Recent content by JCyrus

It sounds like you may have gotten the answer you were looking for already. But the OEC textbook IS available to the public and may help you in translating your EMT skills to the OEC testing. If you don't want to put money into buying it, maybe someone on the patrol might have an old copy...

I'm a Jeep guy... My dad, my brother and I combined have around seven or so in the last ten years. Great vehicles, solid, and able to get you just about everywhere. And they're common enough that if you ever have a problem, you can google it or get on one of the many JeepForums and find...

Just out of curiosity, what is the First Aid Council's argument against this bill?

Pennsylvania only requires you to take (and pass) the NREMT exam to become certified as a medic. If you're taking a basic class, you can still opt to take the NREMT-B tests, and it may even be part of your class depending on where you take it from, but you're not required to have NREMT.

How is it any different from the ride to the hospital with your patient, when your partner is in back and you're the only person up front?

I'm going to be focusing on packing lunches and/or cooking a lot more often this year. And lose enough weight so that I'm comfortably within one shirt size rather than awkwardly between the two...

Allegheny or Centre County?.... Small ski area 10 minutes from campus? I'm guessing you're either in Pittsburgh area and referring to Boyce Park, or, more likely, you're at Penn State and referring to Tussey Mountain. Both are within the Western Appalachian Region of the National Ski Patrol...

I've had my ham license for the last couple years. My search and rescue team encourages members to get their license and occasionally uses it as a communications backup depending on the area we're called to at any given time. Other than that, I've never really used it other than volunteering...

I got some new backpacking gear (mostly cooking stuff) and should be receiving a new job shirt in the next couple days.

How are your map books actually created? Assuming they're computer generated, there's a good chance that they were exported as a PDF before printing, even if generated through GIS software or the like. From there, you could get the original PDF's from whoever made the maps and load them onto...

Honestly, it has always been my thought that funeral arrangements are more for the living than the deceased. If I die, all I really care about is knowing that my body will at least be "taken care of" in some manner. I will most likely leave the HOW to friends and family members. If they want...

I will finish my BA in Geography this coming Spring, after which I will be most likely starting a Masters of Divinity in Fall of 2012. EMT-B class starts next month.

Most agencies I've seen only require 100, 200, 700 and 800, or some combination thereof for "rank and file" first responders. As has been previously stated 300 and 400 tend to be more geared towards those in leadership positions within the agency. If you haven't done the first four yet, I'd...

I've been volunteering with "wilderness" search and rescue for around four and a half years now. My first year was in a much more urban/suburban setting outside Pittsburgh PA, since then I've moved to West Virginia and now do much more rural/woodland searching but it would still be a stretch to...

I've been a member since 2005, at which point I was 15 years old and really wanted to become an EMT as soon as I turned 16. I figured I should re-introduce myself since this is my first time actively reading/posting on the forum in a while... I've spent the last four and a half years...