Aurora EMS Contracting Sparks Firefighter Backlash

Aurora’s city council has unanimously approved moving its EMS operations to a new contractor, EMS Unlimited, amid severe budget woes — but the move threatens to fracture the city’s volunteer fire department, as paid EMS workers would lose workers’ comp and face residency hurdles to fight fires. Current responders, many traveling from across the state, are furious about the disconnect from their community. City leaders say this is the only financially viable path, aiming for a handoff by August — though that’s considered optimistic — while a separate pay dispute over unpaid overtime looms, with the union preparing legal action. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/017b8a07f7d8f350