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After getting 155,730 applications from eligible essential workers, including LEOs, FFs, EMS providers and COs, lawmakers realized they would have to put more money in or slash benefits

The state is no longer accept new applications and plans to increase funding by $76.6 million while implementing a tiered system

Agencies have been struggling with declining staffing levels, poor Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates and high operating costs

Officials said it's unclear when work on the site might begin but said costs were rising and additional grant money would be needed

Local 73 is pushing for a system that is expected to be more responsive to firefighter concerns

The current EMS building has an “all-function room” that houses crew quarters, patient documentation, training and space for meals

The Republican challenger questions whether Cheshire EMS can be self-sustaining after it is launched with federal funds

Milledgeville Fire Chief William T. Collier Jr. presented city officials with a tiered pay plan in which many positions would see as much as a $3K salary increase

ACTEMS President Selena Xie calls the 1-year contract a stopgap measure to address staffing difficulties

Tampa's contracts with Firefighters Local 754, the Police Benevolent Association and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1464 include pay increases over three years

Lake Charles officials said that raises were approved recently; each firefighter also earns $6,000 in annual supplemental pay in addition to the $11.17 per hour rate

The San Bernardino County agreement also adds two more steps to workers' salary cap

"I'd like to have everyone included. There's a very high standard [EMS crews] have to meet," said Radnor Fire Chief Joseph Maguire

In addition to removing the bottom tier of the firefighter-paramedic salary schedule, experienced members also will get pay increases

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