Recent content by svfd21emt

If your that lazy to be using your turn signals then you probably shouldn't be driving the ambulance as far as i'm concerned.

Where are you (state, climate, terrain)? State, We see every season.( Most of the time at its worst.) Rough Terrain. (Meaning mostly all dirt roads) What type of service are you (Private, Third Service, FD, Rescue, Details, etc)? Privately Owned, Fire Department, Heavy, Rescue, HAZMAT, EMS...

My Company is looking at replacing our 2 ambulances. We would like to buy 2 matching units. Is there any specific type of ambulance you would recommend? We dont exactly cover the nicest area. We have to travel down alot of roads that are full of potholes and most of the drvieways that we have to...

Ok, I agree with what you guys/gals have said about the good parts of the LED lights. But what about when your in an area where it snows? The LED lights/lightbars dont build up enough heat to melt the snow off of the lights. And if your a service that works on the interstate or highly used...

All of our units have rotating halogen beacons on them.

Both of our ambulances have Rotating Halogen, Flashing Halogen, Strobe, and Wig-Wags. No LED's yet but they are on the way. Our firetucks on the other hand have rotating halogen, flashing halogen, Wig-Wags, Strobe, and LED lights.

Within the next year my department will be starting to look at new/used ambulances to replace one of the two that we have. Im just curious what your thought are on certain ambulances. What kind of ambulance would you recommend? Would you buy a new or used one? What year? If you were to...

I agree...I started this thread to find out what other people get when they respond to calls in the middle of the night. I didn't start this thread to have a battle started between people, which it what has seemed to be started. So hears my suggestion... LET'S GET BACK ON THE...

We took a patient into the ER for Toe Pain at 300 in the morning...but get this...the patient walked down 2 flights of stairs and out to our ambulance with no problem at all...makes you wonder...the patient also told us that he took a pint of Jack Daniels to try and relieve the pain...it was...