40 Jailers Short – Okaloosa County Gives Bonuses to First Responders
The Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to grant the countyβs corrections officers and full-time lifeguards a one-time bonus of $1,421.
Part-Time Paramedics? Okaloosa Looks to βReliefβ Its Personnel Shortage.

Okaloosa County Public Safety will look to hire 10 relief, or part-time, paramedics to augment their Emergency Medical Services (EMS) force.Β The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the change to Okaloosa EMSβs budget – which will keep costs the same, but changes the number of employees and hours they will work. Therefore, […]