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it all depends on your area. in connecticut AMR is an ems mongrul, the division i work for has the city (fairly large ghetto shithole) 911 contract and is the main transport provider. basically if your BLS workin a day shirt youll do 8 transfers, if you doing and evening shift or ALS anytime youll do mostly 911's. and as far as i kno the EMT pay is one of the best in the country.

lemme think, that must be Bridgeport division? or maybe Hartford, hell, that could be New Haven too, or you might even work in Waterbury :? it seems AMR CT has its divisions HQ'd in the garden spots. Judging by what you said about the pay, Im guessing you work in Bridgeport, from what I hear the EMT's down there make damn near 18-19$/hour

here is my advice about first shift, try to get on 2nd shift. best of luck to you though.

Hmm, I wonder what internet site ebaums stole it from this time... :roll: what poor taste.

Just curious what division or region of AMR do you work for? As you may or may not know, Each division is run like it's own company, that explains the situation here. My divsion had ok rigs, the other two had beat rigs, and the other had sparkling shiny new ambulances. The point is, that from state to state, and divsion to division, everyone's AMR experience is different.

I just finished my time at AMR, overall I found it was decent, but thats because I reported in to a small substation where the employees pretty much managed themselves. Eventually there were some things that happened that got me fed up with the company, so I am currently in the process of switching companies. (going from corporate giant to family run place) PM me if you have any questions about AMR North East

Unfortunately sometimes you just cannot avoid getting hurt.

But for those of you who have bad drivers in your rig, I found one thing that usually cured them of their hapless and irresponsible driving.

What I used to do to every new driver I had, I would put them in back on the cot and show them the gentle way of driving and then show them the un-gentle way. I also had them act like they were taking care of a patient in the back and I would drive them.(you have to be careful on this one, dont' want to hurt the new guy you know). They realized that driving a couple miles an hour slower or braking less forceful usually was the wa they wanted to drive.

Thats pretty funny, its how I also learned to not drive like a moron, or at least think about the people in back while im drving.

funny, usually I go for something calm and slow, It helps me to stay focused on whats going on. Trance or techno is by far the worst thing to drive L&S to.