Rules Committee recommends changes to Fire Department code to broaden EMS deputy‑chief pool, align physician selection with charter
The Rules Committee voted to forward amendments that would open the deputy chief for EMS and community paramedicine to a wider pool (including battalion chiefs) and move authority to select the department physician to the fire chief to align with the City charter; the committee sent the ordinance to the full Board with a positive recommendation.
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Fire Chief Dean Crispin told the Rules Committee the ordinance would do two things: broaden who may be appointed to the deputy chief for Emergency Medical Services and community paramedicine and clarify who selects the department physician.
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