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Council authorizes early hires to staff fourth ambulance and reimplement emergency medical dispatch
Summary
To meet its July 1 goal for a fourth ambulance (Medic 4) and to restart Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD), the council authorized hiring six firefighter-paramedics and two public-safety dispatchers early. Staff said the early hires will reduce onboarding time; the one-time FY24-25 cost is estimated at $202,280.
The Cathedral City Council on March 12 authorized early hiring to staff a fourth ambulance and reimplement an Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) system, approving the addition of six firefighter-paramedics and two public-safety dispatchers to accelerate training and onboarding.
Fire Chief Contreras told the council the department needs to hire six firefighter-paramedics "two months early" to ensure Medic 4 is operational by July 1. Chief Contreras said the city is recruiting through paramedic schools and internal pipelines to shorten background and onboarding…
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