Section 836IAC1-3-4. Land ambulance rescue equipment

   Land ambulances shall carry the following assembled and readily accessible minimum rescue equipment:

(1) Equipment for safeguarding personnel includes:

(A) one (1) fire extinguisher with an Underwriters Laboratory rating of not less than 4A; 4-B; C; or

(B) two (2) fire extinguishers with individual Underwriters Laboratory ratings of not less than 2A:4-B; C;

that shall have a current inspection date within the last twelve (12) months and be mounted so that they are readily accessible.

(2) Equipment for release from entrapment or confinement, including the following:

(A) One (1) hammer, four (4) pound minimum.

(B) One (1) wrecking bar, twenty-four (24) inch combination tool minimum.

(C) One (1) self-contained portable light source.

(Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; Emergency Medical Services Rule II, D; filed Jun 5, 1975, 11:57 a.m.: Rules and Regs. 1976, p. 93; filed Nov 3, 1980, 3:55 p.m.: 3 IR 2200; filed Dec 2, 1983, 2:43 p.m.: 7 IR 355; errata, 7 IR 1254; filed Dec 13, 1985, 9:13 a.m.: 9 IR 1045; filed May 15, 1998, 10:25 a.m.: 21 IR 3875; filed Jun 30, 2000, 4:18 p.m.: 23 IR 2727; readopted filed Nov 30, 2006, 9:17 a.m.: 20061213-IR-836060486RFA; filed Jul 31, 2007, 10:01 a.m.: 20070829-IR-836060011FRA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2010, 8:07 a.m.: 20100825-IR-836100267RFA; readopted filed Oct 31, 2016, 1:48 p.m.: 20161130-IR-836160328RFA)