yes, vice president nakajo, please. >> commissioner nakajo: thank you, madam president. captain goudreau, even though it's virtual, i appreciate you being able to come and be in our presence. part of this is just the proud nature of us being the fire commissioners, but also, in terms of being associated with the members of our department, as well, and virtual doesn't do you well. this woman is far more in a better place, and what i really appreciate and love about you is the acknowledgement to your colleagues and the coast guard and everybody else that was involved. when i read it, the report, i remarked to assistant deputy chief tong that it seemed like a movie script or a t.v. script that i see all the time on, and it's a real life experience that we in the san francisco fire department share equally with all of your talent but also your dedication, and basically being there, more than there. thank you, captain, for all of your service. thank you. >> president feinstein: thank you, mr. vice president. any further comments or -- ah, commissioner cleaveland. yes. >> comm

>> thank you, vice president nakajo. commissioners, president feinstein, and chief and assistant deputy chief, ems, and yes, this is for those emts with a paramedic license and hire as emts first to to become paramedics and desperately need and going forward and offering paramedic entry academies and we haven't done that in quite a while and so coming in the next year with the fte that we look to be getting. we will be able to hire directly paramedics into the department rather than having them go through starting at the emt or get fired as an emt even though they have paramedic licenses and be able to continue on and get the paramedic position once they go through the academy. and instead we want to offer entry level paramedic positions and we will be doing that in the next coming year or so. and all of it is great and need paramedics and allow us flexibility and partner and ambulance and staffing and if they have the paramedic and can work with the emt and more flexibility and more options and higher numbers of paramed

yes, vice president nakajo, please. >> commissioner nakajo: thank you, madam president. captain goudreau, even though it's virtual, i appreciate you being able to come and be in our presence. part of this is just the proud nature of us being the fire commissioners, but also, in terms of being associated with the members of our department, as well, and virtual doesn't do you well. this woman is far more in a better place, and what i really appreciate and love about you is the acknowledgement to your colleagues and the coast guard and everybody else that was involved. when i read it, the report, i remarked to assistant deputy chief tong that it seemed like a movie script or a t.v. script that i see all the time on, and it's a real life experience that we in the san francisco fire department share equally with all of your talent but also your dedication, and basically being there, more than there. thank you, captain, for all of your service. thank you. >> president feinstein: thank you, mr. vice president. any further comments or -- ah, commissioner cleaveland. yes. >> comm

. >> vice president nakajo. >> present. >> commissioner covington. >> present. >> commissioner ken cleaveland. >> present. >> u a commissioner morgan is excused today. >> i have chief of department, janine nicholson and let me unmute her here. >> present. >> present. >> okay. >> all right. we have you present. via telephone.

. >> vice president nakajo. >> present. >> commissioner covington. >> present. >> commissioner ken cleaveland have chief of department, janine nicholson and let me unmute her here. >> present. >> present. >> okay. >> all right. we have you present. via telephone. >> good morning, everybody. to commence our meeting, please allow me to make this