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    Clarification of NREMT & FL (confused)

    Alright, The rundown: Need to test FL Assessment in October and pass. NREMT told me it will refresh me until March 2015, which is my original exp date. Once March 2015 comes around, I have to test again in order to keep my certs valid. Confusion: FL says I refresh yearly (I'm okay with that)...
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    Louisiana now :)

    Keep calling the bureau and they'll approve you with in a week
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    If I knew then...

    If I could do it all over again, I'd go military first and then see what my options are.
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    Fellow Floridians!

    i hope to work with you one day then.
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    Louisiana now :)

    hey i just moved from LA! northwest to be exact. Anyways, reciprocity easy as pie. I've seen acadian everywhere from new orleans to shreveport.
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    Guilty Pleasures on Duty.

    I will concur that none braver book is badass! It was neat to follow up with Bill Sine in Guardian Angel.
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    Fellow Floridians!

    Hey everyone! Just moved to New Port Richey and got my course completion verified now! Just waiting for the email and to get paid! Excited to work here!
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    never thought id say it but

    Thanks to all of you, I needed to vent and knew this wasn't the place to do it but y'all came through. I survived the weekend and even made it through this week. How am I enthusiastic? Well I'll tell you. I started working out and it has been helping me deal with the stress. Its undescribable...
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    never thought id say it but

    Thanks everyone. I don't have attitudes towards pts or anything like that but maybe I'll feel better when I get back on Monday. I'm still searching my options.
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    never thought id say it but

    I'm actually in LA and work in the only cct company in the area. This is "the" place to be. Idk, maybe I just some rest. I just need some soul searching
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    never thought id say it but

    I'm burned out. Cct is no longer doing it for me and this is the first time I'm thinking about switching careers. Morale is :censored::censored::censored::censored:ty and its all low speed high drag. I try to motivate and instill some camaraderie within the company but all these whiners and...
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    Online/hybrid Paramedic Program Success Stories?

    I am a b. Self-paced some have completed it really quick.
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    Online/hybrid Paramedic Program Success Stories?

    I'm signing up for Percom very soon . there are no clinical sites in my area. Percom sent me a form that is contact information of the education coordinators of the hospitals and it takes about a month to get things rolling. With that being said, you also need to take percoms a&p course and take...
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    EMS systems similar to FDNY

    Everyone else is a volunteer rescue squad member. They have little staffing problems.
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    EMS systems similar to FDNY

    Virginia beach ems. Fire runs calls and may ride in when the situation presents itself. They only hire medics but there are plenty of neighboring counties that have paid rescue squad members. Vbems full time members ride in a supervisor car and respond upon request of ambulance crew/fire or when...
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