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WARTBURG, Tenn. — The head of Morgan County’s emergency service department says he’s facing a shortage of workers because the county can’t afford to offer competitive salaries.
Saving lives and rushing to emergencies is a career for first responders in Morgan County but starting pay is only $9.63 an hour. Two employees in the last three weeks have left Morgan County EMS and the outlook for replacing them is not good.
“I’ve not had anyone, a medic, to apply in over a year,” said director Lawrence Potter.
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