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[Jon]

Originally posted by FFEMT1280@Jan 9 2005, 08:28 PM
I am also a paid FF/EMT for Emergency Control at IBM in Poughkeepsie New York.

Really. Would love to hear tales, and you and Chimp too....

I am a vollie FF/EMT and work at a Fortune 500 Co's World Headquarters as an EMT/Security Officer. Boring, but get paid going EMT rates to NOT do Transport, and NO LIFTING!

In the Fall of '05 I am going to start my medic classes.

GREAT! I'm Almost finished here in PA, PaRescueEMT is just starting, and sevral others here are going thru. Then we have Medics and EMT-CC's ot the Wazoo :lol:

Jon

 

[Chimpie]

Yep, lots of EMS people here w/ security backgrounds.

 

[Wingnut]

How hard is that kind of job to get? It sounds like a good part time job for me while in medic school.

 

[Phridae]

Originally posted by crazy4ems@Mar 20 2005, 02:07 AM
New to the board. Hi everybody. I'm an EMT-A from Indiana. Close to 3 years on a volunteer service. "In between paid jobs"

What is an EMT-A? :blink:

 

[Jon]

Originally posted by Wingnut@Mar 23 2005, 03:02 PM
How hard is that kind of job to get? It sounds like a good part time job for me while in medic school.

Not that difficult. Around here there is a large gated retirement community that employs EMTs as gaurds and a QRS. There is a steel mill that has a Fire Dept. and ambulance - Fire Brigade Chief is steel mill employee, but most security guards are "security guard / firefighter / emt" My current job is a fortune 500 Co's headquarters that wants EMTs around for quick response.

There are sevral other plants and factories that require an EMT or First Responder to be onsite 24x7 or 7a-11p. There is a not-so-local gated retirement community that has a nursing home and assisted living wing. They always have an EMT, and the EMT has a golf cart with a box on the back, stars of life, mini-jetstream lightbar, siren, and OXYGEN PLACARD! (More whackerish than a blue-mobile),

Themeparks hire EMTs thru their security depts.

Malls Hire EMT / Security Guards

Sports fields (small hockey rinks, etc) hire EMTs.

There are opportunities, but you have to look for them.

What is great is that although I do a lot of walking, I don't lift and carry.

Also, don't think you are going to be working on lots of patients. Most of ours are BS (Even the BS ALS calls - non-cardiac chest pain, weakness) but we have had an Arrest, we've had seizures, we've had trauma alert falls, etc. just not OFTEN.

Its a nice part-time gig, a nice job to work going thru school, and a nice place to work and volunteer (if you work 2nd shift, you can vollie on weekdays with your squad)

Jon

 

[Wingnut]

Great, If I ever get a *&^(#% test date, I'll make some calls around town, we have LOADS of gated communities here.

Did you have to get some sort of certification for the security stuff? My brother was one for a while...non-emt, before he became a cop and had to go through some kind of course. I'm sure I'll just have to call and find out the companies requirements. I'm working on 2 degrees at once now, I don't think I have time for another class.

 

[Chimpie]

Every state has different requirments. Some require an 8 hour class, some require 16, some 40. Some don't require any training at all, and that's scares me. Do a google search for your state and security law and see what you can find. Or drop me a PM and I'll help if I can.

Be careful, some gated communities are just looking for a warm body to 'man the gate'. They don't care about any training you might have. All they want is someone in uniform to give the appearance of security.

 

[Wingnut]

Thanks for the tips guys. I'll look into it

 

[EMICT1]

Hi my name is Brad and I am new to EMT-Life. I have been searching for a place to talk to other EMS minded folks without the extraneous BS that you get in most chat rooms. I like what I see so far and look forward to getting to know some of you. I am an EMT-P in Kansas and have been away from the field for a while. Am getting ready to jump back in with both feet so to speak.

 

[Chimpie]

Welcome to the group Brad.

 

[SafetyPro2]

Welcome aboard to all the new folks. I've been going through one of my busy spells, so haven't been on as much lately as I am sometimes.

Since there are so many new people and everyone seems to be doing re-introductions, I'll add one for myself:

I'm Chris. I'm a volunteer Firefighter and EMT-1 (aka Basic) with the Sierra Madre Fire Department. I've been an EMT for about 3 years now, and a First Responder for a couple years before that. My full-time career is occupational safety and health...currently work in insurance, primarily doing safety inspections for public schools. Have also worked in the petrochemical industry (as a safety trainer and HazMat Safety Officer) and for a newspaper (as their safety guy). At the newspaper, I got to help set-up a First Responder-level medical emergency response team (primarily made up of security personnel) which was my first exposure to EMS. Would love to get back into industrial EMS, but seems to be a rarity around here.

