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Yea, if they made some kind of conditions for post-employment, I wouldnt work for someone like that. I think people should be free to look for better options or their current employer can make life better there to retain their staff.

Sue for what? That is the uniform standard at this PD and there is nothing that says the department has to change their standards because other agencies have.

Wouldnt fly here. We are "uniform" for a reason. As previously mentioned, skirts/dresses on this job are not safe. There was recently a female of Somali/Muslim background who entered the city police academy. While in the academy, she demanded she be allowed to wear her hijab. The city told her...

I work for a small private company, which has gradually gone downhill the past year or so. The benefits are expensive and terrible vs the area public fire departments. Short of the FD's, there is no public EMS here in this county.

Our EMS dispatchers make $9/HR and typically have NO prior medical training or EMS experience. EMT-B's make $12/HR, Medics make I think $14/HR or $16/HR. Like Dr.P just said, skip the EMR nonsense and go straight to EMT school. If you are talking being a 9-1-1 Dispatcher, that pays more and...

We use shirts made by Horace Small, which are company-issue. They are light blue button downs. Company patch on the right sleeve, US Flag on the left. I think the shirts suck and look cheap. We also use company-issue jackets, also made by Horace Small that are navy with the company name...

Our dispatchers really have no medical background. I think one was a wheelchair van driver once. Sometimes we get sent on calls that should be ALS. I cant tell you how many times I showed up somewhere and they ask for our IV pump or a heart monitor. Now I have to go in service and get an ALS...

I think this is the best post yet and really nails it head on. They will even call us on a status check because they want to drop the next run on us. They take all these runs and dont think that maybe we just cant get to them all but will be upset that we cant and when clients cancel because we...

Our company founder was about the employees as well as the customer. He cared about people. He passed away last year and his daughter is now in charge and she respects nobody, but they issue a memo asking for respect among other things. We are run hard for crappy pay and she and management could...

We have a combination of Ford E-Series, 1 Ford F-Series, and Chevrolet Express chassis.I love the Fords, specifically the E-Series. The Chevy's suck!! When you hit a bump it bounces all over the place. Sloppy suspension. The Ford's are stiffer.

Wasnt anything bad really but I didnt want it to seem like I was stirring the pot. I didnt see an option to delete a post so I did that instead.

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Wow, here I am asking a safety-related question out of concern for my patients and the crew and I’m getting attacked. Incredible!

I get it, some of you are seeing it in terms of money. I am seeing it in terms of safety. Nobody wants to die because the driver fell asleep at the wheel and drove off the road. Nobody wants to make a mistake somewhere because someone couldnt think straight, either ALS or BLS. I guess I am just...

I guess for some of this, you have to be here to better understand. IFT's are not beneath me, but when you are constantly sent to the hospital for things you think a hospital should take care of to transport them hours away, it's infuriating. I guess more so for the patient who just wants to be...

To answer some questions: I stay on 24's because it provides me flexibility. With school coming up, this is most important There are no Supervisor positions to be had here. Small company. There are 2 (Operations Manager, Operations Director) and they are filled. There are no other stations to...

This is for the 24 hour guys really. I work 24 hour shifts for a private EMS company. We do not do alot of "emergency" runs, but rather inter-facility transfers, discharges, and doctors appointments. Lately, it's starting to anger me because of the disparity in dispatching runs. The ALS crews...

hometownmedic5 is correct. You are asking way too many variables. Its going to depend on the company. Pay as an EMT-B sucks. Sometimes I wonder why anyone would want to do this at all for the low pay. My company starts EMT-B's at $12/HR and is a flat rate across the board. Another area company...

IFT? I'm in the Columbus area.