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Public EMS: a government service provided by a county or municipality, either fire based or third service (separate from fire) Private EMS: provided by a for profit company or a private, non-profit organization like a rescue squad or "life saving crew" I am asking the pros and cons relating to...

I work for a private transport service in the Midwest. The company I work for operates in both metropolitan and rural areas. The metro area runs 8 or 16 hour shifts and get paid per hour, no more than 40 hours per week, no on call. I work in the semi-rural (25-35 minutes from the metro)...

Some counties and municipalities have their own EMS departments. Some are in conjunction with fire departments. Other counties contract private companies, like RuralMetro, to provide EMS services for their jurisdiction. Which do you find to be the best approach?