§ 209-b. Emergency rescue and first aid squads. 1. Emergencies. a.\nThe authorities having control of fire departments and fire companies\nmay organize within such departments or companies emergency rescue and\nfirst aid squads composed of firefighters who are members of such\ndepartments or companies. Such squads, so organized, may render services\nin case of accidents, calamities or other emergencies in connection with\nwhich their services may be required, as well as in case of alarms of\nfire. Whether or not such squads have been organized, any firefighter\nmay render service in case of accidents, calamities or other emergencies\nin connection with which the services of firefighters may be required,\nas well as in case of alarms of fire, unless he or she shall have been\nduly ordered not to render such service by the authorities having\ncontrol of the fire department or company of which he or she is a\nmember. If a request for emergency service is made by, or originates\nfrom a doctor or peace officer, acting pursuant to his or her special\nduties, or police officer, and there is any doubt as to whether an\nemergency exists, the judgment of the doctor or officer that there is,\nin fact, an emergency may be accepted as conclusive by such squad, or\nthe firefighter responding, or who has responded to such call. The\nperson designated to receive calls for such emergency services, for the\npurpose of dispatching such squads or firefighters, shall determine in\nthe first instance from the information furnished to him or her whether\nan emergency exists and his or her decision, if in good faith, as to\nwhether or not there is an emergency shall be final in relation to\ndispatching such squads or firefighters. Any such preliminary\ndetermination shall not be deemed to authorize the rendition of services\nif, upon arriving at the place to which dispatched, it is found that\nthere is no emergency.\n b. The governing board of any city, town, village or fire district\nwhich has a fire department but which has not authorized such fire\ndepartment to render emergency ambulance service, may contract for the\nfurnishing to it of emergency ambulance service with another city, town,\nvillage or fire district which has in its fire department an emergency\nrescue and first aid squad duly authorized to render emergency ambulance\nservice. Before any contract to furnish emergency ambulance service is\nentered into, the consents of the fire department, the fire company and\nthe emergency rescue and first aid squad to furnish such emergency\nambulance service shall be obtained. Each consent shall be evidenced by\na copy of a resolution certified respectively by the secretary of the\nfire department and fire company and by the officer then in command of\nthe emergency rescue and first aid squad.\n 2. General ambulance service. a. The governing board of any city, town\nwhich has a fire department, village or fire district which has in its\nfire department an emergency rescue and first aid squad composed mainly\nof volunteer firefighters, by resolution, may authorize any such squad\nto furnish general ambulance service for the purpose of (1) transporting\nany sick, injured or disabled resident or person found within the city,\ntown, village or fire district to a hospital, clinic, sanatorium or\nother place for treatment and care and returning any such person\ntherefrom if still sick, injured or disabled and (2) transporting any\nsick, injured or disabled resident of the city, town, village or fire\ndistrict from a hospital, clinic, sanatorium or other place where such\nperson has received treatment and care to any other place for treatment\nand care or to such person's home whether such hospital, clinic,\nsanatorium or other place where such person has received treatment and\ncare is within or without the city, town, village or fire district or\nthe territory listed on the ambulance service certificate or certificate\nof registration as the usu
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