Mutual aid call definition
Mutual aid call means a call for emergency medical services that, pursuant to the terms of a written agreement, is responded to by a secondary or alternate emergency medical services provider if the primary or designated emergency medical services provider is unable to respond because such primary or designated provider is responding to another call for emergency medical services or the ambulance or nontransport emergency vehicle operated by such primary or designated provider is out of service. For purposes of this subdivision, "nontransport emergency vehicle" means a vehicle used by emergency medical technicians or paramedics in responding to emergency calls that is not used to carry patients;
Mutual aid call means a request for emergency ambulance service in accordance with a reasonable and effective mutual aid agreement with a contiguous municipality, corporation or other entity, provided, however, any mutual aid provider must provide for substantially medically equivalent services.