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shfd739 said:
We can wear polos 24/7 however on Jan 1 2014 they will no longer be allowed and we'll have button downs only. Supposedly there have been appearance complaints from customers.

If we had a nicer quality polo and people wore the right size it wouldn't be an issue.
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We can wear our t-shirts from like June 1st - October 1st. They're literally just t-shirts with our agency name and level screen printed on them. I miss the chest pockets on our uniform shirts when I wear them but they're much more comfortable in the summer.

I was told its Memorial Day to Labor Day then someone else said it was the dates I said first so I'm trying to decide whether I wanna push my luck tomorrow and wear a t-shirt or not... Lol
 
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I had tshirts somewhere else that we could wear overnight. It was nice. I'd love them here but it wouldn't work. People don't like to wear the right size lol
 
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If I were to work in Nevada over the summer they'd have to create a personal cooling system for me. I'm picturing some kind of fan with built in sprayer going 24/7.
 
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chaz90 said:
If I were to work in Nevada over the summer they'd have to create a personal cooling system for me. I'm picturing some kind of fan with built in sprayer going 24/7.
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It's dry heat so it's not quite as bad. DesertEMT's area gets way hotter than me. We usually sit in the mid 90s sometimes 100-105, usually windy. It's not awful as long as your unit's air conditioning works. We always lose a few frontline units for a while at the beginning of the summer because the A/C compressor blows up or something.

The trick is keeping the cab out of the sun, the high idle on, with the windows up and the A/C on. Being under shade if at all possible, drinking lots of water and wearing sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses.

If you don't like the weather here wait 15 minutes and it'll change. I've seen it go from 100 degrees and bluebird to a freezing cold thunderstorm in like 10 minutes. Culd be 100* during the day and dip into the 40s at night,
 
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Might be having my college pay for myself to go to Waco, Texas to get training from our High Fidelity Mannequins company.
 
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Robb said:
It's dry heat so it's not quite as bad. DesertEMT's area gets way hotter than me. We usually sit in the mid 90s sometimes 100-105, usually windy. It's not awful as long as your unit's air conditioning works. We always lose a few frontline units for a while at the beginning of the summer because the A/C compressor blows up or something.

The trick is keeping the cab out of the sun, the high idle on, with the windows up and the A/C on. Being under shade if at all possible, drinking lots of water and wearing sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses.

If you don't like the weather here wait 15 minutes and it'll change. I've seen it go from 100 degrees and bluebird to a freezing cold thunderstorm in like 10 minutes. Culd be 100* during the day and dip into the 40s at night,
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I believe last year we had 120+ days of temps over 100 degrees. Our highest temp is around 125. It's all a really dry heat.

We still have to wear pants, steel toe boots, undershirts, and uniform shirts.

Pretty much all of our units will go out of service during the summer. All of our AC systems are overcharged to deal with the heat. In order to survive in the units while posting we have to find shade, put on the high idle, pop the hood open, put sunshades in every window of the ambulance. It gets hot out here.
 
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chaz90 said:
If I were to work in Nevada over the summer they'd have to create a personal cooling system for me. I'm picturing some kind of fan with built in sprayer going 24/7.
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$240 bonus for an overtime shift? Yes, I will work.

Wife wants a 2011 Kia Sportage to trade her 2008 VW for, I'm...meh on it. She'll be paying for it all, but she got pissed at me when I called a sales dude out on his BS. "You're being RUDE!" Like I care about some salesman's feelings when he is spewing lies.

It's a $17,000 investment that only makes sense when I factor in the approaching demise of the VW's powertrain (burning oil and starting to grind its transmission). I'll not see it wasted on some salesman's commission.
 
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Sharkies blew it. :(
 
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I had a really hard time getting home. My little car couldn't make it through the lake that used to be my street.
 
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I had a really hard time getting home. My little car couldn't make it through the lake that used to be my street.
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Sell your house really quickly now that it's value has increased because it's lake front property. Once the lake drains, buy it back for a profit!
 
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...and today on Facebook, EMTs and paramedics complaining that the NREMT is a scam... despite being similar to other national licensing exams... and far cheaper.
 
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