such scene. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly fail or refuse to surrender any sick or injured person to the care of any department personnel at the scene of any accident or emergency call. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly damage, destroy or deface any attached or unattached apparatus or equipment belonging to the department or any structure used to house or protect such apparatus or equipment.
(Ordinance 1155 adopted 8/5/14; 2004 Code, sec. 4.1402; Ordinance 1231 adopted 8/1/17; Ordinance 1307 adopted 7/7/20)
Any person who violates or fails to comply with the requirements or provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be punished by assessment of a fine in an amount in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009, and each instance such a violation or failure to comply is allowed to exist shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. In addition, the city attorney is authorized to file suit in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from violating or causing to be violated any of the sections of this article.
(Ordinance 1155 adopted 8/5/14; 2004 Code, sec. 4.1403; Ordinance 1231 adopted 8/1/17; Ordinance adopting 2019 Code)