Change wage laws for EMS/FIRE personnel. EMS/FIRE should receive all 24 hours paid while forced to wait at a station.

Many EMS and Fire personnel are forced to work 24 to 72 hour shifts. These shifts are straight with no breaks due to public emergency response through out the shift. During a 24 hour shift a worker may lose 11 hours of paid time and lose up to 3 hours of interrupted meals. Usually workers are forced to work multiple shifts to gain a paid 40 hours. EMS and Fire crews are forced to stay at a station or district while waiting for a response. This is time away from family, home, medical and private needs. This time at work should be paid so EMS and Fire personnel can stop overworking. It is unethical to force someone to be at a station, 96 hours a week, and only pay them for 48 of those hours. We need a change in wage laws to protect the families of our hard working EMS and Fire personnel