Yes they should get more money, but they have many benefits that come with the job which should be taken into account:

No overtime - I think many people would like to be able to work a 37.5 hour week

2 days and 2 nights (sleeping at the station when not out on call) of duty then 4 days off

Generous holidays

A job for life

Retirement at 50

I have a cousin in the fire service in a major city who told me how he was being paid for sleeping on the premises; of the number of books he gets through a year on standby duty; of the volleyball they play to pass the time on duty; of the second jobs they all have because they have the spare time.

I am not anti-firemen, but let's understand the whole picture, not the selective stuff that they tell us and I won't even mention sex and race discrimination in the service.