While the transition to a fire department-based EMS service will cost the city, response times are expected to decrease.
Fort Worth city leaders voted unanimously to let the city's fire department take over ambulance provider MedStar.The new plan will make current MedStar employees members of the fire department. Fort Worth City Council members say this has been a work in progress for several months since September 2023, making it clear it’s not a spur-of-the-moment decision. Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis says it’s his mission to make the transition seamless.
Paramedics are set to be members of the Fort Worth Firefighters Union. Its president, Michael Glynn, spoke before the council Tuesday. "I don’t miss how big of a day this is for the city of Fort Worth and the fire department. This is a big change," he said.An EMS ad hoc council committee and a consulting firm have been meeting for months prior to its final recommendation Tuesday.
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