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At my rescue squad, before you can come off probation you have to observe a minumum of 4 hours in the city dispatch center. It doesn't seem like a lot of time but you really get a sense of what the dispatchers go through.

At our Rescue Squad we have 2 type-III and 2 type-II. One of our vans is due to be replaced soon and we'll be going with a type-I, mainly because we've heard that the vans now are being replaced by the sprinter and because a lot of people hate van units. All of our units are equipped for ALS and...

I feel pretty lucky: $115 for the books and instructor fee and a $25 state exam fee. And thats the average for EMT-B classes in the Western part of VA

In the city that I live in (population around 27,000), we have 2 EMS agencies: the rescue squad which is all volunteer and the Fire/EMS department which is all paid. At the rescue squad we staff our station every night from 6p - 6a and on the weekends. Lucky, we get the first chance on calls and...