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Professional paramedics urge Fall River council to recognize EMS as public safety; councilors pledge support, urge interdepartmental cooperation
Summary
Justin Teixeira, president of the Professional Paramedics of Fall River, asked the council to classify EMS as a public‑safety department, citing clinical complexity, occupational hazards and grant access; councilors said they support recognition but urged better coordination with the fire department.
Justin Teixeira, president of the Professional Paramedics of Fall River, urged the city council to recognize emergency medical services as a public‑safety branch with parity to police and fire, saying the change would align legal status with EMS’s clinical role and help secure grant funding and occupational protections.
“We are clinicians, incident commanders, mental‑health providers, public‑health liaisons and frontline guardians of life,” Teixeira said during citizens’ input time. He described daily exposures to blood‑borne…
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