Recent content by VentMonkey

Lol, you’re definitely familiar with CA EMS. But to be honest, and so we don’t offend the fire crowd, in general this seems like a much more logical approach than years past and the old, worn out dogmas. Perhaps the time has come for EMS to actually rewrite the systems design, and not just...

This is essentially the thought process. Add them to BLS fire engines in the outskirts of our county. And, because the county itself is spread out, oftentimes ALS comes from a distance. I’m not sure how it will work either, but if it does improve DTB times and proves to be as accurate as...

I thought about posting this. I talked with one of the EMS personnel who spearheaded this project when I went to recert in Sept. I’m interested to see how this pans out, and, how it may or may not affect our volume specifically. I know California gets quite a bad reputation often, but after...

Last tidbit: perhaps consider changing EMT to EMS. It’s a bit more encompassing that way. As in Fire/ Police/ EMS. GL.

@TristonBarefoot some of the questions were a little vague and redundant which made it a little tricky for me to answer transparently. Towards the end the last page had the same option twice for the last few questions. Other than that, thanks for sharing and good luck with your undergraduate...

Agreed. Because of my Wife and I’s combined income, our daughter does not qualify for much aid. And, with three more behind her we’ve chosen a “non-traditional” route, that is, not what societal norms consider favorable. She’s planning on pursuing a career in nursing (for now), but I hardly see...

There was a news piece on this I watched a few months back. The trades are indeed coming back around given the expenses of college, etc. There really is nothing wrong with this, and I am in agreement with you, but I would say that the added benefit of a college-backed education at some point...

This ^^^ With four chur-rens, one of whom is in the throes of college woes and who’s parents don’t quite allow her to qualify for a lot of aid, I wouldn’t be completing an MS/ MPH until I was near retirement age. No sense in quintupling my debt til death. As it is my loans might outlive me...

Bachelor’s program flew by. Pending my final grades I should have my degree by or before the Spring. Grad school? Eh, prob not in my future anytime soon.

We’re good. We’re all a little sarcastic around here from time to time. Again, just glad there’s a little life left in the EMS part of an EMS forum. See? Sarcasm…sort of. And yes, I agree that there’s nothing wrong with the minimum 3-year hiring requirement. Though I am not sure how arbitrary...

Nope. I think I’m feeble-minded enough to understand condescension. Anyhow, still beats the gawd-awful political conversations on this forum. Have a good one.

@WickedNorseMan I honestly have no idea what you’re trying to convey.

It’s been almost 3 years since I worked there, but I’m still relatively familiar with the company and its structure. In short, schedules are mostly seniority based. That said there are numerous types of schedules (e.g., first half/ second half, supervisor schedules, 8-hour [maybe not these...

Haha, we’re good bro. The handful of medics I learned the most from worked different systems. Some fire-based (LACOFD fire-based) with limited “toys”, some who had more in the kit. The one thing that they shared in common (I now know all these years later) that I saw as badass was their verbal...

I’m not subscribing to the anti-fire medic trope. A good medic is a good medic is a good medic. Regardless of system or service. End of story. @FiremanMike it was never about bragging about being the only ALS provider to me. What it was about was being able to think critically on that level...