Title 03 Administration and Personnel
Chapter 03.12 Spokane Fire Dispatch
Section 03.12.010 Fire Dispatchers
- The City of Spokane recognizes individuals providing dispatch services to the Spokane Fire Department as first responders who are responsible for interrogating, triaging, and providing instruction during medical emergencies and identifying and directing an emergency response unit to an incident location to prevent loss of life and property, ensure public safety, and respond to medical emergencies.
- At a minimum, any organization using non-City of Spokane employees must have at least two governing board members appointed by the City of Spokane - one appointed by the Mayor and one appointed by the City Council. In addition, the organization must provide upon request audio recordings of all calls and dispatch transmissions to City of Spokane as long as requests are made within thirty days of the date of the original recording. In addition, the organization must provide monthly performance statistics regarding time to pick up original call, transfer to dispatch and dispatch of units.
Date Passed: Monday, October 24, 2022
Effective Date: Monday, October 24, 2022
ORD C36297 Section 2
