Recent content by jlquick

Thanks for the info. I'm not fire certified yet, but will probably be going back to school pretty soon. I figured out that Southwest doesn't have most of their jobs posted on their own site. Instead, they have everything listed on Rural Metro's site. They are actually posting 18 EMT...

I thought about going back and doing paramedic school, but I guess in Arizona you have to work as an EMT before you can get into school. So I'm going to start on my med school/PA school pre reqs instead.

I got to do some clinical hours in an ER during EMT school and it was a pretty eye opening experience. I got tons more experience with actually using our medical technology during those couple hours than during all of my rides. I've been looking into Tech jobs out here. There aren't many...

I've applied to most of the fire departments around here. I actually moved out here hoping to get on with one of them, but the same week that I got to AZ was when the cities started feeling the economic crunch and decided on hiring freezes. I'm actually pretty far along in the process to...

Hi guys. I just moved to Arizona after getting my NREMT-B and I've had no luck getting a job so far. I haven't actually worked as an EMT yet, so I'm pretty new at applying for this type of job. As far as I can tell, there are 2 ambulance companies in all of the Phoenix: Southwest and PMT...

Hey EMTFL. I just recently moved from Tampa, FL to Mesa, AZ. I have been trying to get an EMT job out here, but have had no luck so far. One thing to think about before you move is that you will need to get an AZ EMT license. I thought that since I had my National Registry that it would be...

It's a program they have called the Red Shirts. They do a lot of volunteer activities in the community and also with fire department that runs it. It's a way to get people who are just starting out the chance to get some experience and some training. They have a fire academy that is run...

Yuma is an interesting place... Kind of a small farming town, but they have some really good restaurants there. I've been a couple times. I met my girlfriend online, oddly enough. On Facebook like totally at random. But it's been almost 2 years so that's better than any dating site...

That's cool. I used to have family and a girlfriend in Jersey. Never been much of a fan, but they do have some good food out there! What part do you live in? I'm heading out West because my girlfriend lives out there. I've visited a bunch of times and I'm finally making the move. Her dad...

Didn't realize the desert was so popular. Do you have any job prospects for when you get out there? I have an interview set up with the Peoria volunteer dept. once I'm out there. Hoping that will give me some experience and the chance to go to fire school on a scholarship.

Hi Everyone, I'm an EMT in Florida and I'm moving to Arizona in a couple of weeks. Just wondering if anyone on here is from out there. I'm going to be completely new to the EMS field out there and would love to hear some suggestions on where I should start looking for jobs and whatnot. I...