So is getting a county license a state license? Because I just sent two money orders to my county. One to the county and one to EMT certification fund.
I'm pretty sure your department or county will offer you counseling and CISD. Don't wait for them to come to you. Demand it. Whatever you do, don't drink over it. I've done that over bad calls, and it don't work.
It wasn't a calling for me. After seeing a high angle climbing accident (we were two pitches over feeling helpless) I got interested in wilderness medicine. I joined a nordic SAR team in N Lake Tahoe. They offered to send me to a WEMT school, and I happily agreed. The only contact I really had...