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Anyone that has worked here that can answer a couple of questions for me for example : What's the work schedule like ? Pay ? Scope of Practice? And what areas do they cover ? Is it a good place to work and gain EMS experience?
 
Don't mean to thread hijack here, op, but have you considered Hall as an option? The only reason I ask is because you inquired about Riggs in another thread. These two companies are on opposite ends of the state, with Hall pretty much being in the middle, and as I have mentioned in another thread as well, we're almost always recruiting.

There are a few others on here from Hall that can help you out as well. I'm no recruiter, and don't want to deter you, nor do I know what best suits you.

As far as AMR, I can tell you that each division varies vastly (I worked for AMR for 5 years as a basic) and that while I may not have any first hand experience with their PS division, I did do my internship in the south end of Rivco several years ago and had a blast, but I will let the Rivco AMR folks on here elaborate. I do hear the PS division is a pretty solid one, BTW.

Just remember, Hall is always an option as well. I almost got hired/ applied for another company in Fresno, but fate drove me to a way more suitable employer for me in Hall, good luck.
 
VentMonkey said:
I do hear the PS division is a pretty solid one, BTW.
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It is along with Hemet.

For the OP if you're full time you work 4 days one week and 3 days the next week. week 1: xxxOOOO week 2: xxxxOOO.

Starting for a EMT is around $10.50, but thats pretty dated it very well could have changed.

Scope of practice for EMT's I'm assuming. You can acquire that info though rivcoems.org its not like Kern where you can drop supraglottic airways, but REMS isn't all that bad, definitely better than surrounding counties i.e. LA.

We cover from the Whitewater all the way to the Arizona border at Blythe. All the way up to the SBCo line and all the way down to the Imperial Co. line. Riverside Co. as a whole is one of the largest counties in the world (geographically) and is larger than the state or Rhode Island. The cities Palm Springs covers are: Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, La Quinta, Coachella, Blythe, and unincorporated cities of Thermal, Oasis, Mecca, North Shore, Bermuda Dunes, Chiraco Summit, Desert Center, Lake Tamarisk, Thousand Palms, and Whitewater.

Yes I would say its a good place to work and gain experience.
 
Does Riverside have any BLS fire companies left?

When I did my internship Perris was still BLS.

And, yeah, Hemet has always been a good division, IMO. I contemplated transferring there when I worked as a a paramedic in a neighboring San Bernardino division, but guess it wasn't in the cards...
 
CALEMT said:
It is along with Hemet.

For the OP if you're full time you work 4 days one week and 3 days the next week. week 1: xxxOOOO week 2: xxxxOOO.

Starting for a EMT is around $10.50, but thats pretty dated it very well could have changed.

Scope of practice for EMT's I'm assuming. You can acquire that info though rivcoems.org its not like Kern where you can drop supraglottic airways, but REMS isn't all that bad, definitely better than surrounding counties i.e. LA.

We cover from the Whitewater all the way to the Arizona border at Blythe. All the way up to the SBCo line and all the way down to the Imperial Co. line. Riverside Co. as a whole is one of the largest counties in the world (geographically) and is larger than the state or Rhode Island. The cities Palm Springs covers are: Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, La Quinta, Coachella, Blythe, and unincorporated cities of Thermal, Oasis, Mecca, North Shore, Bermuda Dunes, Chiraco Summit, Desert Center, Lake Tamarisk, Thousand Palms, and Whitewater.

Yes I would say its a good place to work and gain experience.
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Thank you for the information it helps a lot.
 
VentMonkey said:
Does Riverside have any BLS fire companies left?
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None really come to mind. Most if not all are ALS now. I can't speak for certainty for the west end. But Riverside County Fire/ CAL FIRE are ALS, as is Palm Springs Fire and Cathedral City Fire. Blythe Volunteer Fire is staffed BLS still.
 
CALEMT said:
None really come to mind. Most if not all are ALS now. I can't speak for certainty for the west end. But Riverside County Fire/ CAL FIRE are ALS, as is Palm Springs Fire and Cathedral City Fire. Blythe Volunteer Fire is staffed BLS still.
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Good to know. A good friend of mine just got hired on with Cal Fire as a FFPM in Riverside, and awaits his assignment.
 
VentMonkey said:
Good to know. A good friend of mine just got hired on with Cal Fire as a FFPM in Riverside, and awaits his assignment.
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If he gets the east end. Stations 80, 88, 86, 71, 33, 55, 67, 69 will sometimes staff the engine BLS due to the presence of the medic units at those stations. Indio and the "Cove communities" i.e. Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, and Indian Wells contract with county fire for ambulance services. I've noticed when I run with Indio that they'll regularly staff engines with FFPM's. Ive heard of 71 rolling BLS regularly. Can't say for sure on the others as we don't run all that often with them. Trucks are staffed BLS. You'll have a FFPM on the truck, but no toys.
 
He's actually hoping for Sun City, or Menifee.

To each their own.
 
The norm seems to be sending people to the desert. If that happens he absolutely does not want to go to 37 (DHS) they run non stop and its in the ghetto. Palm Desert, La Quinta, and Indio (Indio can be ghetto depending on where you're at) are nice. Decent call volume in a nice area.
 
Thanks for the heads up! I think he's just stoked to finally have landed a FFPM gig (I knew and trained him as a new paramedic in Kern County).

Side note, another guy we have that works up here was an LT in Indio some time ago. Small world, I guess.
 
VentMonkey said:
Does Riverside have any BLS fire companies left?

When I did my internship Perris was still BLS.

And, yeah, Hemet has always been a good division, IMO. I contemplated transferring there when I worked as a a paramedic in a neighboring San Bernardino division, but guess it wasn't in the cards...
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Station 21 in Calimesa is BLS only. Station 67 engine in palm desert is BLS.

Perris is ALS along with Hemet.
 
DesertMedic66 said:
Station 21 in Calimesa is BLS only. Station 67 engine in palm desert is BLS.

Perris is ALS along with Hemet.
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How long ago did Hemet finally go ALS?
 
Good for them. Is there still talk about them being absorbed by the county/ Cal Fire?
 
VentMonkey said:
Good for them. Is there still talk about them being absorbed by the county/ Cal Fire?
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Just rumors. Hemet and Cathedral City I know have been on the radar for county. They took over Norco a year or two ago.
 
Thanks. Again, I didn't mean to hijack the ops thread, but was always a fan of the AMR Rivco divisions.

I actually contemplated moving back there a few years ago, but just really enjoy where I am now, and can't seem to leave considering how well they've treated me here at Hall.
 
VentMonkey said:
Does Riverside have any BLS fire companies left?

When I did my internship Perris was still BLS.

And, yeah, Hemet has always been a good division, IMO.
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Cal Fire has a few BLS crews we run with near Riverside. I think mainly when their ALS squad is already on a run.
 
What is the general working relationship like between the Riverside AMR folks and Cal Fire?
 
VentMonkey said:
What is the general working relationship like between the Riverside AMR folks and Cal Fire?
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Generally pretty good. There are some stations that do not get along well with.
 
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