I don't know where you people are getting your info. Starting EMT's and Paramedic's are not making more than most seasons Firefighters. Their may be a couple of Fire agencies in the County that do not get paid as well as other agencies.

Dispatch is run by the County and they are the ones who are making the changes in turn which is actually helping out EVAC. So if you want to get angery get mad at the County not EVAC. The new shift schedule is to cut back on spending. Going back to all 12 hr shifts instead of breaking it up into different hr shifts is suppose to save money.

To John: Not all the Cities have the equipment or the man power to provide transport services. You obviously don't know the cost of buying an ambulance, stocking with the equipment needed or the cost of staffing it. Hope you like getting your taxes raised or the cities implementing new fire services fees so that they can offer these new services. Guess you missed the article in the New Journal a little while back comparing other EMS agencies that operate just like EVAC does. They get an ton more subsidies from their Counties they operate in. EVAC was the only EMS agency with the lowest budget and lowest subsidy.

There are going to be Firefighters from agencies in Volusia County who might respond to this article or even my comment. You people have no idea what you are talking. I work full time for a Fire Department that transports and Part Time for EVAC. EVAC as a whole is a much better EMS agency than a Fire/EMS agency. You FF are on trucks that don't have to go to the hospital unless EVAC needs a rider. You won't be able to just go back to the Fire Station and fill out your silly little reports and go back to bed. You will have to go to the hospital, sit on the wall until you get a bed, write what EMS report you have to complete, get back to the Fire Station and do whatever you have to do to complete your report. You could be on a call for in total for an hour or two or longer. Are you prepared to be up for 24hrs without sleep. I welcome your comments.