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i believe EMS belongs at any type of a gas leak or carbon monoxide detector activations because of the health hazards. As far as Fire alarms go thats when it should be upon Fire Commands Request to dispatch EMS.

This is a very interesting topic, I do believe that EMS should be dispatched out on all fire calls except alarm activations automatically because of all of the health hazards on scene, On alarm activations fire command should confirm a working fire then an automatic mandatory EMS dispatch should be in order.

Good story, at least it didn't collide with the new truck

In no way, Shape, or form do I consider non-emergency transport services EMS. These people are what I like to call wanna be's

I don't even see a spot for the chiefs vehicle

my company uses A-11 A-12 A-13 for their BLS Ambulance division and the Fire Division is F-16, F-17,F18,F-21,F-23

in my opinion I believe you should use something like M-1, M-2, M-3, M-4

Has anyone ever gone on a call to a nursing home for an unresponsive with CPR in progress and you get there the NH nurses aren't doing CPR

We had it one night actually I think the only reason why they weren't doing CPR is because rigermortise was setting in, but still if we get dispatched for the unresponsive WITH CPR IN PROGRESS I expect to see you doing CPR

In my area it is normally chest pain with difficulty breathing, a few MVC's or fall victims

You could also do what my company calls a shake a boot. We go out 2 times a year and stand in the middle of the street with buckets wearing stuff that signifies that we are Fire Fighters and EMT's, This normally helps us bring in about $3,000 per time that we are out there. but, yes, there are the lazy members too that don't want to get up and do it which hurts the out come alot .

All of the other ideas mentioned above sound great too.

In my urban service with about 500 employees, I'd say its a 60/40 split of men to women respectively. I've never had any issue with the women I've worked with, they are just as competent as any of the men.

And those men are called Fire Fighters, call them on the radio and they come in a big red truck, eager to lift something.

Yes, us firefighters will come and help you but if you call for my town it won't be in a big red truck it will be in a white and green truck and not all are there just to lift something some are there to help you weak EMT's save a life because if it wasn't for us you wouldn't be able to fully save the persons life if the pt weighed over 500 LBS

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-Your thumb is the same length of your nose.

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yes, I did test this fact

When you arrive on scene and you realize it is worse than you thought and ALS is needed, what is their ETA?

When you arrive on scene and you realize it is worse than you thought and ALS is needed, what is their ETA?

When you arrive on scene and you realize it is worse than you thought and ALS is needed, what is their ETA?

I say get the light and instal it this way no one can say anything and you are all happy and is also displayed propperly

-100 for posting the same thing, in the same thread, more than 4 months later, for reasons that are suspect.

Pride is a sin. Didn't you pay attention in bible class? I didn't either, but that's beside the point.

Sorry I didn't read above and realize I posted in this already.

(Yes, I did pay attention in bible school)

Pride should not be a sin, it is simply a sence of emotion, a feeling of greatness after saving someones life/getting them off of their "death bed" and after that happnes you say to yourself this is why I do it, to see a smile on someones face. That is my defineition of pride and is why I do it

Fire-EMS 100% Volunteer and extremely proud of it wouldn't have it any other way.

Why on earth would anyone work for such little pay? Do you actually love being an EMT that much? Did you come into the occupation blind to the low pay you should have expected?

I would work for such little pay because I love the satisfaction that I get after I have saved someones life, so i guess my answer is yes I do love being what I am that much and no, I did not come in blind to the low pay. I am actually a volunteer and wouldnt want it any other way.

that is way to funny, I don't think I laughed so hard in my life

I would bet there were pressure on allowing him to get up and display that he was okay. Just like sporting events and other dramatics, there is more than just logic going on. He probably refused anything, as well as his team ....

R/r 911

They still should have C spined him, he could have gave a thumbs up or a wave to show that he was ok.

we do use the reeves for these types of pt's and also transport with one Police officer in our unit with us

The damnable thing is, you touch the back of the vehicle that is not moving out of the way with either the front bumper, push bars, or cowcatcher bars, they WILL claim you hit them, and sue the company, the patient either on board or that the ambulance is on the way to attend to, the crew, the dispatch center, the ambulance manufacturer (both the chassis and the patient area conversion people), and will usually win, or get a hefty out of court settlement.

yeah you might get sued if the person that you pushed gently out of your way is an A- Hole, in that case you should ask the manufacturer if they can add wings to the unit so you can fly out of there code 3 so you dont get caught and they think its someone else that did it

I don't see why the siren can't be programmed to repeatedly play, "MOVE THE F*$K OVER!", in a dialect appropriate for one's geographic region, of course.

With the addition of push bars on the front bumper so if they still don't want to listen to you, you can take it to the next level by moving them out of the way yourself without getting out of your unit.

I don't see why the siren can't be programmed to repeatedly play, "MOVE THE F*$K OVER!", in a dialect appropriate for one's geographic region, of course.

With the addition of push bars on the front bumper so if they still don't want to listen to you, you can take it to the next level by moving them out of the way yourself without getting out of your unit.

This must be the ultimate wacker truck.

It doesn't have enough flashy things AKA emergency lights on it to be a wacker truck, I thought a wacker truck/vehicle had to look like a rolling christmas tree