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Same here in WI anyone with a valid driver's liscence can drive an ambulance, there is a course offered through our technical college system for EVOC. (emergency vehicle opertators certificate) Which doesn't require renewal and isn't required by the state, but some of the dept's make it...

$3.40 here today for reg unleaded. I am so glad i bought my saturn last may 36mgp in town, 40 hwy. Sure beats my truck which gets 14 on a good day. I go to work and i come home, no extra trips for me either.

what is there to learn? put the wet stuff on the red stuff . They just teach the basics and it is up to your dept for the additional training. We have two nights a month for training at the dept, plus extra stuff once in a while, like water rescue,pump practice,extrication training. etc.... that...

I am currently in fire school. Here in Wis the state pays for the school and is 50 hours for firefighter1 and 2 plus an additional 36 hours if you want to be certified. Certification is not required to be on a dept, but most of them require that you do so. Since the state is picking up the check...

I absolutely loved pop 485, have even met the author he is from my neck of the woods. I've never heard of the other ones you mentioned i will have to check them out.

probably watching viva la bam or jackass way too much.

33, but i am also a first responder so i have to carry some basic equipment in my personal vehicle. ie.. defib,jump bag, fire extinguisher, etc.....

I bet when the time comes when he is in an accident he will change his tune.

In our Medtech rig the main tank is located behind the drivers side door in the box. It has a little door that you can open from inside the patient compartment to turn it on. It also has a electric lift that lowers and raises the tank to and from the floor so it's a cinch to change, pretty slick...

always wear gloves first thing i grab when i get into the rig. Carry a bunch in my jump kit, and they stay on for the duration of the call until pt is transfered to the ed bed. unless they rip or get messy.

Our dept has a fulltime paid staff from 6am to 4pm. Nights are all paid volunteer. We get a little each month just for being on call, plus an hourly wage for each call, and paid for the monthly meeting. Plus a few bucks for each standby. Six call teams of 4 people each, teams A-F. So we are on...

Had a disposable one leak in my bag, damn thing like welded my zipper on the pocket together, still can't close it at all.

Volunteer standby for hockey tournaments,and the local cancer walk. Once for the winter rugby tournament on a frozen lake. (crazy college kids, one dislocated shoulder, and another took a cleat right above the eye.) One paid gig , standby for the go cart track $60 bucks plus free soda and meal...

Some of the dept members do a teddy bear clinic for the school kids. and usually both of the hospitals have a meal and a speaker for us.

I started out as a first responder a few years ago and i still do it. I deal with all of the responders in our fire district, some are great and some do very little. As far as training goes there isn't much difference here between fr and emt-b. I am pretty sure there still is a fr liscence in...

Great job Matt. Here in WI we are taught combi and glucagon in the emt-b class. Adds about another ten hours to the class.

I am a volunteer emt-b and am on call every 6th night . When i am not on call for the med i respond from home in my own personal vechicle with my kit and i usually get there before the med. Only to calls in my own township. As far as difference between the two there isn't much. As an emt i can...

Mosinee, WI North central part of the state, born and raised.

Hi all, I am Steve from Wisconsin . Volunteer emt-b and first responder. Small town northern wisconsin, coverage area of about 57 sq miles one small city a village, and three townships. 600 medruns a year. Been involved in ems for about 3 years and and love every minute of it. Am hoping to...