EMS workers walk off the job in Gadsden after not being paid

Workers with Gadsden Etowah EMS walked off the job Friday afternoon saying they haven't been paid in weeks.  According to employes, their paychecks began to bounce several weeks abo. Then they say checks just stopped coming. They said that money to fix their trucks stopped coming as well.  Some employees said it had become so serious that they could not afford the gas to drive to work  Gadsden Etowah EMS is part of a corporate company that also owns Decatur EMS. Those workers walked off the job two weeks ago Friday for similar reasons.  Gadsden Fire Chief Stephen Carroll says that citizens shouldn't be worried that their EMS service will stop. He says that Rural Metro Ambulance will fill in services for Gadsden Etowah EMS.  Officials with the company that owns Gadsden Etowah EMS have been unavailable for comment.