Ok Urban EMT's, Make yourself KNOWN!!!!

[fdnyemt5330]

BKohn Henry and FDNYEMT5330, what are we running, including the voluntaries and Metroscare? 250 plus ambulances a tour, for those 3,000 calls a day?

something like that, perhaps even more during tour 2 and tour 3, when it is busier.

the highest CAD # i ever saw was somewhere in the neighborhood of 5200. that was on the day of the blackout.

[Richard B the EMT]

That was a dark day (pun unintended) for the FDNY EMS, but we had additional units on, at least those tour 2 units that got mandated to stay. Most of them went home at the usual time before the orders were cut at 9 Metrotech, the FDNY HQ, but a lot of crew persons returned on their own. Also, I think every one of the VACs and VFDs within the city had crews on, and were doing calls.

One unit out of my "house," a summer seasonal supplemental one, did a full double tour. Also, even though not 9-1-1 responders, all of the proprietary, Private services also held crews for extended times, checking in on the extended care facilities that use them under contract.

[BK One Henry]

That was a busy one! That was before my FID-KNEE days.I was working on my "Jolly Volly" bus at the time....(in Queens)We were actually working off the MARS radio.That was a first!We did a double.Lots of jobs!Got a good flash light on your belt.......?

[sakojuju]

Pam,

Good Luck at the academy-see you on the street!

Thank You very much......I'm lookin forward to it!!

Pam

[Richard B the EMT]

BKone, which VAC were (or are) you with?

As always, NYC is a small town of only 8 million people.

Actually, NYC is a collection of small towns. The Rockaway Peninsula is a small group of communities roughly the population of Grand Forks, North Dakota, within the county of Queens, population roughly the same as the state of North Dakota, as per my brother, born here in Belle Harbor, Rockaway Peninsula, Queens County NY, who now lives and works in Grand Forks, ND

[BK One Henry]

Richard,

I started out with the FCVAC.Unfortunately I didn't really have the time to do bolth(FDNY AND Volly)and get my hours,so they canned me!Fired from a volunteer job!I figured a little time was better than none.......don't get me started!!! :evil:

[fdnyemt5330]

Richard,

I started out with the FCVAC.Unfortunately I didn't really have the time to do bolth(FDNY AND Volly)and get my hours,so they canned me!Fired from a volunteer job!I figured a little time was better than none.......don't get me started!!! :evil:

Isn't " fired from a volunteer job" sort of an oxymoron in terms?

[davina]

Atlanta here

[BK One Henry]

Isn't " fired from a volunteer job" sort of an oxymoron in terms?

Lets just say -there was morons involved...

[fdnyemt5330]

Lets just say -there was morons involved...