What about the EMT thing dont you get?

 

My dad knows a couple people who are emt's and they dont have work either. I dont get it.lol I know what ya do tho....

 

Ohh. Well in most urban areas and even a lot of rural areas of CA ambulance companies use paramedics. Most EMTs are forced to do IFT (inter-facility transfers) if they can find a job. Also, the whole public service industry is highly competitive. Lots of people wanting jobs and government cutbacks. Because of that the standards to join are getting higher. My dad became a firefighter 15+/- years ago with a bachelors in business, and a 2 felonies (white collar financial "crimes".. related to the housing market crash.. long story) and got hired when he got out. His only experience was working on an inmate fire crew.

Now days you need at least a Fire Science degree (for the FD), and the EMS field is moving towards mandatory AAs also, but its hard to get hired without one now anyway. And you CANNOT have a criminal history. At my EMT school you were rejected if you had even one misdemeanor in the last 7 years. I am a declared Paramedic Studies major, and will get my Paramedic cert in 1-2 years along with my AS in Paramedic Studies and a second AS in Fire Science a year or so later. In 5-10 years I will get a BS in Fire Administration.

 

Awsome! Keep it up

I have this feeling that we are the only ones on here.lol And i gotta go finish stuff.........

 

Haha most of the so cal guys aren't up late. There are only a few guys I know that are up late in the 7.3 forum

 

Some of us are up early though



Welcome to the chapter

 

Haha. Thanks! And im on this thing like 24/7... I stay signed in and check for new stuff every 15-45 minutes. Im usually in the 73-79 part of FTE

 

You and me both. If I'm not on a job site, I'm usually home. And that means FTE. Even when I'm out and about I'll go on FTE if I get an email from a thread I'm subscribed to. iPhones enable my addiction.

 

welcome!!!