Double medic services in the Southeast US

[lane38]

Could anyone tell me a great service that runs double medic trucks? I'm wanting to work in the south east (US)

 

[Chewy20]

If you want to go a little more west then WilCo EMS just north of Austin, TX is a good spot. If youre looking at Florida, I am pretty sure most of it is fire based.

 

[Carlos Danger]

Not sure if Delaware is south enough for you, but @chaz90 and @DEmedic can tell you all about it.

 

[pineapplenick]

Not sure what your looking for in a service, but most places in North Carolina run Medic- Medic trucks at least when you are starting out. Wake County (Raleigh) gets the most attention, but Mecklenburg County (Charlotte) is not bad except for System Status. Forsyth County (Winston-Salem) and Guilford County (Greensboro) are great services as well. Speaking generally; not all trucks are Medic-Medic all the time, for them you have to be pretty senior to work with a basic. These were all places i did my ride time at and found them all to be top notch. Hope it helps

 

[NomadicMedic]

I can't say enough about Sussex. It's really a pretty awesome job, as far as single role medic systems go.

 

[chaz90]

Yeah, let me know if you want to know anything more about Sussex County EMS in Delaware. I don't want to do the whole spiel if you're not interested in Delaware geographically, but it's a great place to work.

A fair amount has already been written about us on this forum, but we're a non transporting, dual medic ALS 911 only system. We're a county government department and cover about 1000 square miles out of 8 (plus a couple power units) stations. We run out of squad body trucks and/or suburbans and operate as ALS responding with a BLS ambulance or intercepting said BLS ambulances as requested.

 

[281mustang]

Thread hijack:

How competitive it is to get hired in Delaware? Looking to get out of San Antonio...

/hijack

 

[olaf1988]

Yeah, let me know if you want to know anything more about Sussex County EMS in Delaware. I don't want to do the whole spiel if you're not interested in Delaware geographically, but it's a great place to work.

A fair amount has already been written about us on this forum, but we're a non transporting, dual medic ALS 911 only system. We're a county government department and cover about 1000 square miles out of 8 (plus a couple power units) stations. We run out of squad body trucks and/or suburbans and operate as ALS responding with a BLS ambulance or intercepting said BLS ambulances as requested.

I know this is from a while ago, it sounds like a great system to work in. I'm in medic school right now and looking to relocate as soon as I graduate. The only issue is that my fiancee works in the arts and wants to live near a city. I was wondering how easy it is to commute to DC or Philly? Do you work 12s or 24s? Is it a good place to raise a family? I know I have a ton of questions, I just want to get out of southern california and I'm looking for a great service to work for. Thanks for any input you have!!

 

[NomadicMedic]

DC's a couple hours, Philly is a couple hours. There are three counties in Delaware, and it's an easy commute to Philly if you work in New Castle County. (Which is actually where I was applying before I went to Sussex.)

All three counties have the same protocols, but operate differently. If you're seriously interested in Delaware, make a trip there, visit, see what you're getting yourself into.

 

[olaf1988]

DC's a couple hours, Philly is a couple hours. There are three counties in Delaware, and it's an easy commute to Philly if you work in New Castle County. (Which is actually where I was applying before I went to Sussex.)

All three counties have the same protocols, but operate differently. If you're seriously interested in Delaware, make a trip there, visit, see what you're getting yourself into.

Thanks for the info! I'm definitely thinking of taking a trip out to a bunch of places before I start applying and Delaware is on that list.