4 Pa. Code § 114.2

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024

Section 114.2 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Act-The Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Act (35 P. S. § § 6942.101-6942.902), as amended by Act 80 of 2004.

Advanced life support-The advanced prehospital and interhospital emergency medical care of serious illness or injury by appropriately trained health professionals and by certified EMT-paramedics.

Agency-The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.

Application-The Volunteer Fire Company-Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program Application.

Basic life support services-Prehospital or interhospital emergency medical care and management of illness or injury performed by specially trained and certified or licensed personnel.

Certification-Any class of instruction or test that will provide certification at any level that is currently offered in this Commonwealth through the Voluntary Fire Fighter Certification program administered by the State Fire Academy.

Certified personnel-Any member of the fire or rescue company who is certified at a minimum level of Fire Fighter 1 on or before March 1, 2006, by the National Professional Qualifications Board or by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress and verified by the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy.

Commissioner-The State Fire Commissioner.

Equipment-Any apparatus, equipment or tools ordinarily used by a fire, rescue or ambulance service in the performance of their duties.

Facility-

(i) A structure or portion thereof intended for the purpose of storage or protection of firefighting apparatus, ambulances or rescue vehicles and related equipment and gear. The repair, renovation or construction of sleeping quarters (bunk rooms) is also included as an authorized expenditure.

(ii) The term does not include meeting halls, social halls, social rooms, lounges or any other facility not directly related to firefighting or the furnishing of ambulance or rescue services.

Final report-The report to be filed as provided in § 114.6 (relating to grant award reporting procedures) by the volunteer fire company or volunteer ambulance services detailing the expenditure of the funds granted.

Grant Program-The Volunteer Fire Company Grant Program and the Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program.

Invalid coach-A vehicle which is primarily maintained, operated and intended to be used for routine transport of persons who are convalescent or otherwise nonambulatory and do not ordinarily require emergency medical treatment while in transit. The vehicles will not be considered ambulance or emergency medical service vehicles.

OSFC-Office of the State Fire Commissioner.

Regional or joint project-A cooperative agreement wherein any combination of three or more separately chartered fire or rescue companies agree to use all, or any portion of their respective grant request to jointly complete any project that qualifies under the act.

Volunteer ambulance service-

(i) Any nonprofit chartered corporation, association or organization located in this Commonwealth, which is licensed by the Department of Health and is not associated or affiliated with any hospital and which is regularly engaged in the provision of emergency medical services, including basic life support or advanced life support services and the transportation of patients.

(ii) The term does not include any corporation, association or organization that is primarily engaged in the operation of invalid coaches which are intended for the routine transport of persons who are convalescent or otherwise nonambulatory and do not ordinarily require emergency medical treatment while in transit.

Volunteer fire company-A nonprofit chartered corporation, association or organization located in this Commonwealth which provides fire protection services and which may offer other voluntary emergency services within this Commonwealth. Voluntary emergency services provided by a volunteer fire company may include voluntary ambulance and voluntary rescue services.

Volunteer rescue company-A nonprofit chartered corporation, association or organization located in this Commonwealth that provides rescue services as part of the response to fires or vehicle accidents, or both, within this Commonwealth.

4 Pa. Code § 114.2

This section cited in 4 Pa. Code § 114.3 (relating to eligibility); and 4 Pa. Code § 114.5 (relating to application submission and approval procedure).