LETTER OF PARAMEDIC UNDERSTANDING
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TO: LT. WILLIAM (SKIP) KROEGER, UNION PRESIDENT
FROM: ASST. CHIEF BUD MEYER
SUBJECT: LETTER OF PARAMEDIC UNDERSTANDING
The Fire Department is currently in a transition period with
regard to the manning of rescue vehicles. Currently a rescue is
manned with a Paramedic Lieutenant and a Bio-Medic. The Bio-
Medic currently performs duties as described in Article XVIII,
Section 6, item D, and receives an additional 2-1/2% premium pay.
The department is phasing out the assignment of Paramedic
Lieutenant and the assignment of Bio-Medic. Paramedics will be
assigned to rescue units by the department as follows:
1. A Paramedic, receiving 15% premium, and
2. A Lead Paramedic, receiving 20% premium pay.
The Lead Paramedic will be assigned by the department, will be
the Paramedic in charge at the emergency scene, will maintain
biomedic equipment used in the Paramedic service, will drive the
rescue uni t and wi 11 have the respons ibi 1 i ty for wr i t ing the
E.M.S. report.
As Paramedic Lieutenants and Bio-Medics are removed, the depart-
ment will identify the uni ts that will be manned under the new
policy.
The following units will be manned under this new policy on the
effective date of this agreement:
Rescue 47
A Shift
Rescue 47
B Shift
Rescue 47
C Shift
Rescue 50
A shift
As other Rescue Lieutenants are removed, the department will
update the list of rescue crews manned under the new policy.
Dated this
/7
day of March, 1986.
International Association of
Firefighters
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