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  1. Monkey

    Rural/Metro officially files Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Ok. That is a BS policy. Is that in you CBA or policies? We are not punished for not using the CAD to map every call, that's insane. It's sad things are that petty up there.
  2. Monkey

    Rural/Metro officially files Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Fair deal? When they took over up there the union got them one HELL of a deal, now they want more? When I heard what the wages were they got up there, I was stunned. To me from the numbers and such I've heard, it's a tad over the top and I can't blame ANY company for balking at the...
  3. Monkey

    SDMSE contract renewal (rural metro)

    The Mayor wanted to delay the RFP to allow a study to examine the possibility of taking the EMS system back into the FD. However, with the current "issues" at the mayors office, that could be scrapped and the bid put out with-in the next year, or could actually delay the whole damn thing for a...
  4. Monkey

    Rural Metro Interview San Diego

    San Diego Rural Metro is union. BLS starting is $10/hr Starting Medic wages are about $13/hr though it can be higher depending on experience.
  5. Monkey

    Relocating to San Diego

    Falck bought Care OC a year or so ago, they're operating under that "parent company" here in SD for now. I agree it's strange but I'm sure the lawyers have found some sort of loophole that let them get operating faster than starting from scratch.
  6. Monkey

    California EMSA online newsletter: New Paramedic category, bigger scopes of practice

    I don't get it... it says these are new for Ca, but in San Diego we've been doing that stuff for years. We don't have a couple of the drugs listed that are national, but the rest are pretty much standard. July we have a bunch of changes to BLS and ALS protocols, (hemostatic dressings) but...
  7. Monkey

    Relocating to San Diego

    North Park, Normal Heights are good if you want to be in the city. Look for areas like La Mesa and El Cajon (suburbs) as well, the rents can be a bit cheaper in those areas as well. The annex is off the 15 and Aero dr and that makes it easy (except during rush hour) to get to from just about...
  8. Monkey

    Quick Rural Metro San Diego Question

    You have to be with the company 6 months before you can apply and test to go bridged. Any R/M BLS can be dispatched at any time to run a level 4 911 call or in cases that the city is hammered will run level 1 calls with an Engine and transport that Fire/Medic and the pt. The 6 month...
  9. Monkey

    New EMT-B in San Diego Looking for Work

    Falck is hiring though not operating yet (from what I've heard.) http://www.falck.com/us_emergency/Pages/FalckSanDiego.aspx/
  10. Monkey

    Rural/Metro

    I've got friends that are interviewing this week, one today and one yesterday. they have to wait a couple weeks to find out if they're hired.
  11. Monkey

    Rural/Metro

    They've been doing interviews the last couple of days.
  12. Monkey

    San Diego Rural/Metro Interview!!!!!

    You're going to play hell trying to get PT or flex schedules around here. There are too many EMT's out there willing to work FT+ that companies don't need to even consider "special circumstance" EMT's and just move on.
  13. Monkey

    UK Paramedic heading to CA

    I know medics here that claim to make 100k, and I believe it, as they work 7 days a week, and have no life. Shockable, if not already mentioned ( I scanned through this pretty rapidly ) Check into Mercy Ambulance as well. They do ALS in Northern San Diego County rural areas, around the I-15...
  14. Monkey

    San Diego Medic schools

    Southwestern, Palomar and EMSTA are all good programs. I don't know much about riverside. It all boils down to what you are looking for in a school. Palomar has close ties to North County Fire Depts and may lead to a job in that area. Southwestern is a solid program, the main drawback is...
  15. Monkey

    Has anyone ever heard of Rural Metro?/orange County

    It's in the contract they signed with the City of SD, they cannot bid or offer on Fire services when the won the 911 medical contract back in the 90's.
  16. Monkey

    First Greyhound Ambulance - San Diego

    Care is probably ramping up staff due to them taking the San Diego Kaiser contract over all to themselves in April, no more sharing I hear. If you're not very well self diciplined, don't waste your time with Care, you'll be miserable. Express is under a "re-transformation", regrowing what...
  17. Monkey

    Ah yes, another San Diego Thread! (But a Medic this time!)

    San Diego R/M is full up, they have guys with P-cards working BLS units and have had for a year or so because they're so full of Medics, they can't rotate them to a medic unit. Don't know about AMR, but I was told by one of their guys that they laid off a few and are on a hiring freeze of sorts...
  18. Monkey

    ER Ambulance San Diego

    #1 thing to remember, do your job HONESTLY. Don't falsify your paperwork, nor anything regarding your patient care to suit your employer. You may or may not last at some of the local companies, but your reputation will always be a good one regardless of who you've worked for in the past if you...
  19. Monkey

    New San Diego Paramedic Training Schedule at EMSTA.

    What info are you looking for?
  20. Monkey

    EMT positions in San Diego

    They're out there... County never seems to have any in stock though.
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