San Bernardino County Fire Department’s Bid May End AMR’s 33-Year Ambulance Monopoly

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This should be fun to watch. I don't see AMR going down without a major fight.

And talking to some county fire guys that I know, they don't want it to happen. Also more than likely their pay will be minimum wage where as with AMR the pay is not minimum wage.
 

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Yeah no kidding... What's a PC firefighter/EMT make? Last I checked it was $8 an hour.


I see a lot of fire departments making big plays to transport and putting, or rather attempting to put, the private companies out.

Interesting. Happened in Vegas.
 

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Hahaha. From the article:

"A report received by the Sentinel is that Hartwig’s proposal has so alarmed American Medical Response’s corporate officers that they have offered to pay the county an annual $30 million exclusive franchise fee if the county will simply reject Hartwig’s proposal and essentially extend the current arrangement for AMR to continue operating for ten years."



They have money for that huh... No wonder EMTs make $9 an hour there, and little more everywhere else.

Imagine the profits. Billions nationwide.
 

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If the fire department wins they will just put out single role EMTs and Medics at or very close to min wage.

Right now I want to say AMR San Bernardino starting pay for an EMT is $12.30/hr (at least that's what it was when I went through orientation a couple of years ago).
 
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In San Bernardino County, AMR is actually $10.50-11 starting for EMTs and $14.11-15.00 starting for medics on 12 hour shifts.

24 hour rate for EMTs is $8.29 starting (not sure how the mininum wage increase will affect this) and $10.80 for medics.

Here's San Bernardino County Fire's flyer for their soon to be rolling out ambulance operator position.

EMT: http://www.sbcfire.org/viewer/attachment.ashx?id=2a1e02eb-b49e-4334-9e26-0cec64e37f38

Medic: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/sanbernardino/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=872033
 

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In San Bernardino County, AMR is actually $10.50-11 starting for EMTs and $14.11-15.00 starting for medics on 12 hour shifts.

24 hour rate for EMTs is $8.29 starting (not sure how the mininum wage increase will affect this) and $10.80 for medics.

Here's San Bernardino County Fire's flyer for their soon to be rolling out ambulance operator position.

EMT: http://www.sbcfire.org/viewer/attachment.ashx?id=2a1e02eb-b49e-4334-9e26-0cec64e37f38

Medic: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/sanbernardino/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=872033

It's that low for AMR there? And you guys are union?
 

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In San Bernardino County, AMR is actually $10.50-11 starting for EMTs and $14.11-15.00 starting for medics on 12 hour shifts.

24 hour rate for EMTs is $8.29 starting (not sure how the mininum wage increase will affect this) and $10.80 for medics.

Here's San Bernardino County Fire's flyer for their soon to be rolling out ambulance operator position.

EMT: http://www.sbcfire.org/viewer/attachment.ashx?id=2a1e02eb-b49e-4334-9e26-0cec64e37f38

Medic: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/sanbernardino/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=872033

The AO jobs that were flown are going to replace FF/PMs and LTs on boxes in existing county service areas.

As far as bidding on the ambulance contract I wouldn't be surprised to see it broken down like LA years back, County picks up areas while Desert/Baker/MBA retain theirs and AMR loses some.
 

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Dejavu.... AMR Riverside recently went through this and ended up renewing their contract. I see the same happening for San Bernardino.
 

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SB county fire is one of the most politically active areas in CA. The county fire deparment not only wants to become a transporting department for the entire county but is also attempting to become a 'contract county' thus eliminating Cal Fires need to protect the SRA. I'm not sure where all this money is coming from in the county, especially since San Bernardino city is as broke as they come.
 

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SB county fire is one of the most politically active areas in CA. The county fire deparment not only wants to become a transporting department for the entire county but is also attempting to become a 'contract county' thus eliminating Cal Fires need to protect the SRA. I'm not sure where all this money is coming from in the county, especially since San Bernardino city is as broke as they come.

Broke even though they are still hiring FF/medics at a starting pay of well over $80,000 per year
 

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In San Bernardino County, AMR is actually $10.50-11 starting for EMTs and $14.11-15.00 starting for medics on 12 hour shifts.

24 hour rate for EMTs is $8.29 starting (not sure how the mininum wage increase will affect this) and $10.80 for medics.

Here's San Bernardino County Fire's flyer for their soon to be rolling out ambulance operator position.

EMT: http://www.sbcfire.org/viewer/attachment.ashx?id=2a1e02eb-b49e-4334-9e26-0cec64e37f38

Medic: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/sanbernardino/job_bulletin.cfm?JobID=872033

Are you kidding?! granted AMR doesn't pay them that much to begin with but how much of a slap in the face are those wages! what difference is making them dept AT ALL to take over transports? It's not benefiting the emts/medics so whats the point. (I know $$). so frustrating, and I know people will take the job simply to say they work for the FD and possibly have the chance to promote up to firefighter.
I cant
 

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Are you talking about city or county?

City:
http://www.ci.san-bernardino.ca.us/cityhall/hr/job_classifications_and_salaries.asp
After probation $6,195 monthly (74k)

Still way over paid for a city that can't keep it's doors open.

It's fire medic which also has a max of 7,931k monthly. He must not have been started at the minimum.

SB City. He sent me a picture of his employment offer and it was around 86K starting (that's also what one of the departments in my area pays)
 
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Ridiculous. Well the way SB city is going that isn't likely to last long.
 
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