Fire district prepares new paramedic teams - Chino Champion
Once the boxes are installed, the trucks will need to have lights, sirens and radios installed,” the chief said. Currently, the district places four firefighters -- two firefighter-paramedics, an engineer and a captain -- on each of the district seven fire engines per shift, and four on its ladder truck. With the new model, the district will have three firefighter-paramedics on each of the seven engines, four on the truck and two on each of the four new paramedic trucks. The increased number of units will help to reduce response times,” Chief Shackelford said. In Chino Hills, new paramedic squads will be based at Station 2 at 5551 Butterfield Ranch Road and at Station 6 at 13707 Peyton Drive. Multiple factors determined the unit placement, including requests for service, response times, travel routes, overall district coverage, and each station’s capacity to house the units and personnel, Chief Shackelford said. The fire district received nearly 300 applications for its seven new firefighter-paramedic positions, Chief Shackelford said. Firefighters are training for the new staffing model, which includes emergency vehicle operations and driving, map reading and navigation, radio operations, basic command for fire incidents, fire scene. Source: www.championnewspapers.com
