(A) On receiving the first communication that the patient has specifically designated no preference, the telecommunications operator receiving the communication shall call the first transfer company on the rotation list. If the transfer company does not timely respond within 30 minutes (absent exigent circumstances), the next transfer company on the rotation list will be called.
(B) On each succeeding communication that the patient has specifically designated no preference, the next company on the rotation list shall be called, and so on, calling each transfer company on the list in rotation, and proper notation of each call shall be made on the master list.
(C) The city reserves the right to cancel the “next-out” transfer unit as warranted by the situation on scene. If the city cancels the “next-out” for any reason other than the company’s failure to arrive within the allocated time limit, or the equipment does not meet the requirements of the situation, the company shall be placed on top of the rotation list and shall receive the subsequent “next-out” call.
(D) The transfer ambulance rotation list shall be limited to four slots and the total number of ambulance service permits issued by the city at any one time shall therefore be limited to four.
(Ord. 14-11, passed 5-21-2014; Ord. 2022-12, passed 7-6-2022)