DesertMedic66
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Honestly in California it's just get hired where ever you can. Since California has soo many EMTs and Medics you can't really be too picky.
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From what I have read it seems like AMR is the preferred place to work in SoCal. I'm looking to relocate there, but I'm concerned about the areas they cover. Hemet, Victorville, Riverside are all kind of sketchy from what I've heard. Is it a safe place to work? I appreciate any feedback.
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It's about normal for every place. There are places that we respond where you don't have to worry about locking the unit. And then there are places where you have to keep an eye on all your gear or else it will magically vanish.
We have a couple places (2-3 housing areas) where the Police will respond with us and fire.
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Liberty Ambulance in Ridgecrest and Hall in Bakersfield are also excellent alternates, and Kern County is a lot more aggressive in terms of protocols then the Inland Empire. Pay is similar IIRC.
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Morongo Basin ambulance up in the yucca valley area is also another good alternative. Pay is really good. Shifts are good. All ALS units with no IFTs or BLS. But it is extremely hard to get hired there due to the fact no one wants to leave the company.
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Great! Thank you everybody for the replies! You don't know what a big help it is.
Hemet really isn't THAT bad at all. Everyone here is all bark no bite. I've been threatened MULTIPLE times that someone is "gonna go get my gun and come back" and it's *never* happened. It's a typical "thug" mentality around here. The baddies would rather :censored::censored::censored::censored: with people that won't give them issues and are afraid.
Yeah, Hemet isn't all bad. San Jac has had a rash of shootings recently, seeming all gang related.
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Barstows pretty horrible.
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Fun? I'm afraid to go to the community hospital there! You know it's bad when they have armed officers at the ER doors 24/7 haha
One time we were parked in the parking lot by the east side and there was a shooting a few blocks away. Always fun.
Just finished my emt course and passed the nremt two weeks later. Currently, I am in the Imperial County, but if I have a county card can I get one from Riverside fairly easy? I want to apply with AMR, so I am greeting the ball rolling on the ambulance certificate next week. Funny how every little piece of paper has a fee. I have been reading posts by others and I must say the EMS community is accepting and team orientated. I am really happy with my career choice so far.
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yes sometimes
if you recieve a county card you will get a state of california card to practice which allows you to work statewide as long as the local EMS authority does not require additional training in their scope of practice (LA county for example)
if you recieve a county card you will get a state of california card to practice which allows you to work statewide as long as the local EMS authority does not require additional training in their scope of practice (LA county for example)
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Welcome
your welcome man, glad to help
your welcome man, glad to help
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How is everyone doing?
Any one else join the waiting game with me... going on 10 months since I applied for AMR. Question though, just out of curiosity what does the physical/health test consist of?
Any one else join the waiting game with me... going on 10 months since I applied for AMR. Question though, just out of curiosity what does the physical/health test consist of?