Recent content by marshmallow22

Sure, many applicants have blemishes their record, but this is extreme.You make a mistake and learn from it... Not multiple mistakes and keep making them. This shows a pattern of immaturity and irresponsibility. EMS job openings for REPUTABLE departments have a large pool of qualified candidates...

Austin-Travis County EMS is a 3rd service. Cover the city of Austin and Travis County.

Come to Austin... our EMT's are starting out almost 40k a year (in fact, my partner will clear 50k easily with overtime he's worked) all 911, civil service, pension, nice place to live, lower cost of living compared to many areas. Go to the city website for the next recruitment process.

Regarding the amount of OT at Austin we allow 12 people off per day, and that's before sick call. Not to mention the vacancies we already have for varoius reasons. As far as sick call goes we are a very busy system (probably could use another 10 trucks on the streets) so I won't deny that...

We're still a great department with many opportunites like Spec Ops, Tactical, bikes, Motorcycles, etc, and plenty of promotional opportunity. At this point though, new providers will just have to take 1 extra step due to the new hiring practices. Yes, there are and will always be budget...

Before the medic1 hiring process, our starting medic pay with no experience was mid $17/hr putting that around 44k per year. Wilco's starting pay is closer to 50k per year right now, but their schedule is 24 on 48 off. Comaparitively speaking due to a lower cost of living, ATCEMS and Wico are...

Some of our tenured and captain medics make high $20 to low $30 per hour. So OT rate is $45/hr. Our pay is just a straight time and a half after 80 hrs in a pay period and a standard check is 96 hrs from either 4 twenty four hour shifts or 4 twelves and 2 twenty four hour shifts. So...

In reply to the main financials: 23 years of service x 3% per year. Employee contributes 8% per check mandatory pre tax 5 year drop @ 23 yrs Buy back allowance is 5 yrs Employee health premiums for employee paid by the city, add employee + family, around $240 per check. Other...

Yeah, I realize that pensions are under attack, however CA and NV based a lot of theirs on the housing market with mortgage backed securities and the tax revenue generated from those highly inflated home values. The bubble burst and so did CA and NV's pension system. Texas has one of the...

:glare: Because this job is not only fun, but it's the easiest job in the world. There are so many other professions and jobs that you have to work much harder at to make that kind of money... not to mention the fat cat pension I'll be getting when I retire.

Pretty difficult to predict 401k's in this volatile market. Again, how many "layers of paint" does AMR have on their trucks?

How can you crunch #'s when you don't even know what the #'s are?

Base salary, no, but tenure field medics and Captains with a good amount of OT can hit that mark.

Thanks for ALL of your assumptions about a system that you do not even work for. I had a good laugh. I can't believe that you would actually compare a metropolitan city, civil service, 3rd service provider to a private ambulance. Say what you want, but ATCEMS is here to stay, and not only...

We're not only going to hire inexperienced people. We actually have some experienced paramedics that got hired in the medic 1 position with the last hiring process. All are welcome to apply, and we will hire the best candidate for the position. Once again, someone with experience does not...