Recent content by alprazolam

Hmmmm.....

I guess it may come down to how desperate the division is. If your division happens to get a brand new, high call volume contact, you may be hired with an offer emailed to you without having interviewed at all. Then they may offer you a bonus of around $5,000 if you agree to stay a couple of...

That's what I plan to do in the next year. Working the high call volume, urban environment will kill me if I stay too long. It's been great for experience, though.

BEN52, did you leave ems or move to a slower department?

I've been woken up several times by concerned citizens. Not so much that we were sleeping but in fear that we were dead. Yes, I work in the 'hood. One time that sticks out in my mind was when our MDT went off with "Red Ambulance parked near a field for hours. Occupant slumped over the wheel."...