Spare wheel requirement exemption extended for NCFPD ambulances

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Nov. 5 to extend the exemption from a spare wheel requirement for North County Fire Protection District ambulances.

The exemption, which also covers 13 other fire protection and emergency medical service areas and three ambulance companies, will be effective for the period of Jan. 1, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2015.

The California Code of Regulations requires that ambulances carry spare wheels of appropriate load rating as well as tools for wheel changes. The California Vehicle Code authorizes the California Highway Patrol to grant exemptions for...