Recognized as the City of Franklin Fire Department. The members are hereby officially recognized as the Fire Department of the City, and the duty of fire fighters and the prevention of fires in the City is delegated to such Department. Its organization and internal regulations shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter and by such rules of the Department as may be adopted according to §§
44-2 and
44-6B below or as otherwise provided by law and ordinance.
The Fire Department shall adopt rules and regulations
for the control and management of the Fire Department as prepared
by the Fire Chief, subject to approval of the Mayor. Amendments shall
be adopted in the same manner.
The City Council shall appropriate funds to
provide for operation and for such apparatus and equipment for the
use of the Fire Department as it may deem expedient and necessary
to maintain efficiency and properly protect life and property from
fire.
The officers and members of the Fire Department
shall receive such compensation from the City Council as may from
time to time be fixed by the Council.
[Amended 2-2-1999 by Ord. No. 99-1534; 1-18-2000 by Ord. No.
2000-1590; 3-5-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-1706; 5-4-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1791; 5-2-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-1877; 12-2-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-1960]
A. Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS) SERVICES
An advanced level of pre-hospital and inter-hospital emergency
care and nonemergency medical care that includes basic life support
care, cardiac monitoring, cardiac defibrillation, electrocardiography,
intravenous therapy, administration of medications, drugs and solutions,
use of adjunctive medical devices, trauma care, on-scene care and
other authorized techniques and procedures, as provided in rules adopted
by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services under § HFS
112, Wis. Adm. Code.
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES, LEVEL 2 (ALS-2)
The provision of ALS service and/or assessment with treatment,
including the administration of three or more different medications
and the provision of at least one of the following ALS procedures:
manual defibrillation/cardioversion, endotracheal intubation, central
venous line insertion, chest decompression and/or intraosseous line
insertion.
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) SERVICES
A basic level of pre-hospital, on-scene care/assistance and
intra-hospital nonemergency medical care and emergency care that includes
airway management, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), control of
shock, control of bleeding and splinting of fractures, as provided
in rules adopted by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family
Services under § HFS 110, Wis. Adm. Code.
MILEAGE FEE
A fee for each mile, or portion thereof, that an ambulance
travels when transporting a patient in need of medical care to a hospital
or medical facility.
NONRESIDENT
A person whose primary home address is not within the City
limits of the City of Franklin.
RESIDENT
A person whose primary home address is within the City limits
of the City of Franklin.
B. Ambulance service to be provided by fire Department.
The Department shall provide emergency medical transportation to persons
within the City limits of the City of Franklin, and outside the City
limits of the City of Franklin in accordance with applicable mutual
aid agreements with surrounding communities.
C. Fees for basic life support services.
[Amended 1-10-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-2066; 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-2355]
(1) Resident
and nonresident fees. Every resident and nonresident receiving basic
emergency service from the City by way of a BLS service support unit
transport to a health-care facility shall pay for such service a base
service rate of $811.
(2) Mileage
fees. In the event that a resident or nonresident is transported by
the Department, every resident and nonresident shall pay a mileage
fee in an amount that shall be determined from time to time by the
Chief of the Fire Department based upon a review of the actual costs
to the City of providing said transport. The Chief shall post the
amount of this fee in writing at each of the Department's fire stations,
in the Chief's office and in the office of the City Clerk so as to
be made available for public inspection during normal business hours.
(3) Oxygen
usage fee. In the event that the Department provides oxygen to a resident
or nonresident, every resident or nonresident shall pay an oxygen
usage fee for each unit, or portion thereof, of oxygen used by a patient
in an amount that shall be determined from time to time by the Chief
of the Fire Department based upon a review of the actual costs to
the City of providing said oxygen. The Chief shall post the amount
of this fee in writing at each of the Department's fire stations,
in the Chief's office and in the office of the City Clerk so as to
be made available for public inspection during normal business hours.
D. Fees for advanced life support services. Every resident and nonresident
receiving advanced life support emergency service from the City shall
pay for such services provided at the following services costs rates:
[Amended 3-4-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-2134; 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-2355]
Service/treatment without transport
|
$166
|
Service with transport-ALS Level 1
|
$1,043
|
Service with transport-ALS Level 2
|
$1.204
|
Service and invasive treatment without transport
|
$166
|
ALS Intercept (service and invasive treatment) of BLS-level
service provider
|
$450
|
Defibrillation
|
$154
|
IV and supplies
|
$80
|
Intubation/advanced airway
|
$100
|
ALS supplies
|
$128
|
Oxygen and supplies
|
$83
|
Mileage (per loaded mile)
|
$22
|
EKG
|
$134
|
Drugs, Group 1: albuterol, amioderone, aspirin, atropine, Benedryl,
calcium gluconate, dextrose, D5W, glucose (oral), nitroglycerine,
normal saline (bags and carpuject), Zofran (tabs or IV)
|
$43
|
Drugs, Group 2: dopamine, epinephrine, (IM or IV, not including
Epi-Pen), lidocaine, sodium bicarbonate
|
$49
|
Drugs; Group 3: fentanyl, ketamine, midazolam, Narcan
|
$63
|
Epinephrine (by Epi-pen)
|
$127
|
Adenosine
|
$119
|
Glucagon, up to 1 mg
|
$215
|
Solumedrol, 41-125 mg
|
$78
|
E-Z IO (intraosseous needle)
|
$160
|
Spinal immobilization
|
$166
|
Triage barcode wristband
|
$3
|
CPAP mask
|
$72
|
E. Waiver of fees.
(1) In the Mayor's sole discretion, he/she may waive payment
of uninsured ambulance fees for people who are unable to pay the charge.
(2) Such waiver may be granted upon written application
and by the Mayor's signature without City Council approval.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, §
1-19.