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Fire chief: loosen qualifications to widen candidate pool; committee approves escrowed paramedic incentive
Manitowoc Personnel Committee · October 8, 2024
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Summary
The committee approved changes to firefighter/paramedic hiring: new hires may be hired as firefighter EMTs (EMT-basic) required to obtain firefighter 1 within six months; paramedic incentive funds will be escrowed and used to sponsor paramedic school after three years of service.
Manitowoc's personnel panel voted to revise firefighter hiring rules to broaden the candidate pool amid staffing shortages, approving a plan to hire candidates with EMT-basic certification who must obtain firefighter 1 within six months.
Chief Reimer (referred to in committee materials…
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