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Canadian city to get more emergency dispatchers

By Shawn Logan
The Calgary Sun

City council tonight backed a plea from the city’s emergency services to fund 42 new paramedics to help improve flagging EMS response times.

The $2.9-million price tag for the paramedics to staff six ambulances over the next two years is part of a $24-million request from the city’s fire and EMS departments, which are facing new challenges meeting demands as the city continues to expand.

In addition to the new EMS personnel, council also approved $3 million to add 36 new staff to the city’s public safety communications centre, which fields calls from all emergency services including police. ...

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