ALEXIS CREEK: B.C. Ambulance under fire

[FireChef]

I think here in Nanaimo, City Fire and RCMP and BCAS are all pretty close to being on par with each other. RCMP after 5 years, I believe is about 75,000/year, and I believe a Captain is about the same.

FDNY EMT after 5 years makes $39,179
FDNY Paramedic after 5 years makes $50,501
*that is before OT, vacation, etc.

City of Pittsburgh - Paramedic starting off is making $13.30/hr

So I dont think BCAS is doing too badly in the salary category

[BenDiesel]

F/T Paramedic in BC $54,000.00. $20,000.00 less than the other 2. That's a huge difference. You can't really compare bc with the states, to make it fair you'd have to compare all 3 in the states. Just because people are getting shafted everywhere doesn't make it right.n Emergency services are emergency services.

[FireChef]

Now when you say "Paramedic" are you talking about PCP or ACP, and after how many years?

[BenDiesel]

PCP IV with 3 yrs experience pay, thats the hightest. That's the salary before OT ect. ACP is not that much higher, maybe 10k.

[nffd141]

One more thing you have to put into play is that the other services start you out as full time, not part time for 5 years so that is a huge pay difference, as well as having to be a irreg for 3-4 years. Don't get me wrong I have the greatest job in the world, it's just working for the worst company.

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[quote=""BenDiesel""]F/T Paramedic in BC $54,000.00. $20,000.00 less than the other 2. That's a huge difference. You can't really compare bc with the states, to make it fair you'd have to compare all 3 in the states. Just because people are getting shafted everywhere doesn't make it right.n Emergency services are emergency services.[/quote]

Don't worry BenDiesel your paycheque will look nicer once your amalgamated with Fire. ....Kidding bro.

[BenDiesel]

It wouldn't bother me

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[quote=""BenDiesel""]It wouldn't bother me [/quote]

I've heard that from a few medics. You guys have been shit on long enough by the provincial government. Amalgamation just may happen one day.

[FireChef]

Now when you say amalgamation with the FD, are you talking about like LA where the paramedics are also FF's or just having the ambulances out of the same hall as fire? Personally I cant see that working. What are you going to do with the towns and cities that run a volunteer department? I cant see having volunteer paramedics, but for some American cities it works.

[nocomment]

[quote=""FireChef""]Now when you say amalgamation with the FD, are you talking about like LA where the paramedics are also FF's [/quote]
To be honest I have no idea how it would work, and I probably won't see it in my career anyways. If it does happen hopefully i'll be reading about it in the paper at my cabin in the interior in about year 5 of retirement. Because that's about as close as I wanna come to it. But the rumours have been floating around for years and years.