can a city volunteer fire and rescue dept. have an ambulance service for 911 with out a certificate of need?
85021
So long as a person or department have went through the certification to operate an ambulance in your State than it is difficult to restrict them without taking them to the certifying agency in your State.  Restriction of trade is a Federal Law somewhere and you can't do it - at least not for long once lawyers get involved.  Anyone can operate an ambulance if they meet your State and Local rules.  So long as the rules are the same for everyone is the only way you can get around restriction of trade.  There are places that have laws that the municipalities run the EMS but I have seen them fall to restriction of trade as well.
407871
Suggest that you contact the city's licensing bureau or office.
3551
Contact fire departments near and in the town you want to live and ask them what they require. Some are volunteer and others are for pay but all require training.
70222
I am not... But I would contact the city's local building department.  They typically require the elevation certificates and would know the best people locally to certify your elevation and flood zone.  You might also try contacting a surveyor.  He'll have the knowledge and equipment to locate your property's XYZ coordinates and compare that to current FEMA flood maps.
382949
There are several different titles this can go under.\n\n911 Operator\nPublic Safety Telecommunicator (preferred)\nDispatcher\nCall taker\n\nI would check either the City of Toledo website for job postings, or Lucas County 9-1-1 ( http://www.co.lucas.oh.us/911/ ).\n\nYou can also probably find job postings at the Ohio Chapters of APCO (Association of Public Safety Communication Officials) or NENA (National Emergency Number Association).\n\nGood luck, and please let me know how you make out.  Always good to have 9-1-1 contacts around the country, and I don't have any in Ohio yet. :-)
267968
Drive/walk to a police station or a fire department.
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http://www.msubillings.edu/cotfaculty/paramedic/\n\nYou might also call your local Ambulance service and ask them who does it locally.  In order to be nationally certifiable, the school has to be nationally accredited.   A great number of Vo-Tech schools are doing it now.
550680
If you are asking, "Why do they always send ambulances on accident calls along with the police?", then the reason is that most police officers are not trained medical professionals. They may have rudimentary first aid, or even possibly first responder knowledge, but they want to have someone who is trained and certified to administer all types of medical assistance. Personally, I'd rather have an EMT or doctor working on me than a police officer with little to no background in medicine.
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There is never a charge to call 911 from any phone.  You could however be fined if you abused the service for non-emergency situations.\n\nIf the person needs medical attention, the paramedics will give them immediate care and take the person to the hospital if necessary.\n\nAny charges for medical services will charged by the hospital and billed to the patient.  They may also charge for the ambulance ride in certain jurisdictions.
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Don't listen to the other guy that said yes "because he is an ohio firefighter."  He's obviously either mis-informed, not very smart, or like so many others, he is one to believe that because he thinks it should be that way, it must be so.  Ohio law is very clear regarding volunteer firefighters.  An employer cannot terminate an employee who serves his community as a volunteer firefighter/EMT for being late or absent from work due to being at an emergency requiring his/her services prior to starting work.  This law in no way states that an employee that is already at work may leave the work place to make a fire/ems run.  Some employers permit this practice but is purely out of their kindness and support of community as they are in no way required to do so.  See Ohio Revised Code section 4113.41 and you will see that the correct answer to your question is "No, they can't."  Thanks and stay safe!
710002
Nothing else, you simply call 911 and if is not a life threatening call they re-route to either police or rescue..☺
1132917
Firefighters (no longer just men) are not nearly as busy as you might think - building codes in any new development are much stricter, and buildings are built to either prevent or withstand fire damage. However, you CAN be part of the community of fire protection by becoming a firefighter/paramedic. In most cities, 85% or so of the 'alarm calls' are for Paramedic/health assistance, and those who are only trained as a firefighter are not called upon. Plus, with the aging population, there is a huge need for trained medical personnel on the 'front lines' - please consider this specialized training to go with the firefighting training
1186230
i would contact your local red cross.
555918
Call the city council, they can direct you to city ordinances etc. He's supposed to be like 10 ft. or so from the hydrant too so the fire dept. can get to it.
873549
911 is free- but should only be used for emergencies
14539
Go the NFPA and to your states firefighters association also your states department of public safety may offer grants as well
346049
Yes. One must find out what is required to a town or city and full fill the code. You have to have a fire dept., a police dept., a city administration, and schools. Or at least be able to pay to farm them out to another local municipality and pay for them. Your taxes should rise exponentially. You must also file a declaration of municipality and guide lines of how it is going to be run. Then you hope you don't fall under somebody Else's municipality who doesn't want to let you go.