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Greetings!

I'm trying to get ahold of akflightmedic but I think I'm too new to the forums to know how. I have been browsing around the forums and have seen your name and posts quite a bit, however, this is also geared towards anyone who might be able to help. My wife and I have a pretty cool opportunity to live in Anchorage for a couple of years so we'll be moving up near the end of summer 2017. She is an RN and has several options from the look of it. I am a paramedic with 2 years experience at a very reputable service, 2 years EMT experience prior to medic also for the same service. I am a LEO (part time) as well with a little over a year of experience. I also was in the civil air patrol for 7 years with search and rescue as my main focus, a pilot too. I would enjoy a break from working the streets but haven't been able to find many options up there for remote/wilderness. Our goal, besides having fun and taking advantage of every opportunity possible up there, is to make/save as much money possible with the intent to build a house when we return to the lower 48. I'm interested in flight or working pipeline, but as I said I can't find much info on them. I know I probably just offered more info than anybody ever wanted to know, but would greatly value any leads anyone may have or ideas for different jobs I haven't thought of or discovered yet. Thank you in advance!


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In Alaska as you may know the local police departments are "few and far between". They use VPSO (village public safety officer. if i got the acronym right). Granted in anchorage and other "Major" cities in Alaska there will be a local PD. My point would be, there still has to be a "greater" power, and Alaska's State troopers would be said power. From what i know, which is strictly from a www.google.com standpoint, or what i have been told, is that the state troopers "office" in Alaska has a lot of other things. I believe they have a S&R team, that you do not need to be a state trooper for. I also think, the state police helicopters fly some of the "medevac" missions (as well as lifemed, and lifeflight).

Possibly this link can clear some stuff up: http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Emergency/Documents/ems/assets/AirMedCourse/EMS-B_Introduction.pdf
**this is my interpretation, i have never been to or worked in alaska**
 
Contact Tracey Loscar, who writes the Midlife Medic column for EMS World. She lives in Alaska.
 
Seems like there are not a lot of opportunities for paramedics in Anchorage, other than the fire dept.
 
EMS opportunities in AK are far and few between. Every community which would benefit from an EMS service has an established volunteer facility. Most are augmented by the flight medics who give back a little while working in whatever town they are in. Getting on a paid service is difficult for several reasons:
1. They do not exist
2. They are combined with fire department
3. In Alaska they have this nifty level called EMT III which is a pseudo-medic.

Basically MICPs (Paramedics) are so scarce they designed EMT I, II and III. EMT IIIs can push ACLS meds and a few other monkey skills with less than half the education or cost of a paramedic. So why hire a MICP when you can get an EMT III?

In Anchorage, there was a private interfacility company, might be two by now. Other than that, its the FD or Flight and flight just does not open up all that often.

I moved to and was licensed in Alaska in 2004....my MICP is 3 digits and starts with a 5. :) Talk about low numbers eh?

I can give you perspective and share my experiences, however my information on Alaska is no longer current. I left in 2006 and have never gone back with the exception of a cruise I took 2 years ago.

I do have friends who still live and work there...I could seek specific answers if needed. In general, it is a tough market but a very exciting one.
 
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