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HomeMy WebLinkAbout018 - 02/20/1979 - AUTHORIZING POLICE, FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO ENTER PRIVATE RESIDENCES WITHOUT INVITAT ORDINANCE NO 185 1979 BEING AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING POLICE, FIRE AND EVERGFNCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO ENTEP PRIVATE RESIDENCES WITHOUT INVITATION DURING MEDICAL EMERGENCIES WHEREAS, in furtherance of the public health and safety, the City of Fort Collins provides personnel trained in emergency medical care and treatment, and WHEREAS, upon occasion, it is necessary for such persons to enter private residences in response to perceived medical emergencies, and WHEREAS, upon occasion, victims of medical emergencies are incapable of consenting to the entry of the above-described premises, and WHEREAS, it is both fitting and appropriate that certain designated personnel trained in emergency care and treatment be granted the authority to enter private residences in emergency medical situations NO11, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows Section 1 Authority to Enter Law enforcement officers commissioned with the State of Colorado, members of the municipal fire department, other fire departments operating under a mutual assistance agreement or automatic aid agreement with the City of Fort Collins, certified emergency medical technicians and paramedics during the course of employment with a governmental agency are hereby qranted the authority to enter private residences within the City of Fort Collins without invitation from the occupant or occupants of said residence at any time such person has reason- able grounds to believe a medical emergency is in progress kith r the subject premises and the occupant or occupants of such premises are incap- able of consenting to the entry because of such medical emergency Section 2 Announced Purpose and Authority Unauthorized entry pursuant to this Ordinance shall be permissable only after the individuals seeking entry have announced both their purpose and authority in a loud and conspicuous voice and have waited a reasonable period of time for the occupants to respond before making entry Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered pub- lished this 6th day of February, A D 1979, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of February, A D 979 7Tl/ y City C er Passed and adopted on final reading this 20th day of February, A D 1979 May A T City Clerk -2-