Generally all it requires is a phone call but we've currently suspended our community/friends/family ride along program due to "an unusually high demand for paramedics qualified to precept students and train new employees." What doesn't make sense to me is I'm an intern preceptor and the class starts their internships in a week and I didn't get one...
PM me if you're serious about trying to score one and we can chat more. There might be something that can be done. Fair warning, you have to deal with my sketchy medicine and borderline obnoxious partner for 12 hours. My white cloud third rider syndrome is hit or miss. Last rider I had we did a transfer and a legal 2000 (72 hour psych hold). The one before that hooked a drowning that even had Fire playing with their water rescue gear.
Seems like you had a busy day. That's weird they suspended ride alongs, must be busy around there! That's hard to have a obnoxious partner and have to spend 12 hours with them.