Recent content by meloabreuu

Since were on the subject, if I'm 27 when I'm certified, how negatively would a speeding ticket in the last 2 years and a suspension for failure to pay a speeding ticket 5 or 6 years back affect me? Nothing serious like DUIs or reckless driving though. Sorry if you feel like I'm hijacking your...

Thanks for the responses. It seems like most of you guys got into it for a lot of the same reasons that I am. I don't mind being a bit underpaid while while I get EMT experience and try to work my way up to paramedic and/or other things in the medical field. Being a police officer has crossed...

This is why I feel like I would be a good fit for EMT. I saw a youtube video a few weeks ago where an EMT was asked about how he reacts to shocking situations, and he started telling a story about a motorcycle accident he was called to where some guys foot was FUBAR and you could see bones and...

Haha, I'm glad to hear that. Obviously I'm new here. I was going to say that I didn't consider EMT salaries to be huge, but I didn't want to sound like like a douche if you really did. I guess I should have said that I'm more curious about what led all of you into the field... like, what you...

So if I really buckle down and get good grades(which I'm planning on doing,) will that help me be a more competitive candidate? Will providing a copy of my transcript along with my resume help at all or are employers only concerned with whether or not I passed my classes and certifications or not?

I won't deny that the fact that I'll be earning twice as much(at least) as I've earned at any other job I've had is motivation for me, but there's really NOTHING else you enjoy about the job like the fact that(correct me if I'm wrong on any of these) almost every call is different, you're...

I'm thinking somewhere in either the northeast or northwest, but the north in general. I honestly wouldn't mind moving to Canada either, so if anyone has any info on that, I'm all ears. I'm not really a "summer for 12 months a year" type, I like my hash winters.

Thanks again to both of you. Another thing I'm wondering now... Someone on another thread told me that I would have a hard time finding work in this state if I don't have any firefighting experience. Any truth to that?

Aww, well that's a little frustrating. I'm not a native, I've only been here for almost a year and I'm planning on finding an EMT job closer to where I'm from as soon as I can. Do you think it would be easier to find a job in a different state before finding work in FL if I don't have any...

Thanks for the suggestion. So I'm right by assuming that all I would have to do to be eligible in a different state is to take their state exam, provided I have the NREMT?(unless the particular department or company I'm applying for has any other requirements)

As you can obviously tell from my stats, I'm new to this forum. I've spent a few years working dead end jobs, trying to figure out what 'real career' would be best for me, and I think I finally found it in EMS. I've always been an athlete and have had an interest in the human body and the way it...

I live in Florida too. I've been here almost a year, and if things go the way I hope they do, I'll be starting EMT-B next month at the Osceola Valencia campus, and then either going on to the paramedic program or the A.S. in EMS. I'm hoping to get an EMT job somewhere else where winter is...