Port aims to sweeten the pot for future paramedics

The City of Port Washington is in competition with other communities for paramedics, and the Fire Department is adopting a new program to try and attract them to the city.

Although the city quickly filled its new paramedic positions this spring, Fire Chief Joe DeBoer told the Police and Fire Commission recently that one firefighter/paramedic recently resigned as he made a career change and moved to Arizona.

“We haven’t received a number of qualified candidates,” DeBoer said.