I'm also one of the moderators here on the board and a Red Cross Emergency Response (aka First Responder) instructor (just got home from the final exam night for a class, in fact...one of the reasons I haven't been around as much).

I've lived in California all my life, but my wife's from Indiana and her family's all there, so am there at least a couple times a year.

 

[Jon]

Originally posted by EMICT1@Mar 23 2005, 11:55 PM
Hi my name is Brad and I am new to EMT-Life. I have been searching for a place to talk to other EMS minded folks without the extraneous BS that you get in most chat rooms. I like what I see so far and look forward to getting to know some of you. I am an EMT-P in Kansas and have been away from the field for a while. Am getting ready to jump back in with both feet so to speak.

Welcome Brad.


Jon

 

[Jon]

Originally posted by Wingnut@Mar 23 2005, 04:58 PM
Great, If I ever get a *&^(#% test date, I'll make some calls around town, we have LOADS of gated communities here.

Did you have to get some sort of certification for the security stuff? My brother was one for a while...non-emt, before he became a cop and had to go through some kind of course. I'm sure I'll just have to call and find out the companies requirements. I'm working on 2 degrees at once now, I don't think I have time for another class.

In PA, to be Joe unarmed guard (no sidearm, no mace, no baton, no taser - I can't play with any of the fun stuff ) My Co. has a 2-hour course that teaches how they want the job done, but you need no training in PA. PA has Act 235, which lets you carry weapons (gun or not, depends on version of cert).

Anyhoo...


Jon

 

[Wingnut]

I don't think we have that act here Jon. And I don't think I want to do it without training...I'm great at yelling at the kids, but I don't think that would qualify me lol.


As far as intro's, I don't think I ever really did one... so here goes...


My name is Jennifer, I live in Naples, FL, but originally from Long Island, NY. I'm 26, with 2 brats (2 & 4) and married to a deputy. I was in pharmacy but got burned out so went back after the kids got a little older and now getting my AS in EMS, all I have left after this semester is Medic school, which I got into and starts in May. I am an EMT-B, but I don't take the NR until April. Hoping to get a bachelors in Public safety & Administration, but that's later.
I'm also a CPR instructor and I'm opening a real estate company with my mother in law. (it's ok we like each other, it's my mother I can't stand)
I'm thinking of getting my AS in nursing too, only because the req's are the same, I don't really want to be one. My husband is pushing for it, he's not happy about my decision to work on a rig, but he supports me and knows he has no choice in the matter
All the degrees are a nice idea, but I'm already addicted to working on the rig so I probably won't have time for it along with everything else. So I'm finishing medic school and then deciding what to do.

By the way, I love this forum and every one here, you guys rock!

 

[Jon]

Originally posted by Wingnut@Mar 25 2005, 11:51 AM
I don't think we have that act here Jon. And I don't think I want to do it without training...I'm great at yelling at the kids, but I don't think that would qualify me lol.


As far as intro's, I don't think I ever really did one... so here goes...


My name is Jennifer, I live in Naples, FL, but originally from Long Island, NY. I'm 26, with 2 brats (2 & 4) and married to a deputy. I was in pharmacy but got burned out so went back after the kids got a little older and now getting my AS in EMS, all I have left after this semester is Medic school, which I got into and starts in May. I am an EMT-B, but I don't take the NR until April. Hoping to get a bachelors in Public safety & Administration, but that's later.
I'm also a CPR instructor and I'm opening a real estate company with my mother in law. (it's ok we like each other, it's my mother I can't stand)
I'm thinking of getting my AS in nursing too, only because the req's are the same, I don't really want to be one. My husband is pushing for it, he's not happy about my decision to work on a rig, but he supports me and knows he has no choice in the matter
All the degrees are a nice idea, but I'm already addicted to working on the rig so I probably won't have time for it along with everything else. So I'm finishing medic school and then deciding what to do.

By the way, I love this forum and every one here, you guys rock!

I'm going thru medic and then getting my RN, then BSN... Why? Because 10 years down the road, after throwing my back out and dealing with more samsonite syndrome than I can handle, I will probably burn out :unsure:

This way I can go be a PO'd charge nurse and eat BLS crews for lunch

Seriously - will give me more flexability, and I could do interfacility critical care (and aeromed) transport and gety paid 2x as much.

Jon

 

[Wingnut]

Originally posted by MedicStudentJon@Mar 25 2005, 12:02 PM

Why? Because 10 years down the road, after throwing my back out and dealing with more samsonite syndrome than I can handle, I will probably burn out :unsure:

This way I can go be a PO'd charge nurse and eat BLS crews for lunch

I'm thinking along these same lines...but the hectic scheduling etc...might get in the way...

So I wait & see what happens. <_<