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=====Directive: 26-03 - Medic Unit Ride-time Opt-Out Policy======
===2026 Directives=== 
==Date Issued: 01/29/2026==
<sub>Last Modified: ~~LASTMOD~~ </sub>

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**Directive: 26-03 - Medic Unit Ride-time Opt-Out Policy**

An ‘Opt-Out’ policy will officially be put into operation concerning the 312-hour requirement for the medic unit ride-time rotation. This will standardize the process which will allow members to voluntarily continue to be assigned to a Medic Unit, if they so choose.

[[contracts:local-92-current|Section 2125.100]] of the current contract with Local 92 states that “no paramedic shall be required to ride a medic unit for more than three hundred twelve (312) hours…”. This clause does not disallow members from voluntarily riding beyond this limit.

  * The Opt-Out form can be found on the TFRD Website under ‘Submit a Form’. When submitted, it will automatically be emailed to Operations, EMS, and Local 92. This form replaces the 312-Hour Completion form which will be removed.

  * An opted-out member will have their status on the TFRD Website chart indicate this decision.

  * A completed Opt-Out form is valid for only that specific 312-hour rotation and must be resubmitted for any following rotations, if the member chooses.

  * Opted out members, who ride a Medic Unit beyond the 312-hour limit during a rotation, will not have those hours count towards the next 312-hour rotation.

  * Once a member opts out of a particular rotation, that cannot be rescinded later by the member.

  * No specific staffing/assignment agreements will be made with individual members concerning opting out requests. Senior Battalion Chiefs can take concerns into consideration while scheduling, but no obligatory commitments will be made.



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**Issue Date: January 29, 2026**



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