Santa Barbara county has a decent operation (as far as AMR goes). If you're looking for call volume, the north side of the county has more call volume (Lompoc and Santa Maria mainly). Both of those area have mostly BLS fire so you'll be the only medic on scene which is cool. We also fly a lot of...
Yeah, they still run Monrovia, I think they run a couple rigs out of one station there.
To the op, I'll jump on with everyone else- AMR is going to give you a lot more options than getting stuck in the IFT rodeo in LA County.
The captain that does the interviews seems to equate anything non-fire with IFT. I had to explain several times that I had experience as a first-in medic, just not with a fire department. Not a great experience interviewing there, very off-putting to have the basic aspects of your previous job...
Cambria is staffed 1-to-1 and only has a few units to cover a huge area. They run 48s and have low call volume. Good place to work from the people I know who've worked there.
This is super helpful info- I was wondering how does it work for part-time guys up there? I have a full-time job now, but I'm looking to jump on a rig part-time to keep up my skills, do they hire part-time or does everyone have to start full-time? What is the shift requirement? Any info would be...
Aside from the bold/caps thing- did you read the thread? This entire thread is an answer to your question. Read it from the beginning, you'll see what some people know and what has been said about them, plus management response (as vague as it might be). Aside from that it seems that it's a...
Just to illustrate what other have said, check this out- it's a little outdated, but the assessment and treatment is pretty accurate... Jump to 7:12 and watch from there. This is an example of a system that sends out a fire engine on medical calls as well so there's more hands on scene. A lot of...
Have your partner map you to the call and then just make sure you look up where you're going before you start transporting. Seeing as you'll be doing all IFT, you should have plenty of time to map yourself (or pull it up on your phone beforehand). Don't stress too much about it, figure out a...
Most ER tech jobs require experience (on an ambulance usually), and the event companies mainly offer part-time employment. I looked into the theme park gig when I first started in EMS and a lot of those places also want experience.
Is the hang up simply the driving? Unfortunately that is a...
I don't see this changing anything.... This isn't going to change the way they run calls- it just restructures the command structure for EMS. From what I've seen the LAFD culture is still that being on the ambulance is a punishment, or something to tough out until they can get back on the...
For those looking at going out of LA County, I hear that a ton of AMR divisions are hiring (and many are offering sign-on bonuses for medics).... Rancho, Redlands, Victorville, Goldcoast, Santa Barbara, and Riverside are all hiring I believe.