VFD*EMT-B*

We have enough volunteers to cover and our trucks havent missed a shift yet i was saying it would be nice to have more though. Although judging by some of you remarks we should all quit and say to hell with the public, then yeah lives would be at risk, but that why we are there to save lives not put them at risk!!

wow...reading back in the pages this thread has gone absolutely no where lol

Actually we do transport to the hospital (if its a BLS call or a paramedic on board)and the patient does get charged for our services so we arent technically free. And also ems is trying to put paid employees into our station due to the volunteer shortage, and if it was in the budget im sure it would be all paid but right now the counties EMS budget cant allow for that to happen. I think it would be wonderful to have that happen to our station though.

Being a member of a volunteer ems squad, at least here it is very valuable. My station is in the rural part of the county and the paid county ems has about a 10 minutes eta going emergency traffic, where we can be there in 2-4 minutes..so maybe where you are is may not be necessary but here it is. And oh yeah im also new here and just want to say hey.