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What's the pay like? PRESENTLY - $9.00 FOR 24'S AND $10.50 FOR OTHER SHIFTS. MIN. WAGE GOS UP ON JANUARY 1 TO $10.00.
How many IFT vs Fire units do they have, and how hard is it for a new employee to get onto a Fire unit? 15 TOTAL UNITS WITH 4 DEDICATED FIRE DEPT. UNITS AND 1 BACKUP, REMAINDER WORK 9'S OR 12'S, BUT ALL EMT'S HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND WITH FIRE. HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET ON A FIRE SHIFT DEPENDS ON TURNOVER (NORMALLY LOWER AT EAS), QUALFICATIONS, WHAT'S OPEN, ETC... THE WAIT CAN BE AS SHORT AS 6 MONTHS BUT AS LONG AS 16.
What's the ratio of IFT to 911 calls? DEPENDS WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE ON A DEDICATED UNIT. A FIRE SHIFT IS 100% 9-1-1. A SHORT HOUR UNIT CAN VARY. WORST CASE SCENARIO IS 10% FIRE CALLS.
What are the shift lengths (2x24hrs, 4x10hrs, 3/4x12?) SHIFT LENGTHS VARY WITH THE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM. 24'S WORK 3 DAYS PER WEEK. THERE IS A MIXED SHIFT THAT WORKS 2 24'S AND 2 9'S, THERE ARE NO 10 HR. SHIFTS. 12 HR SHIFTS WORK SET DAYS, 3 ONE WEEK AND 4 THE NEXT - EG. M, W, F AND EVERY OTHER SUN. OR JUST 3 SET DAYS PER WEEK. MOST 9 HR. SHIFTS WORK 5 DAYS
Paid all 24 hours (I know there's some companies out there that exploit loopholes so they only pay for 16 out of 24 hours) - IWC WAGE ORDER 9 ALLOWS COMPANIES TO PAY AS LITTLE AS 13 OF 24. EAS PAYS 21 OF 24. IF YOU ARE AWOKEN DURING THE DESIGNATED 3 HOUR SLEEP PERIOD YOU ARE COMPENSATED FOR THOSE HOURS. EMPLOYEES AVERAGE 22 OF 24 HOURS.
Relationship with Brea FD and OCFA? WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH BREA FD FOR 38 YEARS AND OCFA FOR 28. I THINK ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRAW THE CONCLUSION THAT THE RELATIONSHIPS ARE PRETTY GOOD.
Is it automatic code 2 responses while fire goes code 3 and then only wants you to push the gurney? NO, IT'S NOT AUTOMATIC. BREA/METRONET USES CLAUSEN DISPATCH CARDS AND OCFA USES THE KING COUNTY SYSTEM. YES, THE MAJORITY OF CALLS START OUT AS CODE 2 - BUT A PERCENTAGE - LARGER WITH METRONET START OUT CODE 3. ALSO, AFTER CODE 2 DISPATCH THE CALLS ARE FREQUENTLY UPGRADED BY THE ENGINE CO.
Prospects for part time to go to medic school in the future? YES. HOWEVER, JUST TO BE UP FRONT, WE DO NOT WRITE LETTERS OF VERIFICATION FOR EMTS WHO HAVE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR LESS THAN 12 MONTHS FULL TIME. AFTER 12 MONTHS WE WILL ALLOW TRANSITION TO PART TIME IF THE EMPLOYEE CAN WORK THE REQUIRED 8 HOURS PER WEEK.
Overtime availability? PRESENTLY, PLENTY - HOWEVER, WE TRY TO LIMIT UNSCHEDULED OT, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER COMPANY - SO THERE IS NO ONGOING GUARANTEE OF OT.
How many IFT vs Fire units do they have, and how hard is it for a new employee to get onto a Fire unit? 15 TOTAL UNITS WITH 4 DEDICATED FIRE DEPT. UNITS AND 1 BACKUP, REMAINDER WORK 9'S OR 12'S, BUT ALL EMT'S HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND WITH FIRE. HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET ON A FIRE SHIFT DEPENDS ON TURNOVER (NORMALLY LOWER AT EAS), QUALFICATIONS, WHAT'S OPEN, ETC... THE WAIT CAN BE AS SHORT AS 6 MONTHS BUT AS LONG AS 16.
What's the ratio of IFT to 911 calls? DEPENDS WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE ON A DEDICATED UNIT. A FIRE SHIFT IS 100% 9-1-1. A SHORT HOUR UNIT CAN VARY. WORST CASE SCENARIO IS 10% FIRE CALLS.
What are the shift lengths (2x24hrs, 4x10hrs, 3/4x12?) SHIFT LENGTHS VARY WITH THE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM. 24'S WORK 3 DAYS PER WEEK. THERE IS A MIXED SHIFT THAT WORKS 2 24'S AND 2 9'S, THERE ARE NO 10 HR. SHIFTS. 12 HR SHIFTS WORK SET DAYS, 3 ONE WEEK AND 4 THE NEXT - EG. M, W, F AND EVERY OTHER SUN. OR JUST 3 SET DAYS PER WEEK. MOST 9 HR. SHIFTS WORK 5 DAYS
Paid all 24 hours (I know there's some companies out there that exploit loopholes so they only pay for 16 out of 24 hours) - IWC WAGE ORDER 9 ALLOWS COMPANIES TO PAY AS LITTLE AS 13 OF 24. EAS PAYS 21 OF 24. IF YOU ARE AWOKEN DURING THE DESIGNATED 3 HOUR SLEEP PERIOD YOU ARE COMPENSATED FOR THOSE HOURS. EMPLOYEES AVERAGE 22 OF 24 HOURS.
Relationship with Brea FD and OCFA? WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH BREA FD FOR 38 YEARS AND OCFA FOR 28. I THINK ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRAW THE CONCLUSION THAT THE RELATIONSHIPS ARE PRETTY GOOD.
Is it automatic code 2 responses while fire goes code 3 and then only wants you to push the gurney? NO, IT'S NOT AUTOMATIC. BREA/METRONET USES CLAUSEN DISPATCH CARDS AND OCFA USES THE KING COUNTY SYSTEM. YES, THE MAJORITY OF CALLS START OUT AS CODE 2 - BUT A PERCENTAGE - LARGER WITH METRONET START OUT CODE 3. ALSO, AFTER CODE 2 DISPATCH THE CALLS ARE FREQUENTLY UPGRADED BY THE ENGINE CO.
Prospects for part time to go to medic school in the future? YES. HOWEVER, JUST TO BE UP FRONT, WE DO NOT WRITE LETTERS OF VERIFICATION FOR EMTS WHO HAVE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR LESS THAN 12 MONTHS FULL TIME. AFTER 12 MONTHS WE WILL ALLOW TRANSITION TO PART TIME IF THE EMPLOYEE CAN WORK THE REQUIRED 8 HOURS PER WEEK.
Overtime availability? PRESENTLY, PLENTY - HOWEVER, WE TRY TO LIMIT UNSCHEDULED OT, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER COMPANY - SO THERE IS NO ONGOING GUARANTEE OF OT.
