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Sterling Heights approves new firefighter and police‑command agreements; firefighters’ contract adds peak‑demand ambulance unit funded by federal program
Summary
Council approved a collective bargaining agreement with the local firefighter union that establishes a new peak‑demand ambulance staffed by firefighter‑EMTs and a mobile integrated health coordinator, funded by federal Ground Emergency Medical Transport (GEMT) funds; council also approved a separate Police Command Officers Agreement.
Sterling Heights — The City Council approved labor agreements with two public safety bargaining units this week, including a firefighter contract that creates a dedicated, lower‑acuity ambulance unit and a new mobile integrated health coordinator position. Council also approved a separate memorandum of understanding with the Police Command Officers Association.
City Manager Mark Vanderpool described the firefighters’ agreement as “transformative,” saying the contract implements a so‑called peak demand unit: an ambulance staffed by two firefighter‑EMT personnel to respond to non‑life‑threatening calls during weekday peak hours. “One of the recommendations was to develop a peak demand unit … staffed by EMT licensed…
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