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[@KodyCaron]

They deserve to be paid more

[@MaleMomentum]

then you’ll have to pay more tax hope your ok w that

[@stuartcarlson6510]

There are other solutions, but they deal with reimbursement issues to get more money.
The other issue is making Emergency Medical Services (EMS) look amazing so more people will want to get trained up and come work in that field. The per hour wage we get needs to increase big time to attract new talent and a ton of it.
The pressing issue is fixing reimbursement and getting more money back and probably billing even when we don't transport to the hospital, eliminate mileage requirements (if applicable in the service area) and realize if anyone has a medical emergency and aren't lucky enough to already be at the hospital for immediate treatment then they will ultimately have to call for an ambulance to get help. Therefore unless your a crazy lucky person to have a cardiac arrest, stroke, seizure or whatever medical emergency right at the emergency room entrance at the nearest hospital, you gotta deal with and pay a decent wage for emt's (emergency medical technicians) and Paramedics or intermediate emt's to show up and help you.

[@slickrick2420]

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[@stuartcarlson6510]

Yes, raising taxes is ONE WAY to pay us more. Usually, that doesn't pass when it is voted on.

[@andreanavarro2518]

They definitely do, I myself make $24.5 an hour working as a Frito Lay merchandiser without a college degree. I was debating on becoming an EMT or Paramedic but if I become an RSA for Frito lay I technically will get paid $28 per hour plus bonus. I’m not sure if it’s worth it

[@iluvhp12]

Damn that’s barely even liveable wages for saving peoples lives!!

[@OneTheWhat]

Definitely needs to get paid more. I wonder why they dont.

[@stuartcarlson6510]

People don't appreciate us or see the need for ambulances/1st responders until they really need us. Then realizing a tax rate increase is how we would get a raise people don't want more expenses.
Then when I've personally reached out to the local elected representatives/local politicians you hear crickets when you ask for help. It's so FRUSTRATING but I still have to work.

[@stuartcarlson6510]

So now I'm looking at what non-tax raising solutions are out there!

[@shean991]

They rely on tax payers dollars, plus from what ive been told, insurance reimbursements are not great when it comes to prehospital care.

[@turtle2848]

Deserve more for saving lives and rushing around

[@brendanmeyer1613]

People who save lives deserve to be paid way more than any lawyer or finance person contributing nothing to society.

[@stuartcarlson6510]

Thanks for sharing/getting the word out on Emergency Medical Services (EMS)!
We need politicians to focus on getting us a liveable wage, making Emergency Medical Services (EMS) an "essential service" in every state in the USA and reforming Medicare and Medicaid billing because it's hard to get $100 back when we pay 2 people to staff the ambulance, pay for gas/vehicle maintenance, use expensive supplies and medications to help people.

[@ExtremelyHarsh]

I see a salary transparent st. video I like it. It's that simple.

[@SalaryTransparentStreet]

🫶💚💚💚

[@wendysgobbo8242]

That’s not enough!!

[@Gingy2002]

They should be making at least 30, 4 days off sounds so nice, 2 days off is not enough, the first day off I can't even get out of bed to get anything done.

[@p3teytran]

Wow this is seriously messed up. I can't believe they can even hire people with that type of compensation. I can't imagine how traumatic working this type of job can be.

[@67hoursAndCounting]

love this channel

[@hanaj]

Hell no. You could make more as a waitress in Atlanta working weekends. That is a shame

[@deej6795]

My sister is EMT part time at 15 an hr

[@stuartcarlson6510]

I started out at $12 an hour.

[@AQlock]

i make pizzas at 15/h full time sometimes overtime

[@BrotherKnowledge.]

​@@stuartcarlson6510
I started off at $9.00/hr myself as a Basic EMT. 😂😂😂
That was about ten years ago, though. I make $30.00/hr now, but I had to leave 9-1-1 to get that and work in an Urgent Care. But if Paramedic positions in 9-1-1- EMS ever goes up again, I would *definitely* get back on the truck. That's the best and most fun job I have ever had in my life, and I would jump at the opportunity to go back to doing it... just not at the cost of my family's well-being. 😊

[@dragonracer76]

Pbshhhh... I remember getting paid less than 14 as an experienced NREMT and IFSAC1&2 firefighter just 20 years ago.

[@w9006]

Yea inflation is a thing….

[@w9006]

Also a lot of states still pay that just fy

[@BrotherKnowledge.]

I got paid at $9.00/hr as a Basic EMT in South Florida, and $13.15/hr as an Advanced EMT when I moved to Georgia. Ans that was less than 10 year ago. 😂😂

[@lauriehand1021]

How you gonna say that’s what an emt makes in Portland when she clearly says she lives in Atlanta

[@viniciuslima9430]

The interview was in Portland. Maybe she was the visiting a family member, vacation…. Minding her own business 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨
We just need a little bit of common sense.

[@Hira-gt8cy]

😂Mam how much you make?? 😂 from this

[@patmaloney5735]

In my city you can make 100k as an emt

[@stuartcarlson6510]

How much overtime are ya working though for that kinda money?

[@BrotherKnowledge.]

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All of it. 😂😂😂

[@cee4165]

Hannah, I didn't know you were tatted up

[@Netti103]

I ALWAYS ALWAYS SAY-why do nurses make RIDICULOUS money but the paramedics who are the ones ACTUALLY saving lives don’t make anything?!? Can someone explain this?!? Please!! Also, in my experience, paramedics CARE and are AMAZING and nurses are bitches.

[@BrotherKnowledge.]

Now... to be fair... there are some Nurses who truly do give a damn about their patients. And when they shine, they SHINE.
But to answer your question:
Nurses are well-supported; far better supported than we (Paramedics) have ever been. They even have lobbyists on capital hill fighting for them and representing their interests.
We don't have such support. There have been and are some attempts to create it, but they just have not manifested into anything that can drive real progress in EMS.
Also...
Emergency Medical Services are not supported by the government, either. For the most part, we are either forced to be a part of Fire, which neither Fire nor EMS likes because Firemen hate working EMS calls and Paramexics have absolutely no interest in running towards fires. But because EMS isn't valued on it's own, *40% of us* work for Fire Departments that use more than 80% of their budgets to help Fire, and maybe 20% to help and grow EMS.
Then, we have also been sold out to private companies. Because... capitalism.
18% of EMS is ran by a private company. And they are allergic to paying us a fair wage in most cases because that cuts into their profits. And as we all know, we can *NOT* cut into a company's profits. That isn't good for business.
So, there you have it. A lack of support, a lack of value, a lack of funding, and a lack of investment, and a lack of representation all plays a part in Men and Women having such an honorable job while getting the most disrespectful pay that can come along with it in most places in the U.S.

[@willybrisbois5926]

Need lot more