its not illegal i have infact done it before, last time i did both my patients were drivers and they got into an argument over whos fault it was during transport.
glad you know what hospital im talking about lol, its sad that i go to that hospital 5+ times a day and even if im not hungry i am compelled to get something from the vending machines every single time im there
seeing as how the HFD ambulance had 2 basics on it and assuming the zap truck had a paramedic on it (most of them do) they did the right thing by giving a higher level of care, but given that circumstance id be interested to know how they turned over care to a lower level of care had they done...