@Trauma Cop thanks for that. I actually just ran into a buddy of mine on an accident call that I went to the police academy with, except when I saw her today she was starting an IV on a patient in the ambulance, so it was nice to catch up like you said since we tend to separate ourselves for...
Here in Northern Virginia, first responders in general are compensated well thankfully. I would agree that most of our calls are BS as well, like one other mentioned civil, noise, animal complaints, traffic complaints, fender benders etc.
@Trauma Cop I’ve never had an issue with that side of...
thanks everyone for your responses. @Old Tracker , I do like that idea of helping a specific person instead of enforcing the “victimless crimes.” Thats a good point. To all the folks who mentioned pay and benefits, it makes more financial sense to go EMS. I work for a small town now with pretty...
The short question I’m asking: for those who have done both law enforcement and EMS, which one do you like better and why?
The reason I ask is that I have been a cop for 5 years and I absolutely love it. However with recent law changes, our local prosecutor demonizing and arresting us, and...