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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 designated Firefighter/Paramedic on each Engine Company and each Truck Company. Employees <br />hired as Firefighter/Paramedics must maintain their paramedic license as a condition of employment, <br />unless allowed to drop their license under Section 12.3 below. <br />Paramedics will lose their premium pay if they promote. Current Paramedics of rank (i.e. the two prior <br />LFD grandfathered Captain and Engineer Paramedics) shall be allowed to keep their Paramedic premium <br />pay even though they will not be considered the designated or "assigned" paramedic to a company once <br />a Firefighter /paramedic becomes a member of their company. However, a Paramedic of rank will be <br />required to give up the paramedic premium pay if promoted. <br />12.2 Paramedic Staffing <br />Minimum Paramedic staffing shall be one Firefighter/Paramedic per Company. <br />12.3 Withdrawal Process <br />It is understood by the parties that those designated as Firefighter/Paramedics as defined in Section 12.1 <br />shall be permitted to withdraw from the Paramedic program with the approval of the Fire Chief, <br />according to the following procedure: <br />A. A Paramedic wishing to leave the Paramedic program upon expiration of their 5 years of <br />Paramedic service shall advise the Fire Chief six months in advance. <br />B. The Fire Department, shall maintain a minimum number of one Firefighter/Paramedic per <br />Company to meet operational needs. A verified ability to staff the minimum need must <br />exist before any employee is allowed to leave the program. <br />C. In the event that there are multiple requests for withdrawal, priority shall be based on <br />department seniority, regardless of rank. <br />D. Paramedics wishing to leave the program must obtain an Alameda County EMT <br />certification prior to withdrawal and maintain this certification as a condition of <br />employment. <br />E. Any Paramedic promoted to a higher rank will no longer receive premium paramedic pay. <br />If the employee wishes to maintain his/her license, the Department agrees to cover the <br />costs of C.E. as outlined in Section 12.4 of this M.O.U. <br />12 <br />