THE SANTA FE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ABOUT TO GET MUCH BIGGER. THE COUNTY PLANS TO ADD 24 FIREFIGHTERS TO THE CURRENT FORCE OF ABOUT 70.
THE NEW HIRES WILL BE FUNDED…FOR THE MOST PART…THROUGH A ONE-EIGHTH OF A CENT INCREASE IN THE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX APPROVED BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE COUNTY PLANS TO DROP A REQUIREMENT THAT APPLICANTS ALREADY HAVE EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND PARAMEDIC QUALIFICATIONS.
