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Fire Department adds paramedic training seats, seeks engine to restore downtown coverage
Summary
Fire Chief Shannon Evans proposed budget adjustments that include funding to send six personnel to paramedic school to sustain ALS coverage, a lease-buyout plan for engines and trucks, and funding to add an engine company to better cover downtown and the industrial corridor (Station 19).
Modesto's new fire chief told the Finance Committee April 20 that the department's proposed budget includes investments aimed at sustaining advanced life support capability, addressing staffing and apparatus needs and restoring downtown coverage.
"Sending six personnel to paramedic school supports long-term staffing stability and maintains clinical capability," Chief Shannon Evans said, noting that adding six students would increase paramedic-capable…
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