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I always write that while I am honored to be selected I must be excused due to the fact that I am a volunteer ff/EMT and anything that would take me away from that would be an undue hardship on the community I serve. Always get the excusal

I had a Delaware trooper write me a ticket and then flip out when he saw my uniform shirt on the other seat. He asked why I didn't say anything. I told him I was speeding, why argue. He told me to go to court and fight it because he wouldn't show for it. It was easier to pay it than take the day...

Oh and on a non food related discount, the Please Touch Museum is free admission with FD id. Don't know if it applies to EMT cards or not.

Grotto pizza in Delaware is half off for on duty. Although it was still given to me years after I left the service I was with down there. They just remembered me. Waitresses always got the tip equal to the full bill

I enjoy seeing the Rhythm trucks in Philly. The m is part of a rhythm strip in case you didn't see that coming.

Oh I fully agree that we are most likely exposed, but she was saying it as an excuse for no ppe

If you've been in healthcare long enough you already have MRSA so there is no need for precautions. At least that's what a nurse had told me. I could not believe she said that

Man, they are whining like a bunch of girls!

Like i said, some people tell me that it's te city that won't let us run lights, some say it's our policy. Nobody seems to know the right answer.

Nobody has ever given me a straight answer. I can't see how the city can say "ok the state has certified you as an ambulance, but we don't want you operating as one." it's basically like going to a nursing home for a call and having a nurse offer to call a "real" ambulance

Why is that surprising? They are still an ambulance and they were called for an emergency. That being said, my company isn't allowed to run lights and sirens in Philly

There's a county owned nh in my area that actually has a shooting range the cops used to use. Then they built a fancy one so they closed that one down, but it was there for a good 50 years

Gives you time to study. They want you to succeed

My company regularly does Philly to Pittsburg, which is about 700 miles round trip. We were recently asked to do a trip to Chicago, but when the family found out how much it would cost they changed their mind. Crappy thing is, for the 1500 mile round trip my company wasn't gonna spring for a...

I don't know if it differs state to state, but in PA you have until your expiration date. And even if you do expire all you have to do is complete the required credits. Pace yourself, that way you continuously learn

Why is he in dispatch? Can't he still tech even if it's a bls call?

I'm not rural, so I can't speak on your situation, only mine. I've been an EMT for 13 years and haven't run on a volley truck for 3. Everybody is going paid, tere are very few people who want to do something for nothing these days. As far as community colleges spitting people out, I see it quite...

I had someone stop at a red light in front of me, get out and tell me I had blue lights flashing and I should probably turn them off. When I said I was going to a fire he just said yeah right and walked away. Then a week later I had someone pull over but then he caught up with me at a light that...

We have an ER that has a pull through ER. You park under the overhang to off load the pt, then the driver moves the truck forward to the reserved parking spots. And people always park in those spots, despite the giant signs saying no parking. So we block them in to free up the overhang. I had a...

I took 13 years between recerts. Now there are virtual no volly ambulances in my area, and the hospitals are on a good old boy system so I'm stuck working at an IFT. But I dispatch so I don't even get to do the little work we do as IFT's