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City Council backs fire union, blocking proposed AFR staffing policy
The City Council approved a measure to codify staffing requirements for Albuquerque Fire Rescue responses, a move that puts ...
Albuquerque City Council approves proposal to address paramedic firefighter staffing
Albuquerque City Council approved a proposal Monday night about paramedic firefighter staffing. Both Councilor Dan Lewis and ...
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Albuquerque, NM, Fire Chief, Union at Odds Over Ambulance Staffing
Albuquerque Fire Chief Emily Jaramillo said the union and council want two paramedics on each ambulance while she wants some ...
Council overrides mayor's veto over reallocated funding. Then directs it right back.
The City Council this week overrode a veto from Mayor Tim Keller that sought to stop redirecting $500,000 for an urban trail project to a West Side sports complex. However, a separate measure passed ...
City council votes to override Mayor Keller’s Rail Trail funding veto
Councilors overrided the mayor’s veto on the allocation of funds for Albuquerque’s biggest project, which will connect Old ...
AFR fire chief voices concerns about city council proposal
Two city councilors are making a push that would change staffing requirements for Albuquerque Fire Rescue (AFR). Now, the ...
Firefighters’ Union reacts to AFR city council resolution
After Albuquerque Fire Rescue’s chief spoke out against a city council resolution she says makes staffing more difficult, the ...
9 traffic signals in downtown Albuquerque will flash red to create 4-way stops
A decade into a plan to make downtown Albuquerque safer for people walking and riding bikes, the city is now planning to shut ...
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Albuquerque City Council approves paramedic firefighter staffing proposal
Both Councilor Dan Lewis and Joaquin Baca proposed a resolution requiring a minimum of two paramedic firefighters on a rescue unit, also known as an ambulance. While the local firefighter union ...