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2. CITY covenants and agrees that it will comply with a11 safety requirements of the law pertaining to the furnishing of emergency medical services and that all vehicles used as emergency medical service vehicles will be distinctly marked and colored as required by State law and City ordinances. The emergency medical service shall be referred to as "CITY OF PARIS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE" and the vehicles used in providing said service shall bear the City of Paris decal with the additional words "Serving PARIS and LAMAR COiJNTY. " 3. CITY agrees that emergency medical service vehicle attendants will be certified by the Texas State Department of Health under the terms of the Emergency Medical Services Act, Chapter 773, Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, and that each emergency medical service vehicle shall be staffed with at least two emergency care attendants as required by Section 773.050, Subsection (a) of Chapter 773, Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated. 4. CITY agrees to provide State of Texas Certified EMT Certification and to possess an in-service training program agreement with the local hospital, in compliance with State of Texas continuing education requirements. 5. CITY agrees that each vehicle used as an emergency medical service vehicle shall be equipped with a two-way radio which transmits and receives on frequencies designated by the FCC. The radio communications to and from said emergency medical vehicles and central dispatch shall be in coordination with and by the knowledge of the Lamar County Sheriff's Office, the Paris Police Department, and Paris Regional Medical Center, with the hospital furnishing its own radio equipment. 6. CITY agrees that all vehicles used for emergency service and the equipment contained therein will meet or exceed requirements in accordance with the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 773, and that all emergency medical vehicles and accessory equipment shall be