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Can't hate them for it. Paramedics are grossly underpaid sadly enough. So if those paramedics are making an ungodly amount, kudos out to their system B)
The private medics make around $9/hr while FF/PM make 325% of that.
$9/hr? That seems way too low. If a medic makes that then what is the point when EMTs make around that same amount.
I am a brand new basic and make 9.58 an hour. Id quit classes if that was the case.
SDSME (rural metro) starts medics around 9-10/hr. That was a few years ago when I applied maybe it's changed but doubt it. AMR starts medics at 11/hr
maybe the city paramedics aren't being paid too much, it's the private medics that are being paid 33% of what they should be making?
Rural starts their EMT's at $10, medics make a bit more.
Regardless, that moron on city council thinks EMT's and Firefighters are the same.
The City of San Diego hires EMT's as firefighters, all the suburbs require medic to be hired as a firefighter. He thinks because firefighters that are EMT's make more than the city contracted general transport EMT's that they are overpaid. He doesn't THINK about the MAJOR differences between the two.
He was invited to a 1 day fire academy recently, he didn't show... wonder why.
80% + of what most FDs do are medical calls. The other 20% of stuff that they do is not worth a wage difference of 325%. Even if 325% is exaggerated (which it probably is) if they are getting paid 1/6 of that number there is an issue.
Comparing private IFT companies to city 911 services is like comparing McDonald's to a five-star restaurant. One has standards... the other one doesn't.
What? So they should get paid ~$5/hr?
Comparing private IFT companies to city 911 services is like comparing McDonald's to a five-star restaurant. One has standards... the other one doesn't.