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City EMT program reports 189 alumni, 164 state‑licensed EMTs and growing internship pipeline into SFFD
Summary
Attica Bowden and program director Christine Ison updated the Fire Commission on City EMT’s expansion: two cohorts per year, a $11,200 stipend per student, high application volume for cohort 10, and an internship program that has funneled dozens of candidates into H2/H3 positions with SFFD.
Attica Bowden, founder and executive director of City EMT, told the Fire Commission on July 23 that the workforce program has produced 189 alumni since its 2021 pilot and that 164 of those alumni have passed the California state EMT licensing exam.
"Our very first cohort started in 2021 ... we launched in January with 15 students. And we are now in the interview phase for cohort 10," Bowden said. She said City EMT runs two cohorts a year, each 16 to 17 weeks, and pays participants a stipend of $11,200 for meeting program requirements.
Bowden told commissioners the program received 117 applications for the most recent opening and has been expanding its offerings beyond basic EMT training, including a wildland course, an emergency…
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