Templeton Fire Chief Tom Peterson’s $500,000 proposal would add firefighter-paramedics and restore three-person staffing after some ambulance calls exceed 20-minute response times, with the district board set to discuss funding options Dec. 15
Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered inspections at about 100 sites tied to companies involved in the adjacent construction project, as investigators work to determine what caused the collapse that killed eight, including two children, and injured 18
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The half-cent tax increase, passed 54% to 46%, will generate about $345 million annually to hire firefighters, repair stations and open new ones, as Chief Jaime Moore works to cut average response times currently near eight minutes
The city argues Antonio Mays Jr. had only a 5-10% chance of survival regardless of emergency care, challenging jury instructions in the civil case that found Seattle negligent after paramedics drove away from a vehicle attempting to flag them down for help
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