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West County Paramedic Association added its first new rig in over a decade, boosting morale
The Lower Merion Police Department also removed application fees and added a $5,000 hiring bonus
Councilmember Monica Rodriguez said Mayor Karen Bass’ ousting of Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is a move to deflect criticism of Bass’ handling of wildfires
The state will not allow testing in lieu of vaccination
Some said the incident reflects frustrations that city leaders don’t give police officers enough support
Created earlier this year, Santa Fe’s Alternative Response Unit members are trained in de-escalation techniques
The city’s top public safety leader says he is prepared to discipline or fire officers who dodge the public health order
Official fears that ambulances waiting at hospitals to offload patients will prolong 911 response times
Clearwater Fire & Rescue is “getting squeezed” as they work to meet the demand of emergency calls amid the virus surge, Chief Scott Ehlers said
More than 800 staff and students are quarantining because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the district
In the program’s first two weeks, the team handled about half its calls without any police or fire personnel present
“We did everything we could,” fire spokesman Mitch Matlow said. “Sometimes it’s just not enough”
The wage increases for the town’s approximately 22 unionized emergency medical workers were part of a new union contract that won council approval