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Springville resident warns council one-paramedic shifts, low pay are hurting emergency response
Summary
Cooper Clark told the Springville City Council the city routinely has only one paramedic per shift, often loses paramedic coverage during frequent transports, and lags local peers in pay and PTO, contributing to firefighter departures. The council entered the comment into the record.
Cooper Clark, a Springville resident, told the Springville City Council that the city’s emergency-medical staffing leaves residents vulnerable and that pay and benefits are driving firefighters to other departments. "The city currently staffs 1 paramedic per shift," Clark said, adding that Springville’s crews are out on transports "5 to 6 times a day," leaving the city without paramedic coverage for hours.
Clark framed the concern as a redundancy issue: "We don't apply that same principle to other departments…
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