/compensation-and-benefits Compensation and Benefits en-US Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:53:26 GMT /ems-trend-report/happy-medics-are-great-medics-8-ways-to-invest-in-providers-career-goals Supporting the professional development goals of your practitioners will set them up for a rewarding EMS career Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:53:26 GMT /ems-trend-report/happy-medics-are-great-medics-8-ways-to-invest-in-providers-career-goals /recruitment-and-retention/articles/pay-paramedics-a-thriving-wage-to-end-the-retention-crisis-68xRW8ONK5rmnMvM/ Paramedics: don’t settle for a living wage. Instead, be audacious and demand a thriving wage for your lifesaving career of community service Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:58:30 GMT /recruitment-and-retention/articles/pay-paramedics-a-thriving-wage-to-end-the-retention-crisis-68xRW8ONK5rmnMvM/ /recruitment-and-retention/articles/hiring-and-retaining-the-best-and-the-brightest-rFp5oEreFmui4Jr2/ What we can learn about retention from EMS rising stars Wed, 14 Dec 2022 06:44:19 GMT /recruitment-and-retention/articles/hiring-and-retaining-the-best-and-the-brightest-rFp5oEreFmui4Jr2/ /ems-trend-report/happy-medics-are-great-medics-8-ways-to-invest-in-providers-career-goals Supporting the professional development goals of your practitioners will set them up for a rewarding EMS career Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:53:26 GMT /ems-trend-report/happy-medics-are-great-medics-8-ways-to-invest-in-providers-career-goals /recruitment-and-retention/articles/pay-paramedics-a-thriving-wage-to-end-the-retention-crisis-68xRW8ONK5rmnMvM/ Paramedics: don’t settle for a living wage. Instead, be audacious and demand a thriving wage for your lifesaving career of community service Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:58:30 GMT /recruitment-and-retention/articles/pay-paramedics-a-thriving-wage-to-end-the-retention-crisis-68xRW8ONK5rmnMvM/ /benefits/ala-gov-signs-bill-adding-ems-into-police-fire-benefits-legislation Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill that adds EMTs and paramedics to existing hazardous duty time and retirement benefits Wed, 08 May 2024 10:30:18 GMT /benefits/ala-gov-signs-bill-adding-ems-into-police-fire-benefits-legislation /ems-advocacy/what-paramedics-need-to-persevere SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s EMS trends state-of-the-industry survey provides targets for reducing stress, staffing challenges and leadership shortfalls Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:49:18 GMT /ems-advocacy/what-paramedics-need-to-persevere /recruitment-and-retention/stop-the-bleeding-ky-city-county-struggle-with-declining-ems-staffing Somerset city officials are told employees are leaving for better pay and less calls Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:08:22 GMT /recruitment-and-retention/stop-the-bleeding-ky-city-county-struggle-with-declining-ems-staffing /benefits/articles/pa-county-considers-150-tax-rebate-for-volunteer-firefighters-ems-TdRYJxkLroYePFPU/ Lancaster County commissioners hope municipalities do the same to support first responders Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:59:27 GMT /benefits/articles/pa-county-considers-150-tax-rebate-for-volunteer-firefighters-ems-TdRYJxkLroYePFPU/ /benefits/articles/death-of-fla-flight-medic-in-helicopter-crash-leads-officials-to-improve-lodd-benefits-fIjKwoGJHKZxV3ri/ Broward County officials plan to provide quick help for mortgage and rent payments, or funeral expenses before other benefits kick in Mon, 11 Sep 2023 12:08:01 GMT /benefits/articles/death-of-fla-flight-medic-in-helicopter-crash-leads-officials-to-improve-lodd-benefits-fIjKwoGJHKZxV3ri/ /labor-issues/articles/va-firefighters-medics-press-city-for-union-rights-bst9DmjTX3qYNEa6/ Collective bargaining is being promoted as a recruitment, retention benefit for Portsmouth Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:52:56 GMT /labor-issues/articles/va-firefighters-medics-press-city-for-union-rights-bst9DmjTX3qYNEa6/ /legislation-funding/articles/lawmakers-point-to-bostons-methadone-mile-in-needle-stick-bill-for-first-responders-I1qCI0j7WyBLBQLI/ The bill presumes disabling or fatal infectious diseases were suffered in the line of duty as a result of injury due to uncapped