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Austin-Travis County EMS reports staffing gains, expands 24-hour C4 operations
Summary
Austin-Travis County EMS reported increased authorized staffing, several ongoing academy classes and expanded 24-hour Collaborative Care Communication (C4) operations in its fiscal year 2025 Q1 presentation to the Public Safety Commission.
Austin-Travis County EMS told the Public Safety Commission on March 10 that authorized strength increased to 714 positions and that ongoing recruiting and academy activity is beginning to reduce vacancies.
Wes Hopkins, chief of staff for Austin-Travis County EMS, said the department’s authorized strength was 714 with 599 filled sworn positions, leaving a sworn vacancy of 115. “That puts us at our Q1 average of 16.73%,” Hopkins said. He told commissioners the department has recently run larger academy classes to increase frontline staffing and expects future quarters to show lower vacancy rates as recruits clear to two-person crews and independent duty.
The department described multiple academy classes in progress. Hopkins said a cadet class that began in October graduated in December (17 cadets) and an academy that began in January had…
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