Rescue51
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Just wondering, can paramedics still be firefighters also, or just PMs??
~Rescue51
~Rescue51
Depends where you work, but in general yes you can be trained to work as both.
My typical response: "unfortunately, yes"
FireMedics are very common around here, most of Virginia has combined fire/EMS. There is also plenty I opportunity as a single role medic, but less full time work like that.
Does anyone know if fire/medics are available in Chicago?
Does anyone know if fire/medics are available in Chicago?
My typical response: "unfortunately, yes"
Or, you can move to an area where paramedics are treated like professionals, working for a true third service. A department where the focus is on medicine, education and patient care... Not how much 5" hose is going to fit on the new engine purchased with money made by ALS transports.
Yes, those third services exist. Im proud to say I work in a place where there is excellent pay, a robust pension plan, true advancement through a fair and equatable promotional ladder and no need to put wet stuff on the hot stuff.
County based third service paramedics. The way EMS should be delivered... by single role medics, not by hose jockeys who became paramedics just to land a fire job.
Or, you can move to an area where paramedics are treated like professionals, working for a true third service. A department where the focus is on medicine, education and patient care... Not how much 5" hose is going to fit on the new engine purchased with money made by ALS transports.
Yes, those third services exist. Im proud to say I work in a place where there is excellent pay, a robust pension plan, true advancement through a fair and equatable promotional ladder and no need to put wet stuff on the hot stuff.
County based third service paramedics. The way EMS should be delivered... by single role medics, not by hose jockeys who became paramedics just to land a fire job.
Ideas of where these services exist?