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Pulaski County approves $2-per-hour raise for full-time EMS staff after lengthy staffing debate
Summary
County EMS leaders told commissioners the service is short-staffed and staff work extensive overtime; commissioners approved a $2-per-hour raise for full-time EMS staff and directed further review of pay-matrix and scheduling implications.
A representative for Pulaski County EMS told commissioners the department is operating with extended overtime, frequent transfers out of county and staffing shortages that have forced some employees to work more than 80-hour stretches to keep ambulances staffed. "We're talking sometimes they're at 96 hour shifts," the EMS representative said, describing extended shifts and the operational strain that follows.
The EMS representative outlined a proposal to reduce the…
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