needles Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:34:40 GMT /legislation-funding/articles/lawmakers-point-to-bostons-methadone-mile-in-needle-stick-bill-for-first-responders-I1qCI0j7WyBLBQLI/ /legislation-funding/articles/mo-bill-allows-first-responders-to-claim-workers-comp-for-ptsd-DDB4o7soQKBCfVK9/ First responders in Kansas hope the Missouri bill will encourage their own legislators to pass a similar PTSD benefits bill Mon, 24 Jul 2023 11:37:43 GMT /legislation-funding/articles/mo-bill-allows-first-responders-to-claim-workers-comp-for-ptsd-DDB4o7soQKBCfVK9/ /labor-issues/articles/fdny-ems-unions-at-odds-over-emt-sergeant-position-Ms4hOwmmYjRoQ7C2/ The Uniformed EMS Officers Union says the "Supervising Emergency Medical Service Specialist" position carries lieutenant responsibilities with less pay Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:34:58 GMT /labor-issues/articles/fdny-ems-unions-at-odds-over-emt-sergeant-position-Ms4hOwmmYjRoQ7C2/ /volunteer-rural-ems/articles/ny-county-law-gives-10-county-tax-break-to-volunteer-responders-YrdJWkaQ7byzkwvS/ Supporters of the new law believe it will improve recruitment and retention of volunteers Sun, 21 May 2023 13:30:26 GMT /volunteer-rural-ems/articles/ny-county-law-gives-10-county-tax-break-to-volunteer-responders-YrdJWkaQ7byzkwvS/ /coronavirus-covid-19/articles/ill-governor-signs-bill-to-provide-benefits-for-chicago-first-responders-disabled-by-covid-19-4gG3li08sK6ZCBGH/ The law applies to those who got sick with the virus from March 9, 2020, through June 30, 2021 and assumes they contracted it because of work Thu, 11 May 2023 00:26:29 GMT /coronavirus-covid-19/articles/ill-governor-signs-bill-to-provide-benefits-for-chicago-first-responders-disabled-by-covid-19-4gG3li08sK6ZCBGH/ /local-government/articles/atlanta-bill-would-cover-responders-injured-when-responding-to-emergencies-off-duty-qVYR7OE0F4hpbKk4/ A council member was inspired by FF-medic Lt. Mark Quick who stopped to help at a car crash and was severely hurt Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:01:18 GMT /local-government/articles/atlanta-bill-would-cover-responders-injured-when-responding-to-emergencies-off-duty-qVYR7OE0F4hpbKk4/ /fdny/articles/hundreds-of-fdny-firefighters-flood-ny-capital-seeking-pension-credit-for-ems-service-iI0cKgUabGmHJncj/ They showed their support for a bipartisan measure that would benefit them Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:47:59 GMT /fdny/articles/hundreds-of-fdny-firefighters-flood-ny-capital-seeking-pension-credit-for-ems-service-iI0cKgUabGmHJncj/ /fdny/articles/nyc-mayor-signs-contract-that-eliminates-traditional-medicare-for-retired-city-employees-AjkyU0hUx6jTh84C/ Retired public safety workers and teachers plan to sue again, citing the Medicare Advantage Plan's pre-authorization requirements Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:22:09 GMT /fdny/articles/nyc-mayor-signs-contract-that-eliminates-traditional-medicare-for-retired-city-employees-AjkyU0hUx6jTh84C/ /coronavirus-covid-19/articles/legislative-panel-oks-covid-19-disability-bill-for-chicagos-first-responders-NTbmJ4MsJEjEXlJb/ Under the measure, it would be automatically assumed that working conditions directly led to first responders contracting COVID-19 and that it led to a disability Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:56:46 GMT /coronavirus-covid-19/articles/legislative-panel-oks-covid-19-disability-bill-for-chicagos-first-responders-NTbmJ4MsJEjEXlJb/ /fdny/articles/nyc-union-bosses-vote-for-plan-to-mandate-medicare-advantage-for-retired-city-workers-hjRXB1A0SZFnNP2v/ 26 unions voted against the move to remove traditional Medicare as an option Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:41:50 GMT /fdny/articles/nyc-union-bosses-vote-for-plan-to-mandate-medicare-advantage-for-retired-city-workers-hjRXB1A0SZFnNP2v/ /local-government/articles/central-florida-tourism-oversight-district-vows-to-work-with-ffs-on-contract-WTNEGGFN2UkEWQbT/ The DeSantis appointees also said they would help award death benefits to Lesly Dorminy, the widow of longtime Reedy Creek firefighter Lt. James Dorminy Wed, 08 Mar 2023 23:40:26 GMT /local-government/articles/central-florida-tourism-oversight-district-vows-to-work-with-ffs-on-contract-WTNEGGFN2UkEWQbT/ /taxes/articles/ny-city-poised-to-expand-property-tax-breaks-for-firefighters-ems-providers-POTevb3xtb8aX1vK/ New legislation would extend a 10% property tax reduction to volunteer Rotterdam firefighters and providers with at least two years of service Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:29:17 GMT /taxes/articles/ny-city-poised-to-expand-property-tax-breaks-for-firefighters-ems-providers-POTevb3xtb8aX1vK/ /legislation-funding/articles/ny-lawmakers-unveil-bill-to-close-funding-shortfall-in-911-health-program-zK7ve7pXpLhdi5sh/ The measure also includes members of the military who responded to 9/11 in Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, unlike the original legislation Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:14:04 GMT /legislation-funding/articles/ny-lawmakers-unveil-bill-to-close-funding-shortfall-in-911-health-program-zK7ve7pXpLhdi5sh/ /benefits/articles/volunteer-ffs-ems-providers-exempt-from-ny-county-property-taxes-DrWHdIvCYy6F5JGi/ "We ... hope this exemption helps efforts to attract more volunteers to our fire and ambulance companies, to enable more life-saving work that benefits us all," a Rensselaer County executive said Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:48:41 GMT /benefits/articles/volunteer-ffs-ems-providers-exempt-from-ny-county-property-taxes-DrWHdIvCYy6F5JGi/ /recruitment-and-retention/articles/hiring-and-retaining-the-best-and-the-brightest-rFp5oEreFmui4Jr2/ What we can learn about retention from EMS rising stars Wed, 14 Dec 2022 06:44:19 GMT /recruitment-and-retention/articles/hiring-and-retaining-the-best-and-the-brightest-rFp5oEreFmui4Jr2/ /recruitment-and-retention/articles/flattening-the-turnover-curve-ERwaFmjlKOvSGKfr/ The AAA and Newton 360 Industry Turnover Survey reveals increased turnover rates in full and part-time EMTs and paramedics Wed, 14 Dec 2022 06:40:38 GMT /recruitment-and-retention/articles/flattening-the-turnover-curve-ERwaFmjlKOvSGKfr/ /legislation-funding/articles/maine-panel-suggest-76m-in-annual-funding-adding-to-ems-providers-benefits-5Oc3Vjm94LWdOBWk/ The state group also recommends addressing inadequate recruitment and retention in other ways and convening another commission Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:08:23 GMT /legislation-funding/articles/maine-panel-suggest-76m-in-annual-funding-adding-to-ems-providers-benefits-5Oc3Vjm94LWdOBWk/ /podcast/articles/10-best-ems1-podcasts-of-2022-YAse9fvJO0kf5MMb/ Check out the guests, the controversy and the takeaways that garnered these episodes of Inside EMS an EMS One-Stop the most listens of the year Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:25:55 GMT /podcast/articles/10-best-ems1-podcasts-of-2022-YAse9fvJO0kf5MMb/ /benefits/ala-gov-signs-bill-adding-ems-into-police-fire-benefits-legislation Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill that adds EMTs and paramedics to existing hazardous duty time and retirement benefits Wed, 08 May 2024 10:30:18 GMT /benefits/ala-gov-signs-bill-adding-ems-into-police-fire-benefits-legislation /salary/articles/a-slap-in-the-face-ny-ems-providers-want-compensation-not-a-parade-BggCBs1ceOhy1Sui/ The announcement of a COVID-19 parade for EMS workers was a shock for providers who worked long hours during the height of the pandemic amid staffing shortages Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:16:43 GMT /salary/articles/a-slap-in-the-face-ny-ems-providers-want-compensation-not-a-parade-BggCBs1ceOhy1Sui/ /ems-advocacy/what-paramedics-need-to-persevere SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s EMS trends state-of-the-industry survey provides targets for reducing stress, staffing challenges and leadership shortfalls Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:49:18 GMT /ems-advocacy/what-paramedics-need-to-persevere /recruitment-and-retention/articles/flattening-the-turnover-curve-ERwaFmjlKOvSGKfr/ The AAA and Newton 360 Industry Turnover Survey reveals increased turnover rates in full and part-time EMTs and paramedics Wed, 14 Dec 2022 06:40:38 GMT /recruitment-and-retention/articles/flattening-the-turnover-curve-ERwaFmjlKOvSGKfr/ /recruitment-and-retention/articles/proven-recruitment-and-retention-strategies-E3XcqXqPOVW5bAKR/ Readers sound off on what’s attracting new talent and keeping members satisfied Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:10:16 GMT /recruitment-and-retention/articles/proven-recruitment-and-retention-strategies-E3XcqXqPOVW5bAKR/