Recent content by DoubleOSpoon

Hey all, All of the departments in my area including my own are volunteer. This morning we responded mutual aide to a bordering town for the report of an explosion and now structure fire. Chilling reminder of the incident in Middletown, CT early this year. Fortunately, only one party was...

It's a shame that an attempt I made to really thank the helpful contributors here is met with a reply such as this. I wasn't asking about your medical background or the like, as respectable as it may be it's really of no interest to me. Coming from a volunteer background, there is a difference...

Thanks for posting. I'm from Connecticut myself, fortunately far enough away to remain unaffected. Thoughts and prayers out to all who were involved and all those who were lost.

I passed at 73-75 questions, too. Wasn't expecting to get cut off, I guess that worked in my favor :p

Exactly! - My biggest concern is liability, liability, liability. I can't believe that this is even going on somewhere, I'm a volunteer myself and we can't roll our rig without at least an EMT and MRT(MFR) on the crew. If the state found out we were breaking this rule we'd lose our license to...

Are you trying to get a job as a paid firefighter or are you in a volunteer company? In my opinion, you should focus on simply working out rather than trying to run in gear or getting used to an airpack. These things come with experience, if you're in a volunteer company you will have times when...

Hey guys, Thought I'd share my story for anyone else who's trying to get their NREMT-B, or just for anyone who's interested. As much as I hate to admit it, I went for my third and final stab at my NREMT-B on Saturday. Got my results this morning and I finally passed, got cut at 75 I believe...

I'm a volunteer firefighter in Connecticut, currently waiting on my results from my EMT-B exam. If you're under 18 years old you can get your Connecticut EMT cert, but you will not be able to apply for the national registry until you are 18. As aforementioned, you may not be able to do much...