Recent content by mbadcompany

Yea we did get the inspection sticker i remember now. And personally I don't really care about being unemployed for the time being. Mid February they severely reduced our hours, cutting us down to 12 hours a week. I come in at 7 at night i leave the following morning at 7 then I have a week...

So should I send an anonymous report if possible? I really dont like how my bosses are operating this.

Im pretty sure we had the county come by and inspect them and everything. We got the sticker that was put on the back window after that, as far as the city permits go I really doubt we have it which is why all of this stuff is going down.

So what you are saying is that you DO need an extra permit to pick up people in la city right? i have all the certs for la county, but im wondering about la city itself.

From what i understand, we do have the sticker on the back of the ambulance, but no the company has not been open for even a year yet, and we have only started to accept, or get, call from LA city for maybe 2 months now. So what you are saying is that if I do report the company, I personally...

The coworker I was with was very knowledgeable about the situation and told me that not only would the company be held accountable but the EMTs doing the call as well. Feigning ignorance would not have worked as well seeing as how it is our personal responisbility to know what we are allowed...

Hey everyone I have a question: The ambulance company I work for currently, I wont name names, has had us do some pretty fishy things in the past, but one thing has been a hot topic in the company as of late and that is the L.A. city certification. From what I have been told you must have...

Ok genious, I asked exactly what would an IFT job include, I had a general idea of what it was, but I wanted a more detailed description from someone with personal experience. You would have known that if you kept reading my inital post.

Alright, thanks for your help. That was really informative. Well I'm gonna start my first day of EMS work this coming monday. Im really excited!!!:lol:

Ok I'm a recently hired EMT-B for an IFT company in the Los Angeles area. My question is a very simple and rather dumb question but, what exactly is an IFT company and what do we do exactly and what are some things I should focus on doing and not doing? Tips? I know what a 911 response...

hey hey, my name is Marcus and im 22. I recently just got hired for the first time as an EMT-B today actually. I live in Bellflower, CA in the Los Angeles County area. Someday I hope to take this job and use it to become a firefighter in the LA county. In my spare time I enjoy playing...