Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 309.205 - Standard mandatory miscellaneous equipment
(1) An ambulance
shall be equipped with the following:
(a) Fire
extinguishers, including 2 ABC-capable fire extinguishers able to control the
following fires: A - capable of extinguishing fires involving paper, wood,
textiles and plastics; B -capable of extinguishing fires involving flammable
liquids; and C - capable of extinguishing fires involving live electrical
equipment, dry chemical or carbon dioxide. These fire extinguishers shall each
be a minimum 5-pound unit, in a quick-release bracket, one mounted in the
driver-cab compartment or in the body reachable from outside the vehicle and
one in the patient compartment. The mounting bracket shall be a stable design.
(c) "No Smoking" signs placed
conspicuously in the cab and patient compartment.
(d) Two portable, battery-operated
lights.
(e) Three reflectors or 3
noncombustible red light sticks with a minimum of one-hour service
duration.
(f) One current U.S.
Department of Transportation Emergency Response Guidebook, which provides
general safety and environmental information for hazardous materials.
(i) One personal portable carbon
monoxide detector.
(2)
Unless the ambulance routinely responds with or is an agency that provides
extrication assistance, the ambulance shall carry the following equipment or
its equivalent:
(a) One 12-inch adjustable
wrench.
(b) One screwdriver for
slot head screws.
(c) One Phillips
screwdriver.
(d) One hacksaw with
12-inch blades.
(e) One 10-inch
locking grip pliers.
(f) One 16
ounce hammer.
(g) One 24-inch
wrecking bar.
(h) Impact resistant
eye protection.
(i) One pair of
leather gloves.
(j) One roll of
2-inch duct tape.
(k) A spring
loaded center punch.
(3)
Small hand tools shall be stored in an easily accessible
area.
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