Delaware Code
Chapter 67. AUTHORITY OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND FIRE POLICE WITHIN THE STATE
§ 6708. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter:

(1) “Advisory committee” means the advisory committee on ambulance service.
(2) “Ambulance” includes any privately or publicly owned vehicle that is specially designed, constructed or modified and equipped and is intended to be used for and is maintained or operated for the transportation upon the streets and highways in this State of persons who are sick, injured, wounded or otherwise incapacitated or helpless. Vehicles designed primarily for rescue operations and which do not ordinarily but may transport persons upon the streets and highways are excluded.
(3) “Ambulance attendant” shall have the same definition as is set forth in Chapter 97 of this title.
(4) “Ambulance service district” means a geographical area with boundaries which are typically aligned to fire service districts within the State as identified and certified by State Fire Prevention Commission.
(5) “Ambulance service provider” means an organization or company which has been authorized and certified to provide ambulance service within the State by the State Fire Prevention Commission.
(6) “Certification” means original certification as an ambulance attendant or emergency medical technician by the State Fire Prevention Commission.
(7) “Commission” means State Fire Prevention Commission or a duly authorized representative thereof.
(8) “Criminal history” means a person's entire criminal history record from the State Bureau of Identification and the person's entire federal criminal history record maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(9) “Decertification” means the cancellation or revocation of the certificate issued by the State Fire Prevention Commission to an ambulance attendant or emergency medical technician.
(10) “Emergency medical technician” (EMT) shall have the same definition as is set forth in Chapter 97 of this title.

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