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Captain on each shift at each station shall normally make all assignments as to the duties to be performed <br />by those employees in regard to the common mess. The Employer shall not be responsible for financially <br />supporting or otherwise paying the cost of any on duty meal. Employees may be exempted from the <br />common mess only for valid medical or religious reasons that have been verified to the City's satisfaction. <br />This provision is intended to satisfy Internal Revenue Service requirements as to the existence of a <br />requirement that employees contribute to an organized mess. <br />Section 11. Fire Prevention Certificate Pay <br />Fire prevention personnel hired after July 1, 2012 shall receive an additional four percent (4%) of base <br />salary for obtaining the California Fire Service Training and Education System Fire Prevention Officer <br />(Level 1) certificate. <br />Section 12. Paramedic Program and Compensation <br />12.1 Program Description <br />The Department intends to maintain advanced life support ("ALS") capability through the assignment of <br />one (1) designated Firefighter/Paramedic on each Engine Company and each Truck Company. Employees <br />hired as Firefighter/Paramedics must maintain their paramedic licenses and participate in the paramedic <br />program as a condition of employment, unless allowed to withdraw from the program in accordance with <br />Section 12.3 below. <br />12.2 Paramedic Staffing <br />Minimum paramedic staffing shall consist of one assigned Firefighter/Paramedic per Company. <br />12.3 Withdrawal Process <br />Firefighter/Paramedics are expected to maintain their paramedic licenses and participate in the paramedic <br />program unless the Fire Chief approves their withdrawal from the paramedic program in accordance with <br />the following procedure: <br />A. Paramedics must serve a minimum of five (5) years in the paramedic program absent <br />extraordinary circumstances. Paramedics who seek to withdraw from the paramedic program <br />after five (5) years of paramedic service in the program shall advise the Fire Chief of their <br />desire to do so six (6) months in advance. <br />B. The Department shall maintain a sufficient number of paramedics to satisfy the minimum <br />paramedic staffing requirement and to meet operational needs. A verified ability to staff the <br />minimum need must exist before any employee is allowed to leave the paramedic program. <br />14 <br />