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Hammond council advances ordinance to charge for non-emergency 'lift assists' by fire department
Summary
The Common Council advanced Ordinance 26-02 on first and second reading to establish fees for non-emergency 'lift assist' calls to the Hammond Fire Department, prompted by concerns that some residential care facilities and private ambulance firms are overusing fire resources. Council sent finer eligibility questions to committee.
Councilman Rayko moved and the Common Council approved first and second reading of Ordinance 26-02, a measure authorizing fees for non-emergency "lift assist" responses by the Hammond Fire Department (HFD). Rayko told the council the ordinance responds to repeated incidents "where residential care facilities and private ambulance services are abusing or overusing the fire department" for non-emergency assistance, which the ordinance…
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