Recent content by DrParasite

a few questions/comments 1) how did you keep your license with state A with a stalking conviction? typically when you lose your license for criminal activities in State B, they notify state B so they can decide if they want to take action. 2) NREMT isn't "holding your eligibility hostage"...

$$$$ We have had this in ambulances since the early 2000s... the only reason it isn't mandatory is there is no consequence for ambulance companies not having them. It's viewed as an optional cost that many places feel they don't need. Now, if insurance companies started to reject claims from...

What's your definition of small service? Urban/suburban/rural coverage areas? About 15 year ago, my former volunteer EMS agency was dispatched to about 4000 calls per year; during the daytime, we had a commercial service cover our calls. Our primary crew was typically in-house, while our...

I'm likely showing my ignorance here, but should every 911 rig have critical care equipment? with the proper staffing/training, I agree that a CCT ambulance can handle a 911 call, but a paramedic might not be fully capable of a CCT run. I do think that every 911 ambulance should have identical...

saw this on Facebook. Raleigh NC Over 140,000 calls a year. Covering 857 square miles. One mission: serve Wake County. Applications close 2/1/2026. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B4DaL6TTd/

So you're saying, as long as I clean my chainsaw blade first, I can use it to cut the cord? good to know...

did no one miss the even more alarming part of the article? Am I the only one who thinks something is seriously wrong with that system when the entire union board resigns on the same day? Personally, I feel awful for the staff. I never check my paycheck, and with direct deposit, I don't even...

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Here is an add block free version of the article: https://www.firerescue1.com/fire-apparatus/n-j-fire-department-left-without-a-single-working-fire-truck-amid-funding-dispute while this is concerning, there are additional items to consider: 1) the town has a total population of around 3,000...

the current Boston Commish is a 34 year BFD veteran. The prior chief was Jack Dempsey a 35 year BFD veteran. Before that was Joseph Finn, who joined BFD in 1984. Maybe you are referring to Roderick Fraser, who was retired navy, but also had a 20+ year background in emergency management, and...

Because she is a lesbian... openly... it's not a secret... nor is it a slur or anything negative. it is what it is. I'm openly Jewish... if you want to call me a Jew... ok? it's a statement of fact. Some might not like that she's gay... it's an all boys club, as FDNY is 98% male... some...

hold up... I need to throw the BS flag on this... no one is saying she will be bad at the job because of who she sleeps with. Not the rank and file, and not people on social media, and no one on this board. Implying otherwise is intellectually dishonest and gaslighting. What people are saying...

At my last EMS agency, we were under the county's "emergency services" department, and the department head was an EMT-I with 20 years of firefighter experience... We were also the largest division in the department... I would encourage you to check out Wikipedia, as it lists many of the...

honestly? NYC has had a history of picking some questionable Commissioners (as per Wikipedia), and by questionable, I mean people without firefighter experience, especially at the senior level, so I don't think this is that much of a big deal. Also, just because the commissioner lacks...

right, but why not? since there are objective criteria for the mimics, why did the monitor have such a hard time identifying the mimics? Couldn't they have been programmed to identify the mimics due to their objective definitions? and I needed to look up wellens sydrome; thanks for making me...