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PORTLAND, Ore. — Shelby Petersen, a paramedic for American Medical Response in Multnomah County, specifically sought out a job working on ambulances in Portland.
Unlike most places in Oregon, Multnomah County requires ambulances to be staffed by two highly-trained paramedics.
“That’s why I came here, that’s why I want to work here,” Petersen said. “It’s what brought me to this county and it’s something that I would be very upset to see go.”
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