Recent content by dC0m

I think only private ambulance companies in Northern California (specifically, Bay Area) are unionized. That's probably a result of the fairly liberal area as well as high living costs. If private ambulance companies in NorCal operated like their southern California counterparts, no one would...

Being raided does not mean you have to shut down the business, unless the court tells you to cease operations. Until they find information incriminating you, you still have a license to operate (until the country catches wind of it). Another ambulance company in San Diego was raided a few...

First thing that came to mind was that applying for reciprocity to be a living hell.:rofl: For example, my cert would be good in "Southern California", but if I wanted to pick up a side gig in "West California", I would have to apply there. And if I wanted to work back at home, I would have to...

They do hire EMT-B's. Not a lot, because those who get hired on don't leave (given the salary and benefits, who would?!) I think most of their units are EMT/Medic, if not dual medics. They also don't have many units. San Francisco is a very busy system where they also contract 911 service with a...

Anyone watched this show yet? I watched the first 3 episodes last night and it was alright. Definitely got some humor in it. If I had to rate it, I would give it a 6 out of 10.

I've seen them around once. I'm not sure if they're accredited by the county to operate. I know First Choice is. ART is most likely another IFT company (dialysis, transport calls), probably similar to First Choice, maybe even less rigs.

Seen them around town (First Choice Ambulance) a few times. New company; probably no more than 3 years old. Most likely an IFT company so you'll probably handle a bunch of dialysis calls. They're one of the few companies that constantly spam CL looking for new EMTs - which could mean a few...

I bet you Balboa Ambulance themselves are still scratching their heads as to what they did wrong. No updates so far.. not public at least..

Interesting trailer - looking forward to its premier!

On my way to school, I saw an AmeriCare rig going to UCSD (I usually never see them..).. So maybe.. :rofl:

Hah! I want to read the full details. I have a few buddies that works/worked at Balboa.

This.

It's North SD county.

If you're from San Diego and have the county protocols handbook (forgot who publishes it, but you can buy it from San Diego Miramar College bookstore), there's a page in the back where it teaches you elementary Spanish for locating pain, introducing yourself, etc. I believe it even includes the...

It's a generalized statement but it is true. The whole Bay Area has a ridiculous high living cost compared to most cities in the LA/Bakersfield/SD region. Even less popular areas like Richmond and Oakland, (which some people consider to be the "cheaper" spots in the Bay Area), has higher living...