{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-53971.4","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 53971.4","heading":"","body":"(a) As used in this article, “fire protection services” includes, but is not limited to, emergency medical services where provided by a local agency directly or by contract.\n(b) “Emergency medical services” includes equipment, apparatus, and salaries and benefits for personnel as described in Article 5 (commencing with Section 1797.160) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2.5 of the Health and Safety Code, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, where these services are provided by a local agency which also provides police or fire protection.\nThis section applies only to San Bernardino County.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 55821.]","PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 54999.7.]","CHAPTER 4. Financial Affairs [53600. - 53997.]","ARTICLE 16. Police and Fire Protection Funds [53970. - 53979.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"700bbc003bd459b0edd91d250aceb90ffcd741e2e397f57a8d578de98123de42","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-53971.3","next":"us-ca/gov-53971.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}