EMT Base
New Hire, No Experience in the title:
$30/hr transport and $35/hr 911

+$1 Hazmat, +$2 Community Paramedic

Paramedic Base
New hire, No Experience in the title:
$40/hr transport
$45/hr 911
+$1 per year
+$2 outstanding performance (No lateness, no crash, no incident)
+$1 Hazmat, +$2 Community Paramedic +$3 Rescue +$4 Critical Care, +$5 Flight Medic.

No overtime or salary cap.

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All illness that occurs while fully employed will be assumed to have been contracted on the job. An injury on or off the job will be covered by paid sick until the member can return light-duty or is deemed unable to return to work. 

Preliminary annual banks will be separated from other PTO: 

5 critical stress/mental health days

5 unplanned time off sick, no note needed

Unlimited sick leave with valid medical documentation.    

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Double time for any Mandation, 25% for Night Shifts, 20% for Weekend Shifts, Time and Half for all Holidays, 10% for Field Training/ student ride alongs, and 20% Hazard Pay for major incidents and all Working Fires.

Mandation Differential:

Double Time after hour 12

Triple Time after hour 24

Night differential: 25%

Weekend differential: 20%

Nocturnist differential: 5% Additional; Hazard Pay @ Double Time (Major Disasters, Deployments, Prolonged MCI Field Operations), FTO differential @ 10% mentoring new hires, students, interns.

At every garage/station/base: Facilities are to be granted for every 8 hours worked not to be interrupted in a 30-minute bank. Units will be put out of service complete until it is over. Garages are to be kept clean and organized by the employer. The employer will provide basic cooking, sleeping, hydration, showers, and a gym.  

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Standardized uniforms will be provided for all members, one for each day of the week they work. Individualized Bunker Gear, including high-quality boots, helmets, eye protection, and all necessary respiratory PPE. The agency will provide a $500 annual stipend for washing the uniforms. All ripped or damaged uniforms will be replaced on a one-for-one basis.

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We will elevate the academic standards of this profession without creating unnecessary barriers to entry.  A Modular EMT progression program will be established to allow the EMT to progress while working to EMT-I, EMT-CC/AEMT, and then to Paramedic Basic. A Paramedic Licensure Program will be developed, and a relevant, unified system of Continuing Education. A Paramedic Practitioner BA and MA degree program will be established allowing pay and benefits parity with PAs and NPs.

We will streamline recertification, offer licensure and create more value through more educational emphasis. A more seamless transition within the medical titles through the incorporation of EMT-B, EMT-I, EMT-CC into one unified 6-month EMT course. The student may then bridge into Paramedic through additional hours, tests, and practical skill competencies.

We recommend longer 2, 4, or 6-year Paramedic programs resulting in the 6-year Paramedic Practitioner having comparable pay and responsibilities to that of an NP or PA.

EMT-B, EMT-I, EMT-CC to Paramedic Bridge Programs will be established.

Hazmat, Rescue, Critical Care, Flight, Officer Upgrades will be better and more seamlessly developed.

Paramedic to RN/RT/PA Bridge Programs; RN/RT/PA/MD Scholarships; Public Health/ Emergency Management/ Healthcare Administration MAs; Free CUNY BA Scholarships; Tuition Reimbursement Programs and PreMed/ Post Bacc Premed Programs will be sponsored by employer and state.

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With On or Off Job Injury Insurance, 

¾ Pension Pay Out for Line of Duty Disability and Full Transfer of Pension in Death to Surviving Spouse, Child, or an Elderly Parent.