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City of Pittsburgh, EMS paramedics union reach agreement on new contract
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The City of Pittsburgh and the EMS paramedics union have reached a contract agreement which both sides hope will begin addressing severe staffing shortages in the bureau.
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Pittsburgh program trains EMTs in 12 weeks
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Amid staffing shortages in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, a city program seeks to recruit and train from within the community. For the past several ...
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America’s First Paramedics Were Black. Their Achievements Were Overlooked For Decades
in 1975 the City of Pittsburgh cut Freedom House’s funding and subsumed its personnel and operations into a newly established citywide EMS service. In a follow-up interview, Mr. Moon described ...
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City police, businesses gear up for Pittsburgh's 31st annual First Night
That includes uniformed and plainclothes officers and special units.Police will be working with the Pittsburgh EMS and Fire Bureaus with a unified command post. Those 80 city police officers will ...