This week I wonder why the New York Fire Department is whining about the shortage of EMS providers when they pay them so poorly.  Make your higher paid firefighters do the job and see how they like it!

I also looke at the way increased fuel costs are affecting all EMS services and ambulance fees.  Plus a look at a cursing dispatcher and a recent carnival accident.

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