[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Franklin 8-5-1997 by Ord. No. 97-1461 as Ch. 5 of the 1997
Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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.
A.
Composition. The Fire Department shall consist of
a paid Chief and such paid and paid-on-call subordinates, together
with a master mechanic, Fire Inspector and supervisors deemed necessary
by the Chief as approved by the City Council.
B.
Age. All members of the Department shall be 18 years
of age or older at the time of appointment.
C.
Appointment of members. All members of the Fire Department
shall be appointed by the Chief, subject to approval of the Police
and Fire Commission.
D.
Appointment of Chief. The Chief of the Fire Department
shall be appointed by the Police and Fire Commission. If the Office
of Chief shall become vacant, the ranking officer shall perform the
duties of the Chief until such vacancy has been filled.
E.
Creation of Chief. The Chief shall immediately assume
office and shall hold office until removed for cause after a hearing
by action of 2/3 of the members of the Police and Fire Commission,
unless his or her services be sooner terminated by resignation or
death.
F.
Applicants. Any person desiring to be a member of
the Fire Department may file with the Fire Chief thereof an application
in such form as the Police and Fire Commission may require. The name
of any applicant approved by the Fire Chief shall be presented to
the Police and Fire Commission for confirmation.
G.
Resignations. All resignations from the Department
shall take the same course as applications for and appointments to
membership.
H.
Right of appeal to Commission. Any member or officer
of the Department who has been expelled or demoted for any offense
or neglect of duty or insubordination may appear before the members
of the Police and Fire Commission and state why such penalty should
not be confirmed. The Police and Fire Commission may by a two-thirds
vote of the members order the Chief to reinstate the member or officer.
The Fire Chief shall report the name of each person expelled or demoted
to the Police and Fire Commission.
I.
Organization into companies. The Fire Department shall
organize into one or at the option of the Chief into two or more companies.
The Chief may at any time make transfers which he or she deems necessary
between companies.
A.
The Chief shall have general supervision of the Department,
subject to this chapter and the rules of the Department, and shall
be responsible for the personnel and general efficiency of the Department.
B.
He or she shall have command and supervision of all
the members, apparatus and operations of the Department. He or she
shall establish rules and regulations for the Department, which must
be approved by the Mayor.
C.
The Chief shall preside at all meetings of the Department,
call special meetings, preserve order, decide all points of order
that may arise and enforce a rigid observance of this chapter and
the rules and regulations.
D.
The Chief or his or her designee shall be present
at all fires, have complete command of and responsibility for all
fire-fighting operations, plan the control of the same and direct
the actions of the fire fighters.
E.
The Chief may demote or expel any officer or member
of the Department for neglect or refusal to perform his or her departmental
duties, such demotion or expulsion to be subject to an appeal to the
Police and Fire Commission.
F.
The Chief shall submit a written report to the City
Council not later than May 1 of each year and at such other times
as he or she deems desirable, relating to the conditions of the various
pieces of apparatus and appurtenances, the number of fires occurring
since the previous report, date of the same and loss occasioned thereby,
number of members in the Department and the resignations and expulsions
from the Department. He or she shall also report upon the training
program of the Department, together with other pertinent information,
including recommendations of such improvements as he or she deems
proper and necessary for the operation of the Department.
G.
The Chief shall enforce or cause to be enforced all
fire prevention ordinances of this City and state laws and regulations
pertaining to fire prevention and shall keep citizens informed on
fire prevention methods and activities of the Department.
H.
The Chief shall keep a fire record book of every fire,
the location of the same, time the alarm was received, time the Department
arrived, method of extinguishing, amount of insurance on the building
and contents, estimated fire loss, time the fire was extinguished,
number of men and amount of equipment used and other pertinent information.
I.
The Chief shall keep or cause to be kept an inventory
of all apparatus and equipment and the results of tests of the same.
J.
The Chief shall perform such other duties as are incumbent
on the commanding officer of the Fire Department.
A.
General. The Chief shall have control of all apparatus
used by the Department and shall be responsible for its proper maintenance.
Emergency repairs may be authorized by the Chief.
B.
Use of apparatus. No apparatus shall be used for any
purpose except fire-fighting within the City limits or training thereof,
except pursuant to an agreement approved by the Police and Fire Commission
and City Council after the Chief has given his or her recommendation
for such use. With the approval of the Chief, such apparatus may be
used for emergency purposes other than fire-fighting within the City.
A written report of all such cases shall be made.
C.
Willful injury to apparatus. No person shall willfully
injure in any manner any hose, hydrant or fire apparatus belonging
to the City, and no vehicle shall be driven over any street, private
driveway or other place to be used at any fire or alarm of fire without
the consent of the Fire Department official in command.
D.
Assistance to municipalities. The Chief of the Fire
Department may give aid whenever possible to any municipality which
maintains a fire department in case of serious fire or emergency,
provided that mutual aid will not jeopardize the fire defenses of
the City.
E.
Assistance from other municipalities. The Chief of
the Fire Department may request aid whenever necessary from any neighboring
municipality which maintains a fire department in the event of a serious
fire or emergency within the City.
