143.04 EMT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.
   (a)   Every person hired as an employee of the Fire Division on or after December 1, 2011, whose duties include responding to emergencies shall be required to obtain certification as an EMT-P within one (1) year of employment and to maintain such certification throughout the term of his or her employment.
 
   (b)   Every person hired as an employee of the Fire Division on or after December 1, 2013, shall be required to have an EMT-P certification at time of hire and to maintain such certification throughout the term of his or her employment.
 
   (c)   Persons employed by the Fire Division as of the effective date of this section are not required to become EMT-Ps, but must maintain certification as EMT-Bs throughout employment.
(Ord. 2011-174. Passed 11-7-11.)