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Heya guys. Been talking with some EMT guys back home and apparently a lot of the ambulance work is done by C.A.R.E, a private ambulance firm who is contracted by the counties and such. Anyone had any experience with private companies such as this? What are the advantages of working here instead...

Thanks premed! I'll give them a call. My father does volunteer FF work in Russell Co, AL and he says the rescue teams who pull people out of the Chatahoochie are mostly volunteer except for specialized divers and such. I think I'll get into EMT where I want to live then research into the...

Welcome! I'm new to the site and in the same boat you are :D Starting EMT-B in January! Good luck! See you around the site! I love this place already!

I was at work when the girl showed up. Eventually my wife showed her a picture and the response was "umm... that kinda looks like him".

I'm not doing EMS work yet, but boots I know about. Look at Corcoran Jump/Field boots. Great traction and very comfortable once broken in. I used them for years before we shifted over to the khaki colored sand boots. Here's a link of what they look like. Good reinforced toe and available with...

This happens all the time. I was on Ft. Stewart and had a girl show up to my house and tell my wife that I had been sleeping with her before being deployed. After my wife kicking my *** we found out the unknown girl was looking for a different sergeant with the same name as me. Found it through...

Thing is I'm not staying around here in Monterey. I'm a southern boy and it looks like I'm headed back to the Georgia-Alabama area. I was more asking in a general view such as I didn't know the Sheriff's Department would handle S&R. Do all Sheriff's Departments handle S&R? I did find out from...

Been there Heya, first good luck on your service! :D I've been in for nine. I was a medic with the 3rd ID in Iraq and I know of many of my buddies how have gotten out and transfered there skill over to civilian side. As some of our friends, have said it depends on where you go. Many places I've...

Hey guys. I'm coming up on the end of my military service (combat medical experience along with my linguistics) and I'm interested in a job in public safety. I have 9 years of military experience and I'm currently taking the EMT 1:Basic Training course so I'll have the standard EMT...