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04-24-2016, 09:39 AM
(04-24-2016, 09:14 AM)panamaniac Wrote:
(04-23-2016, 11:53 PM)Drake Wrote: This is a great point. I do not know why paramedics are paid so poorly. Their job requires a lot of education and they are absurdly busy compared to the FD.

The firefighters have a better union?  Are paramedics paid poorly, or is it that firefighters are over-paid?

The discrepancy between paramedic and firefighter pay certainly seems too large. 

Firefighters in Cambridge make $100K and up, plus overtime, benefits and retention bonuses.
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Fire Departments - by The85 - 04-23-2016, 12:22 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by The85 - 04-23-2016, 12:26 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by Drake - 04-23-2016, 07:12 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by tomh009 - 04-23-2016, 08:19 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by jamincan - 04-23-2016, 08:45 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by tomh009 - 04-23-2016, 08:48 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by Coke6pk - 04-25-2016, 11:08 AM
RE: Fire Departments - by Drake - 04-23-2016, 11:53 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by panamaniac - 04-24-2016, 09:14 AM
RE: Fire Departments - by tomh009 - 04-24-2016, 09:39 AM
RE: Fire Departments - by panamaniac - 04-24-2016, 09:54 AM
RE: Fire Departments - by KevinL - 04-24-2016, 12:10 AM
RE: Fire Departments - by jamincan - 04-24-2016, 11:52 AM
RE: Fire Departments - by panamaniac - 04-24-2016, 12:17 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by jamincan - 04-24-2016, 05:54 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by chutten - 04-25-2016, 10:05 AM
RE: Fire Departments - by tomh009 - 04-25-2016, 10:13 AM
RE: Fire Departments - by gomesjustin - 04-25-2016, 11:25 AM
RE: Fire Departments - by Coke6pk - 04-25-2016, 11:44 AM
RE: Fire Departments - by KevinL - 02-07-2019, 02:02 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by Rainrider22 - 02-07-2019, 02:36 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by greybird - 02-10-2019, 08:49 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by Spokes - 02-07-2019, 02:59 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by Spokes - 02-11-2019, 10:46 AM
RE: Fire Departments - by ijmorlan - 02-11-2019, 01:38 PM
RE: Fire Departments - by Coke6pk - 02-21-2019, 08:16 AM
RE: Fire Departments - by Spokes - 02-21-2019, 09:29 AM
RE: Fire Departments - by Coke6pk - 02-22-2019, 03:05 PM

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