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Hey everyone, I'm going to be an EMT-B in January and was just curious where the good EMS companies in the houston area's are and their names? I do need one with health insurance though. Thanks :)
 
I also worked for Acadian for a number of years ... It's okay, but I would try for something else in Houston that may have some 911 secondary contracts or if your lucky some primary. Plus, I dont think Acadian is in Houston yet ... Closest is maybe orange (they do the 911 there), and transfers in San Antonio. Acadian isn't a bad or horrible place to work. Good equipment, and generally good people that tend to stay for a long time with the company ... But there is a reason why the uniforms are green, and it refers more so to the transfer areas (which Houston will always be for them, because they will never take over HFD, ESD, CCEMS, etc).
 
Urbanems said:
I also worked for Acadian for a number of years ... It's okay, but I would try for something else in Houston that may have some 911 secondary contracts or if your lucky some primary. Plus, I dont think Acadian is in Houston yet ... Closest is maybe orange (they do the 911 there), and transfers in San Antonio. Acadian isn't a bad or horrible place to work. Good equipment, and generally good people that tend to stay for a long time with the company ... But there is a reason why the uniforms are green, and it refers more so to the transfer areas (which Houston will always be for them, because they will never take over HFD, ESD, CCEMS, etc).
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Acadian does do some primary 911 around Houston...
 
Houston area ambulance providers

I'll be moving to Houston in March of 2013.
Would anyone know of a list of companies in the greater Houston area that are reputable and will have open positions for EMT?
Is there an official EMS website for the counties pertaining to Houston, with provider contact information?
Thanks in advance for anyone who responds!
 
If you want action, HFD is the way to go but you need to be a firefighter as well. Ive rode with them a few times and it was never boring. The best was at Station 8 in Downtown. We made some very interesting calls and rarely made it back to the station.
 
wannabeHFD said:
If you want action, HFD is the way to go but you need to be a firefighter as well. Ive rode with them a few times and it was never boring. The best was at Station 8 in Downtown. We made some very interesting calls and rarely made it back to the station.
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You are aware of HFDs reputation regarding clinical care in the state?
 
usalsfyre said:
You are aware of HFDs reputation regarding clinical care in the state?
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I'm noticing that hfd isn't Well liked around here...

It may not the best in the country, but experience is the best teacher. In Houston, hfd is probably the best if someone is looking for real world experience that exposes them to situations That's not found at transport services. I've gotten a few at my station but for the most part it's pretty slow.

I should correct myself And say any 911 service, but I've never seen anything on the level I have at hfd. I'm brand new as well, so y'all more seasoned guys probably could suggest one of the other departments in this area. I'm assuming moving isn't an option for him, And it's the same with me or I'd be long gone already
 
wannabeHFD said:
I'm noticing that hfd isn't Well liked around here...

It may not the best in the country, but experience is the best teacher. In Houston, hfd is probably the best if someone is looking for real world experience that exposes them to situations That's not found at transport services. I've gotten a few at my station but for the most part it's pretty slow.

I should correct myself And say any 911 service, but I've never seen anything on the level I have at hfd. I'm brand new as well, so y'all more seasoned guys probably could suggest one of the other departments in this area. I'm assuming moving isn't an option for him, And it's the same with me or I'd be long gone already
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Experience doing things incorrectly simply reinforces doing things incorrectly. Further, education and experience go hand in hand, they are useless without the other.

The Houston area has multiple busy, clinically excellent services.
 
For a fresh EMT, I would recommend you try Acadian, AMR, or Orien. Then get a side gig or volunteer at a agency near your home that does 911 to get some time in. If you're young and don't mind getting fire training, I would recommend HFD as it's a good place to get some street experience. I'm not sure if ETMC requires experience or not.

We like HFD :) it's just the clinical side that isn't looked upon favorably (and for the most part, it's out of the medics hands as they have restrictive protocols).

For Paramedics, I would recommend MCHD, followed by Acadian.

Fire training will open alot of doors for you in the Houston area as most of our 911 response agencies run fire.
 
usalsfyre said:
Experience doing things incorrectly simply reinforces doing things incorrectly. Further, education and experience go hand in hand, they are useless without the other.

The Houston area has multiple busy, clinically excellent services.
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I never said education wasnt important...I was only suggesting that as a new EMT, a service that offers a large call volume for a population that, quite frankly, are the reason people still think the south is still inhabited by morons.

HFD was just a suggestion based on my own experience. Im sorry you have a heavy dislike for them, but they did teach me a lot. Things you dont find in textbooks.
 
I work for a suburb of Houston as a FF/medic. I did alot of my clinicals with HFD. Some were good clinicals, some not so good. Learned alot either way. I know alot of guys who work there and they're great medics.

But as said, get your FF cert and your medic and you'll have a better chance of getting a "true" 911 job!!
 
What exactly is a "fake" 911 job?
 
Private EMS. Aka: "fake" 911. I think you know that. :)
 
Pretty sure I've made considerably more truly sick, screwed up patients working your "fake 911" than I've made working my major city 911 service.
 
sweetpete said:
Private EMS. Aka: "fake" 911. I think you know that. :)
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Rrrriiiiggghhhttt....

It'd be just as easy to say there's a number of fire based services that practice "fake EMS"....
 
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! Relax guys. I know some "good" private medics too. Not many, but a few. I'm sensing a strong "woodchuck" presence in this forum.
 
sweetpete said:
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! Relax guys. I know some "good" private medics too. Not many, but a few. I'm sensing a strong "woodchuck" presence in this forum.
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How do you measure good? And what the hades is a woodchuck?
 
Shove it. Seriously. If you're going to be an arse about private EMS we can be arses about your previous fire based system.
 
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