Emergency Vehicle Preventive Maintenance

Purpose:

1. To ensure that City of Eagle Grove Department of E.M.S. vehicles are in proper working order at all times.

2. To avoid delays in transport or responses of ill or injured patients, due to vehicle failure related to preventable malfunctions.

Procedure:

q Each vehicle shall be inspected at the beginning of each morning and during a Post Alarm Inspection. The Inspection shall be documented by the crewmembers performing the inspection.

q Each vehicle will be kept in a clean state at all times.

q Each vehicle will be washed weekly.

q An authorized retail provider of vehicle maintenance at 3,000 miles, or four-month increments shall do routine service of each vehicle, whichever comes first. This service will include, but not be limited to, the following: oil and oil filter change, engine fluid levels checked, hoses and belts checked, air and fuel filters checked, tires checked, exhaust and suspension integrity checked.

q The EMS Chief will maintain a log of all-routine maintenance and repairs. The crewmembers will report any repairs needed, etc. to the EMS Chief. The EMS Chief will make all appointments for service work or repairs, and will be responsible for purchasing supplies or equipment.