[/font:ade0d2cce8] I work in Springfield as a Paramedic and its about like anywhere else most places only want to hire paramedics. i know the company i work for called America usually doesn't hire very many basics at all. Lifestar and SAA do though. I also heard the rumor that AMT was looking at Springfield, but lately the rumor is that its AMR that is interested in a Springfield agency that i wont name. All i can say is though that if you have a choice go somewhere that has a good EMS system SAMIC sucks. I got my basic training under the Peoria system and it was alot better. Samic is stuck in the dark ages, nothing is worse than transporting a severe respiratory distress patient that needs intubated and you cant do anything about it because you don't carry anything that will suppress their gag reflex.