A.
Authority at fires. The Chief and his or her assistants
or officers in command at any fire are hereby vested with full and
complete police authority at fires. Any officer of the Department
may cause the arrest of any person failing to give the right-of-way
to the Fire Department in responding to a fire.
B.
Specific authority at fires. The Chief or his or her
designee may prescribe certain limits in the vicinity of any fire
within which no persons, excepting fire fighters and police officers
and those admitted by order of any officer of the Department, shall
be permitted to come. The Chief or his or her designee may cause the
removal of any property whenever it shall become necessary for the
preservation of such property from fire or to prevent the spreading
of fire or to protect the adjoining property, and during the progress
of any fire he or she may order the removal or destruction of any
property necessary to prevent the further spread of the fire. The
Chief or his or her designee may also cause the removal of all wires
or other facilities and the turning off of all electricity or other
services where the same impedes the work of the Department during
the progress of a fire.
C.
Fire fighter may enter adjacent property. Any fire
fighter, while acting under the direction of the Fire Chief or other
officer in command, may enter upon the premises adjacent to or in
the vicinity of any building or other property then on fire for the
purpose of extinguishing such fire, and no person shall hinder, resist
or obstruct any fire fighter in the discharge of his or her duty.
D.
Duties of bystanders to assist. Every person who shall
be present at a fire shall be subject to the orders of the Fire Chief
or officer in command and may be required to render assistance in
fighting the fire or removing or guarding property. Such officer may
cause the arrest of any person refusing to obey such orders.
A.
Chief to be Fire Inspector. The Chief of the Department
shall hold the Office of Fire Inspector with power to appoint one
or more Deputy Fire Inspectors, who shall perform the same duties
and have the same powers as the Chief Fire Inspector.
B.
Duty of Fire Inspectors. The Fire Inspector or Deputy
Fire Inspectors shall inspect quarterly all buildings, premises and
thoroughfares within the fire limits of this City and shall inspect
semiannually all buildings, premises and public thoroughfares within
the City for the purpose of noting and causing to be corrected any
condition liable to cause fire. The Inspector or his or her deputies
shall also investigate the storage and handling of explosives and
flammable liquids within the City.
C.
Removal of fire hazards. Whenever in the City any
inspection by the Fire Chief or his or her deputies reveals a fire
hazard, the Chief or his or her deputies shall serve a notice, in
writing, upon the owner of the property, giving such owner a reasonable
time in which to remove the hazard. If the fire hazard is not removed
within the time allowed, it shall be deemed a nuisance. The Fire Chief
or his or her deputy may have the same removed by the City, and the
cost of such removal shall be recovered in an action by the City against
the owner of the property.
D.
Record of inspections. The Chief shall keep a written
record card of each property inspected, which shall conform to the
requirements of the Department of Industry, Labor and Job Development
and make the semiannual report of inspections required by the Department
of Industry, Labor and Job Development to qualify the City for two-percent
dues.
E.
Denial of access prohibited. No person shall deny
the Chief or his or her deputies free access to any property within
the City at any reasonable time for the purpose of making fire inspections.
No person shall hinder or obstruct the Fire Inspector in the performance
of his or her duty or refuse to observe any lawful direction given
by him or her.
[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.
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS) SERVICES
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES, LEVEL 1 (ALS-1)
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES, LEVEL 2 (ALS-2)
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
MILEAGE FEE
NONRESIDENT
RESIDENT
Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
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.
The provision of ALS services and/or assessment at a level
below that specified for ALS-2 Services.
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.
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.
The City of Franklin Fire Department.
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.
A person whose primary home address is not within the City
limits of the City of Franklin.
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]
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Service/treatment without transport
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$166
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Service with transport-ALS Level 1
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$1,043
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Service with transport-ALS Level 2
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$1.204
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Service and invasive treatment without transport
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$166
|
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ALS Intercept (service and invasive treatment) of BLS-level
service provider
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$450
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Defibrillation
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$154
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IV and supplies
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$80
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Intubation/advanced airway
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$100
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ALS supplies
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$128
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Oxygen and supplies
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$83
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Mileage (per loaded mile)
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$22
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EKG
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$134
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Drugs, Group 1: albuterol, amioderone, aspirin, atropine, Benedryl,
calcium gluconate, dextrose, D5W, glucose (oral), nitroglycerine,
normal saline (bags and carpuject), Zofran (tabs or IV)
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$43
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Drugs, Group 2: dopamine, epinephrine, (IM or IV, not including
Epi-Pen), lidocaine, sodium bicarbonate
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$49
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Drugs; Group 3: fentanyl, ketamine, midazolam, Narcan
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$63
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Epinephrine (by Epi-pen)
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$127
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Adenosine
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$119
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Glucagon, up to 1 mg
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$215
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Solumedrol, 41-125 mg
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$78
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E-Z IO (intraosseous needle)
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$160
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Spinal immobilization
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$166
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Triage barcode wristband
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$3
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CPAP mask
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$72
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