Debating doing a 1 to 3 month deployment in alaska

Yeah I just saw the no RV place think in nome. Seems odd to me but I guess there just isn't any need.
 
If people can't drive there why would a town need RV facilities?
 
You can stay in Walmart parking lots for 24 hours with an RV...so if there's two walmarts your set!

Seeing how Walmarts are multiplying exponentially your probably good to go, after you airlift your RV there that is.
 
I know this is a late response, if your are still contemplating a trip to AK email me and I will see what I can do to answer your questions.

The answers will depend on where and with who.

I live in AK.
 
sdennislee said:
I know this is a late response, if your are still contemplating a trip to AK email me and I will see what I can do to answer your questions.

The answers will depend on where and with who.

I live in AK.
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Thanks sdennislee, I've kind of put this on the back burner but still want to do it at some point. I'll be in touch :)
 
2 years in Alaska.

1 in Nome
1 in Ketchikan

I flew all over...Fairbanks, Juneau, Anchorage, North Slope, Dutch Harbor, Sitka....I saw more in 2 years than most Alaskans see in their lifetime.

I watched the Iditarod start in Anchorage, then flew to Nome and watched the finish over several days...

Would never had passed on any of this,
 
akflightmedic said:
2 years in Alaska.

1 in Nome
1 in Ketchikan

I flew all over...Fairbanks, Juneau, Anchorage, North Slope, Dutch Harbor, Sitka....I saw more in 2 years than most Alaskans see in their lifetime.

I watched the Iditarod start in Anchorage, then flew to Nome and watched the finish over several days...

Would never had passed on any of this,
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Everyone I've spoken to who spent time in Alaska loved it.
 
bigbaldguy said:
Everyone I've spoken to who spent time in Alaska loved it.
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I work in AK but live in Ohio. Works 3 weeks the get 2 weeks off. I work on the North Slope (oil fields) 950 miles north of the hospital, more medevacs than ambulances. We do have an amazing 2 bed clinic staffed with PAs and Paramedics.

Because of the remoteness of many locations you find yourself in medevac insurance is a great thing to have $100 to $125 per year vs. $35,000 flight.
I like Apollo MT and they also offer a 6 month plan if I remember correctly. http://www.apollomt.com/

In 10 years in the Navy went around the world a couple times and never saw anything as beautiful as Alaska.

During the summer and fall months I tend to stay here rather than go home to Ohio on my R&R and explore AK. I have a motorhome so anything with a road is open to me and I just go and go. The landscape is beautiful but it's the wildlife that I find to be awesome. Have taken 1000s of pictures in the past 4 years.

Pushed retirement off 2 years to stay here.

I would recommend beginning in Anchorage or Fairbanks. Create your base and work out. While Nome and Juneau are awesome you can't drive to either. From Anchorage or Fairbanks you have access to the Parks and/or Richardson Highways. From either you will be able to access many small villages and communities with opportunities to volunteer. Depending on the time of year many of these villages will require travel via 4 wheeler or snow machine.

Links you might find useful

http://chems.alaska.gov/
http://www.ems.alaska.gov/EMS/documents/EMS%20Directory3_All_Regions.pdf
http://alaskaems.org/aknews.htm
http://www.healthcareersinalaska.info/jobs/overview/

Good luck with your plans. Contact me if you need more info

Don't forget to bring your camera.
 
Can also echo the awesomeness of Alaska, been there a year and a half. Outdoor dream with plenty of peril in the back nine. Couple military medics hang out with the local 4x4 club in Anchorage- always good times.
 
sdennislee said:
I work in AK but live in Ohio. Works 3 weeks the get 2 weeks off. I work on the North Slope (oil fields) 950 miles north of the hospital, more medevacs than ambulances. We do have an amazing 2 bed clinic staffed with PAs and Paramedics.

Because of the remoteness of many locations you find yourself in medevac insurance is a great thing to have $100 to $125 per year vs. $35,000 flight.
I like Apollo MT and they also offer a 6 month plan if I remember correctly. http://www.apollomt.com/

In 10 years in the Navy went around the world a couple times and never saw anything as beautiful as Alaska.

During the summer and fall months I tend to stay here rather than go home to Ohio on my R&R and explore AK. I have a motorhome so anything with a road is open to me and I just go and go. The landscape is beautiful but it's the wildlife that I find to be awesome. Have taken 1000s of pictures in the past 4 years.

Pushed retirement off 2 years to stay here.

I would recommend beginning in Anchorage or Fairbanks. Create your base and work out. While Nome and Juneau are awesome you can't drive to either. From Anchorage or Fairbanks you have access to the Parks and/or Richardson Highways. From either you will be able to access many small villages and communities with opportunities to volunteer. Depending on the time of year many of these villages will require travel via 4 wheeler or snow machine.

Links you might find useful

http://chems.alaska.gov/
http://www.ems.alaska.gov/EMS/documents/EMS%20Directory3_All_Regions.pdf
http://alaskaems.org/aknews.htm
http://www.healthcareersinalaska.info/jobs/overview/

Good luck with your plans. Contact me if you need more info

Don't forget to bring your camera.
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Outstanding thanks!
 
bigbaldguy said:
Im thinking about doing a 3 month hitch in rural Alaska. Just wandering if and one has some experience in this area. I'm not terribly worried about pay I'm more interested in living conditions and quality of life. also I'm just a Basic so I know that factors in. I would even be willing to volley for a month or two in an interesting area. Any suggestion?
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Its a new experience, for better or worse how many people can say they got to experience Alaska? Word of advice, if you get a call to the Palin house, just radio in couple hours later "oh we got lost" lol
 
Sounds like one of those stories you'd see in a documentary.

I'd definitely do it if I were you, whether you got paid or not.

I have a friend who lives there, no involvement in EMS whatsoever, but he loves it. The sunlight at all hours thing will take some getting used too, but other than that you should be able to adjust fairly well.
 
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