Recent content by amonteve

I work at Silicon Valley Ambulance in San Jose. 3 days a week of 12 hour shifts is generally the norm there, although many people do more/less. We don't do any 911 unless AMR is at low levels then county dispatch will use the private companies as back-up.

Yeah, it took me a while to get a call back too (about a month from my application). But the first time I called I got someone to talk to me and they answered my questions. Also, at the end of my interview they let me ask questions about them. When I arrived and said I was there for an interview...

Not too much more than I know about other places. The difference was that I heard from a couple people that they were a good place to work for. Everyone was cool. I just wish the main station was closer rather than the Cupertino station. What time was your interview? By "yesterday do you mean...

Good luck! Hope to meet you.

I interviewed and rode-along at Silicon Valley yesterday. Just waiting to hear if I got the job.

I thought about this in gym today. I don't imagine too many people are carrying identification on them while they work out. I know mine always stay in the locker. What could you do in the case of an unresponsive person who needs immediate transport and no one knows them? Follow up with the gym...

Ok, I've been wondering under what circumstances it might be, if ever, permissible to "break the rules". The sort of scenario I keep thinking of would happen in a place where rapid transport and transfer to higher levels of care is not an immediate option. Say, a transatlantic flight where...

Agreed. And it does makes sense. I was mostly being sarcastic and writing that at the end of a couple weeks that involved paying for nremt, county cert, medical exam, livescan #1, and some other miscellanea and my checking account was feeling pretty sore.

Wow, thank you for all the info!

Don't be too pessimistic. Mine cut off at 73 and like you I walked out assuming the worst, but I passed. If you got a 94 in your class you should be fine. I got an 87 in my class so maybe there is something to yours ending at 60 and mine at 73 ;) Among all the acronyms we had to memorize my...

AMR always seems like such a long shot, being pretty much the only way to get 911 experience in most of the Bay Area. Does anyone know anything about King-American out of San Francisco? Obviously SFFD EMS handles 911 in the city but, judging by there website, it seems like K-A gets to...

Livescan has quite a racket going. I actually already did the medical exam, got the green card, etc. They were able to give me all of that at the doctor's office. The DMV test/livescan is the last thing I have to do. Thanks for the info.

Hi. I've been wondering some of these same things myself. I'm a New Orleans native but have only gotten my EMT-B since I moved to CA six months ago. I've been looking into it for my own info as I want to move back sooner or later and do the same thing. Here are some links that may help you...

I called CA DMV the other day to ask if I needed a separate Livescan in addition to the one I filed with the county. The guy I talked to led me to believe that I just needed to bring in one of the copies of my county Livescan request. His tone was not convincing though. Is he right or do I need...

What number did you reach AMR at? Did you talk to someone in this area or was it a national number?