Recent content by ken158

Does your location have a lot of EMS personnel? The one I'm in has only a handful.

Do any of y'all take part in the Medical Reserve Corps? I signed up last month.

I passed all the lift tests and the written test :D The lift test was pretty difficult but nothing I can't handle.

And I'm a little scared. I was at first scared of the lift test, but I should be able to handle that. I passed the NREMT at 70 questions on the first go, so at the time I knew the stuff pretty well. I haven't taken a test for my knowledge in quite some time. The last time I took a test...

So I applied to an ambulance company and I was told to take a lift test. At 130lbs and 5 ft 7, I'm underweight. I don't lift but I exercise every weekday by taking a Krav Maga class. I can do 8 pullups though, which means that I can lift my own weight 8 times. From what I've heard, the...

Are they legit, or are they shady? I literally can't find anything since they're apparently new.

They're based in LA County. Has anyone heard of them? I've used the search function and the company was mentioned once or twice, but it wasn't a lot of information.

I'm about to take the ASVAB and join the Army. I already have an EMT-B in CA, but it's been about half a year since I took the National Registry and I haven't had time to recert. I thought it would be pretty appropriate if I joined as a 68W. My recruiter told me that it could be a while...

I screwed up DICEE. I know right, the easiest thing to fail out of all of these. I did fine in the others though.

I want to be a firefighter, and I'm considering doing that along with being in the fire explorer program. Is the academy any good?

It asked me to give them my social security number, and I did. But I regret it and I'm scared :/ It's this site https://performancemanager4.successfactors.com/career?company=EMSC

Wow, that actually sounds pretty good. Yeah I think I'll do that. I think I have to be involved in both Explorer programs to be able to do ride alongs, but I'll try to do both.

Before my EMT course, I wasn't really interested in the fire department. I was interested in becoming a police officer, though. However, now that I'm certified and looking around for jobs, being a firefighter is appealing to me. I won't be making any decisions now since I'm too young to work...

EMT-B isn't that hard. I finished my training about a month ago, and it was all just memorization. Knowing what NOT to do is just as important as knowing what to do.

I'm a brand new EMT. I don't have any experience right now. A hospital is accepting EMTs. Should I bother applying?