2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 39F - LOCAL RESCUE PROGRAMS - STATE AND LOCAL SEARCH AND RESCUE PROGRAMS 39F.020 Rescue squads -- Formation -- Authorization to operate within a jurisdiction -- Functions -- Public notification of lost or missing impaired persons.
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39F.020 Rescue squads -- Formation -- Authorization to operate within a
jurisdiction -- Functions -- Public notification of lost or missing impaired
persons.
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Rescue squads may be formed and duly authorized to perform in the public
interest. Authorization to operate within a jurisdiction may be granted by the
chief elected official of each urban-county government, charter county
government, county, or city which the squad proposes to serve. Rescue
squads shall have a formal affiliation with the local disaster and emergency
services organization. The statement of affiliation shall be renewed annually.
Except as provided in KRS 39F.040, a rescue squad shall be composed of at
least twelve (12) active members and shall maintain at least one (1) vehicle
dedicated to rescue service. Squads may operate in conjunction with a fire
division, or may operate as a separate unit.
Each rescue squad shall develop and maintain bylaws and written procedures
to specify, at a minimum, election or appointment, succession, and term of
officers; financial accounting; property accountability; and rules of notification
and response to emergencies.
Rescue squads shall contribute to public safety and welfare by performing
functions which may include but not be limited to: removal of victims trapped in
vehicles or structures; search for lost or missing persons or missing impaired
persons, except those sought for criminal acts; first aid; emergency evacuation;
recovery of drowning victims; recovery of any corpse if not accessible by
ambulance or hearse and if so authorized by the coroner; and traffic control at
an accident scene when requested by law enforcement authorities. Rescue
squads organized for the purpose of searching for lost or missing persons
which are searching for an impaired person shall work in cooperation with local
media outlets to notify the public that an impaired person is lost or missing.
Rescue squads shall not engage in law enforcement activities other than traffic
control.
The division shall administer funds appropriated for rescue equipment and
training and the division shall promulgate administrative regulations to be
applied to all rescue squads that apply for financial assistance.
Effective:July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 3, effective July 12, 2012. -Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2008. -- Created 1998
Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 84, effective July 15, 1998.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2012). 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec.
6, provides that Sections 2 to 5 of the Act, which included an amendment to this
statute, shall be known as the "Chase McMurray Act."
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2008). 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 109,
sec. 4, provides that Sections 1 to 3 of this Act, which included an amendment
to this statute, shall be known as the "Golden Alert Bill."
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