Police Department EMS

[Medic One]

I work as an unarmed Paramedic for a Police Department in the EMS division.
Any other services around in US and other countries that use PD based Paramedics?

We provide ALS coverage to our municipality working side by side with the towns BLS Volunteer Ambulance.
We work in fly cars and/or staff the ambulances for the volunteer service depending on staffing.
We also have the opportunity to train and work as Rescue divers on Marine Division, and also have a Non-Motorized Bike Team.

I would like to chat with others in my similar situation as a Medic working for a Police Department.

 

[awildstein]

Wow the similarities between the organization you work for and I work for are striking! PM if you want to know more.

 

[abckidsmom]

A Sheriff's Deparatment near us does this, to provide ALS for the BLS crews staffed by the volunteers. They first-respond and ride in with the crews also.

It's just the strangest thing. I just don't see the crossover.

How do you like it? What are the strengths and drawbacks of working that way?

 

[Frozennoodle]

I work as an unarmed Paramedic for a Police Department in the EMS division.
Any other services around in US and other countries that use PD based Paramedics?

We provide ALS coverage to our municipality working side by side with the towns BLS Volunteer Ambulance.
We work in fly cars and/or staff the ambulances for the volunteer service depending on staffing.
We also have the opportunity to train and work as Rescue divers on Marine Division, and also have a Non-Motorized Bike Team.

I would like to chat with others in my similar situation as a Medic working for a Police Department.

I don't work for them but we have a PD based EMS system in the area. They pay pretty well and if you go to the academy they will still let you work as an EMT plus you get the state pay which winds up adding up to about 30 an hour.

 

[bstone]

What does your uniform say? Do you go through the police academy?

 

[awildstein]

We have no formal police training and our patches say "emergency medical service" there is nothing on our uniform to suggest we are, in fact, a division of the police dept.