LACoGurneyjockey
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3 hours one way for a 72/96 hr shifts. Now it's more like 10 minutes.
How long is your commute to work?
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Jason
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Full time - Hospital - 25min.
Vol - EMS - 25-40 mins depending on which station.
Vol - EMS - 25-40 mins depending on which station.
24 hour shift on a Fri or Sat - San Marcos to San Antonio = 45-60 mins. About 1.5 hours if coming from Austin. Early enough to avoid traffic issues.
12 hour ED shifts, from home over summer - 20 minutes Mon-Fri both ways, 25 if I get some nasty red lights, 15 mins on weekends. This will turn to 45 once school starts back up, though only PRN.
12 hour ED shifts, from home over summer - 20 minutes Mon-Fri both ways, 25 if I get some nasty red lights, 15 mins on weekends. This will turn to 45 once school starts back up, though only PRN.
lightsandsirens5
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10 minutes to my usual station. Though with all the mandates, it could be anywhere between 8 minutes and 1.5 hours to another station.
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Where in SA are you working? (Sounds like you only live about 20min from me).
I no longer work there. Was at some small, embarrassing IFT on the east side off 410. Home is with family on 620 in Austin, and during the year I live on campus at Texas State for AT.
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I've got a pretty decent guess at who that is. Well during the school year you're about 20min from me. I'm on the very south end of NB.
Bullets
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If i catch the light, 4 minutes. if not, 2-3. The department is physically adjacent to the hopsital
EMT11KDL
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I work full time, 48 hour shift, and I drive about an hour to get to work in the morning.
LACoGurneyjockey
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Looking at moving in the near future, right now my commute is 5 minutes to one station, 15 to the other. Soon it may very well be 220mi one way, once a week on 96s and 72s. So 440 miles a week, which seems way more doable reading about your 3 12s...
Or maybe I'm just insane and going to progressively lose my mind somewhere between I15 and 395... Either way.
CodeBru1984
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You're not thinking San Diego County are you? Also, starting Wednesday my commute to work will be about 10-15 minutes.
AtlasFlyer
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Depends on what station I've picked up at. The NE side stations are as close as 20 minutes, the stations on the west & far south sides can take over an hour if traffic sucks. That's why I like to stick to the NE side trucks. 
I'm only part-time though, so I can pick/choose my hours, schedules & trucks. Standard shifts are either 12 or 24 hours.
I'm only part-time though, so I can pick/choose my hours, schedules & trucks. Standard shifts are either 12 or 24 hours.
LACoGurneyjockey
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I'm thinking of moving to San Diego, and continuing to work up here. I can't bring myself to part with Kern county...
CodeBru1984
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Being I recently relocated from San Diego, I'd highly advise against it. But that's just me.
gotbeerz001
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Cal Fire much?
LACoGurneyjockey
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Fire? Who'd wanna do that? Then I'd have to wear those yellow pants and what not. I'll just run ALS with a bls fd, ain't no thang.
gotbeerz001
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Just hadn't heard of a non-FD 72/96 sched. My bad. Carry on.
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LACoGurneyjockey
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I forgive you...
Private ALS in the Mojave desert. 15 days a month, and Fri Sat Sun every other Thu off, I kinda like my 96/72s