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HFD - Houston Fire Department. I was initially going for them but Im hoping to move somewhere else eventually.

Without my fire cert. I cant be hired onto a real department. I havent had much luck with transports, and employment websites are dead ends. I did find out security services do hire EMTs and I was wondering what other industries hire basics as well, and where would I look for them?

It is the 22nd, and my niece was born was a few hours ago so I honestly havent been focused on studying lately, but Im making it my main priority the next few days. I have the AAOS EMT-I workbook and Mosby's Paramedic Textbook and workbook. Ideally I should learn everything paramedic, but what...

If ya'll were interested in an update, I got about 40 IVs and blood draws under my belt now, even one en-route. One thing I have learned so far is that if you get a student at your station, keep them at the center of the action of every call. I only overcame my anxiety when I wasnt given a...

Like I'm almost afraid to touch them. I'm doing good on blood draws so far but I keep missing the vein. I had one call of a huge black dude with 5 layers of clothes and extreme gout. I'm a little white kid. Even the slightest touch made this guy cry.

Im about to go on my intermediate clinical rotations and I want to improve on what I saw as my biggest weakness during my basics. Needless to say we all try not to harm our patients any more than they already are, but Ive always been too afraid Im going to hurt them and start over-thinking...

I'd like to think I was trained pretty well, but whats a good city to go into EMS?

Whats bad about HFD? I guess Im not paying close enough attention.

Thanks for the warm welcome...

Hey guys, Im a soon to be EMT-B thats just finishing up my clinicals. I just did my rotation at the Houston Fire Department and it was awesome. Are there many HFD medics here?