(1) Department orders specify apparatus responding to an emergency shall not travel more than 50 miles per hour on City streets and shall be driven in a manner consistent with safety. On freeways, they shall maintain speed with flow of traffic.

(2) When approaching an intersection with warning devices in operation, the speed of the vehicle is to be slowed to where full stop can be made if necessary.

(3) Vehicles dispatched on emergency medical assignments shall give current location, response route and estimated time of arrival to the VECC dispatcher.

(4) A unit, either private or public, shall not pass another responding emergency vehicle without the permission of the lead vehicle.

(5) All emergency vehicles responding on medical emergency calls shall restrict use of warning devices such as sirens and air horns as they approach the emergency scene so as not to alarm the patient and cause unnecessary confusion.

(6) Where an ambulance is closer than a paramedic or other responding apparatus, they shall respond 10-39.

(7) All Fire Department vehicles will be informed by VECC dispatcher when ambulance only is responding and given route of travel.

(8) A licensee shall follow District IIB protocols as they pertain to contacting online medical control and each licensee shall attend regularly scheduled District IIB protocol review meetings and shall ensure that all employees and activities are in compliance with the established protocols.