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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Jim Rufer, EMS Battalion Chief
DATE: July 18, 2019
SUBJECT:
An affiliation agreement between the City of Aurora, on behalf of the Aurora Fire Department, and Waubonsee Community College and its Board of Trustees.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of the agreement is to provide students of the Waubonsee Community College paramedic program an opportunity to complete their required field internship program as riders on the Aurora Fire Department's paramedic ambulances.
BACKGROUND:
Being the largest EMS provider in the area, many students enrolled in the Waubonsee Community College (WCC) paramedic program from different fire departments have completed their required field internships on Aurora Fire Department ambulances. The last agreement signed between the City and WCC was in 2014. As the staffs of both the fire department and the college have changed greatly during that time, WCC asked that both parties sign an updated agreement.
DISCUSSION:
As the Aurora Fire Department (AFD) is a leader in the area for emergency medical services (EMS) and runs the most EMS calls in the area, many students from other fire departments request to ride with the AFD to complete their field internships. As part of the requirement for the ride time, Waubonsee Community College maintains a professional insurance policy covering the actions of the students while they are riding on AFD ambulances. This policy costs the city and the AFD nothing.
In addition to approving the agreement with Waubonsee, the resolution also authorizes the Fire Chief to enter into similar agreements with other educational facilities to provide similar internship opportunities.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
By agreeing to host paramedic students during their field internships, the Aurora Fire Department (AFD) paramedics have an opportunity to help young adults learn about working as a paramedics in a busy fire department. The students also get to learn about the AFD, and it is hoped that...
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