Recent content by lukgiel

Not at senior care or most companies , sometimes they force you to drive medics if no coverage

But those five points count a lot ,so join a volley that's fdny 911.

Get to drive their type3 ambulance, Yeah say that to the senior driver at the volley, you won't get to drive. You're better off driving IFT medics, at least you get to drive a mod, like SCEMS, transcare etc.

At emd rotation, we were told they want to make it a separate civil exam, like fire dispatchers

To see if what works? Where did you hear that.

If you don't have a love for it, don't do it.

That's why firefightets come to fort Totten, and we do drills together. Such as mayday. I'm not knocking anyone's hustle, its just those people who didn't even take the fire open competitive, went straight to the ems open competitive, did not work ems, weather volly, 911 or transport and only...

Like wise. Look forward

Experienced candidates? Ems and fire are totally separate. Carrying patients on stairchairs or administering meds, has nothing with putting out a third alarm fire or being first due to a 10-75

True you can work for a hospital and be played better but the risk of CDs and NOI increases. A lot of FDNY people told me on the job they stick with FDNY, do OT and if they need a second job, to stick with transport, less chance of being restricted or getting a NOI

100% agree, considering this is the lowest paying city job, even a gardener gets more. Deff time for change .

No where else is ems to fire considered a promo, only reason FDNY does it, is because it was an agreement of the merger and a easier way to get minorotoes, even though that didn't really work out. The ems union is now in talks of having three day work weeks , higher wages and differentials for...

But there's a high turn over every time the promo comes out. People will always go where there is a higher wage. Granted FDNY has been around 160 Yeats and FDNY ems around 20, ems doesn't have much if any history. Both careers should be separate lists, and if you're FDNY EMT and apply for...

A promotion is EMT to paramedic or LT. When you get "promoted" to fire you become a CFR, its a demotion in that sense but a promotion in the sense of pay. Ems needs higher standards, a higher pay, better benefits and a smaller turn over

It will. Back in the day they would take any EMT or medic, and they got burned, now you cannot have lateness, absent or CD,NOI on your record. Also, there's too much of a turnout with people, waste of money. You wanna be an EMT, apply. Wanna be fire, take the fire open competitive, don't use ems...