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  1. KirkAndrzejewski

    Dispatching as an EMT

    Hello all, Recently acquired a position at my local EMS company. Was working roughly 40 miles away due to the fact that my local company nicotine tested Job applicants and I knew I'd never pass, but I have a since quit because driving 40 miles a day to work and 40 miles back isn't financially...
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    Trouble Finding Employment

    Hello all, I recently returned from AIT a few weeks back. I am a 68w combat medic in the Michigan National Guard. During my leave I was allowed to take during the Holiday Season, I applied for my EMT-B license and received it in the mail a few weeks later. I am now home after completing the...
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    Class Camaraderie / Mess from instructor

    Just received a message from my instructor that made me smile. So I got thinking. Anyone have any funny or happy moments they remember of their class? The camaraderie? Your relationship with your instructor? I'd love to hear your stories The message To ALL of you- "Your level of...
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    Fire Science

    Quick Question, my local Community College offers a Fire Science degree with an EMS concentration, but it appears that all the EMS concentration is, is a EMT basic class. I already have my basic. Would it be beneficial to take a fire science course if I don't plan on working as a fire fighter? I...
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    Ride alongs before EMT-B.

    I have the opportunity to take a few ride alongs with my cousin before our EMT-B class. I'm very excited, and many of them are going to be 12 hour shifts, so I'll have a basic experience of what they go through, from station life, to emergency response, and everything in between. My purpose...
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    Oakland CC or Mott CC? (MI)

    I am currently taking an EMT-B course at my local McLaren branch in Michigan during my senior year. After I graduate I intend to work as an EMT-B and go to school for my Paramedic Cert. Delta College, right in my area, is the only community college without an Emergency Medical program (they...
  7. KirkAndrzejewski

    Starting EMT-B, thoughts?

    I will be starting my EMT-B in January at my local hospital. I live in a rural town in Mid-Michigan. None of the hospitals around or private services are hiring. The closest place hiring is Saginaw County, which if anyone knows is just 2nd to Flint, MI in terms of shootings and gang violence...
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