The Ambulance Service must provide and pay for all administration, insurance, professional expertise, labor, materials, vehicles, and equipment necessary to respond to all emergency calls referred to the Ambulance Service by the County. The EMS Provider must have a physical base of operations located within the boundaries of Clay County on a 24-hour, 7 day per week basis. Each ambulance put in service for coverage will have at least one paramedic level provider and one other provider, licensed to respond to 911 calls as allowed by the Rules of the Department of Public Health, Chapter 511-9-2. The Ambulance service will meet or exceed executing an eleven (11) minute or less average response time for all 911 responses in Clay County. 90 second enroute time for a unit from the time 911 call comes in, and 30 minute or less turnaround time from receiving facility. This also includes sending an ambulance to all structure fires, requests during a disaster or when severe inclement weather conditions exist. The Ambulance Service will participate in Mutual Aid agreements as directed by the BOC.
