RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract with Cascade Healthcare Services, LLC doing business as Cascade Training Center, in an amount not to exceed $130,000 for emergency medical services training for first responder personnel from March 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated annual cost savings of $70,800.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) provides fire, rescue, and emergency medical incident response services within its approximate 300 square mile service area. All District first responders (firefighters, fire engineers, and fire captains) are licensed as either Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) or Paramedics.
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