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Committee backs $2.0-$2.4M supplemental to hire ambulance personnel; BLA recommends smaller addition
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee recommended forwarding ordinances to appropriate general-reserve funds and add new Fire Department paramedic positions to address ambulance staffing shortages; BLA recommended a smaller package than the department requested, and supervisors debated the size and timing of the increase.
The Budget and Finance Committee voted Dec. 8 to forward ordinances appropriating general-reserve funds and amending the salary ordinance to support increased ambulance staffing in the San Francisco Fire Department.
Chief Janine Nicholson described a strained 911-ambulance system, higher call volumes and difficulty filling shifts despite…
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