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Hey all, just curious if anyone currently works at or knows anything about Community Ambulance in Henderson/ Las Vegas area? How’s the pay, morale, benefits, overall company feel? TIA

Hey all, Just curious if anyone knows what the work environment and benefits (I know I know lol) are for River Medical/ AMR in Western AZ area, Kingman and Lake Havasu City area? Nothing recent really on search. Thanks all PK

Anybody work in Mojave County Arizona. What companies are there and have you liked working there? Thinking of moving there or Phoenix area and curious what my options are?

But that says if I do not hold a state card, which I do. Is there any different process for someone who currently holds a state card?

Hey all, I let my NREMT lapse in 2015 but have been working full time as an EMT in California. I am interesting in moving out of this state and was wondering if anyone has let their national lapse and had it reinstated and how it was and how it all worked. Is it difficult to do? I don't exactly...

It depends on your LEMSA requirements for CE hours for recerting. In CA, if you take a 24 hour refresher course, as an EMT you have enough hours to recert.

True, the benefits might be a little better at county, but they are still way understaffed so the OT is pretty killer out there, end of the month can be interesting as units are browned out cause they can't pay the OT. By all means, apply where you'd like, I like the stability at MBA, I'm...

I guess I can chime in and put an end to some of the myth. First off, MBA is a good company to work for, no better and no worse than Desert, AMR, Liberty, CARE, etc. The pay is on par with the aforementioned companies. Simple fact is, you're not gonna get rich doing EMS, but that's another...

I would emphasize and I believe that this is the way that it's going, B-L-S interventions above all else, good quality compressions and early defibrillation are what will matter! Also, what was said above sums it up quite nicely

72 hour shift here, three days straight, and I haven't known what a 'weekend' is in many months now lol

The burnout of non tiered people and those of us who suffer in an all ALS system, where too many ALS personnel end up on insane calls like hangnails, all complicating the scene, comes from a outdated and preposterous system of protocols and abilities (not skills.) We need to be able to refuse to...

In other words, you're burnt out, all but the most critical of calls make you suicidal. You are proving an oft repeated point really, that a lot of people get into fire to do anything other than EMS. One of the main points of us incorrectly labeled 'anti-FD' folks is that fire SHOULD focus on...

Doesn't this in a way give some weight to someone who doesn't want to get vaccinated. I mean, if someone goes and gets the measles vaccine, even multiple doses, and there's a certain percentage chance that they will still get the disease if they happen to go around someone who has the disease or...

I'll float one simple question and if there's a reasonable answer, I'll leave it at that. Stipulation 1: When you get vaccinated, you are supposed to be protected from the disease in question that you got vaccinated against, correct? Stipulation 2: In the recent outbreaks that we've been...

Anyone see any sleeping in that high quality 7 second video??? I sure didn't, that guy was awake and talking to him.