Low wages and high health care costs are creating a crisis for many EMTs. Yearly turnover at AMR is almost 50 percent. The suicide rate for EMTs is higher than it is for many other occupations.

But for many, low wages are forcing EMTs out of their jobs. Deniece Farnsworth told CBS News that after seven years she's not sure how much longer she can afford to keep doing her job as an EMT ...

Emergency medical technicians protested Monday for higher wages in Los Angeles and Orange counties, arguing that paltry pay had drained workers from their company, hampering its response times.

One of those EMT’s is Megan Scherzinger. While she’s leaving AMR, she said she’s had to work other jobs, donate blood, and live with multiple roommates to make ends meet.

She's not the only one who struggled with low wages. Emily Lawrence has been an EMT for 16 years. She said she started at only $9 per hour or around $17,750 per year.

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But increased wages comes at a cost for local ambulance agencies. The Michigan state legislature approved a $12.9 million increase in EMS funding through Medicaid reimbursements beginning in 2022.

Kettering Health Network’s transportation service is going to pay tuition and full-time wages for 24 candidates who attend the EMT Academy at Butler Tech next year.

EMT Arnaldo Rodriguez was sent home on paid leave in 2013 by FDNY Asst. Chief Michael Gala, ... FDNY EMT Who Earned $400K Sitting Home Says He's Owed $1.5M in Lost Wages.

The EMT, John Thornton, was suspended for 10 days then put on probation for six months. ... He wants to be reinstatement to his Staten Island post plus back wages.