texastom791

Correct I'm employed, and I'm hardly out of the loop. As INIT pointed out, numerous agencies are recruiting and hiring. You have asked about agencies in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. I find it difficult to believe that in a 3 state search you can't find an EMS agency hiring, especially considering the ever-so-prevalent high turnover rate with most EMS agencies. The agency I work for is a smaller agency in the grand scale and we've picked up several paramedics in the past few months.
Just looking at websites for Empress, SeniorCare, and TransCare, all 3 companies indicate they are hiring paramedics and have online application features you can take advantage of.
Have you been for interviews? Have you been offered employment anywhere and turned it down? Have you had someone in the field who you respect review your resume for you? Maybe he/she can offer some constructive feedback to help make you more of an appealing potential employee by restructuring your resume if you're having a difficult time getting hired.

I'm sorry, but I have to ask... Are EMS jobs that hard to come by nowadays? I only ask because you are always starting topics asking about companies/agencies for employment.

Time exposure photo taken by New City Fire Chief Ken Flynn of the fire as viewed from Iona Island.

Ground ladders is a basic firefighter skill overall...not just a "truck company" focus. Most departments in this area do not have the resources to run as function based crews...but rather have to operate as skill based. So no matter what you may wear on your shirt or what "company" you belong to....basics are basics.

But taking a ride in the bucket looks so much better on the front cover of the local newspaper.

Hey Master of stupid. I am not as well as many others of my fellow employees are Not A Bunch of Skells. This is the point I think you should get off the the computer. I have been doing this job as a volly & paid longer than you probably been alive. You are no longer insulting a company. You are insulting me. What my fellow employees that care & I bring to the table is good pt care. No matter what uniform we wear. I am sure you could even learn a lesson from us. Oh wait you couldn't. You have blinders on. We are not perfect, but we try & do. If you actually knew who & what you where talking about. Go away cause I'm done with you. You don't call people that do their jobs Skells.

This thread is priceless and goes to show that we all THINK we know how to do each other's job, when in reality we most certainly don't. The thread started dropped a bomb, was proven wrong numerous times and now didn't chime back in to admit he was wrong. Priceless.

Complete garbage...in all my years working at a voluntary hospital EMS dept in NYC, I never ONCE heard of someone doing this or even suggest doing this. Nor have I EVER had a manager suggest where to take a patient. We were never involved in any aspect of billing, didn't document their insurance or check if they had it. The only time I have ever heard of this crap is when it is coming from FDNY EMS.
What we did do, was treat our job like someone's life depended on it. We always had SOD radio up and were already responding when EMS was dispatched, buff, whatever. If a job in our area was mis-dispatched to another unit, we took it. If we were closer to someone elses job, we took it. If we got relocated, we did it without complaint. If the patient wanted to go to manhattan, they went there. If the patient wanted QGH, they went there. If the patient didn't care, they went to the closest appropriate, end of story.

was acutally looking to answer some of the other questions that were asked on here. but since u just so happened to quote me i guess i will add what i think.
1. i thought that FDNY Rescue companies do alot of specialty work such as tech rescue, and could be utlized as a truck company to do search and rescue at a fire.
2. i see where this is gonna lead, and like every other topic its gonna come down to paid vs vollie. because vollies dont have as much training as career staff. it gets kinda old and seems to be popping up more and more frequently. i know im not the only one tired of seeing it.

Date: 12/13/11
Time: 02:42
Location: 54 Dewitt Place
Frequency: 33.96
Units Operating: NRFD Engines 21,22,23,24,25 Ladders 11,12,13 2301 2302 2303 MSU 3 EMS: 30A2 NRPD Con-Ed electric & gas.
Mutual Aid Coverage: Pelham engine & Mt. Vernon truck at Station 1.
Greenville engine & Hartsdale truck at Station 3.

Weather Conditions: Cold, 36 Degrees
02:42 60 Control dispatching 3 Engines & 2 Trucks 2302 54 Dewitt Place smoke from a basement apartment. NRPD recieving multiple calls.
02:47 Engine 22 on-scene light smoke showing
02:49 2302 reports smoke from exposure #4 possible 10-75
02:50 2302 transmitting a 10-75
02:50 2302 reporting fire on the 2nd floor of a 2 story OMD
02:56 2302 Req 3rd truck to the scene. TL-11 advises they are responding.
02:57 2302 transmitting a 2nd alarm
03:00 60 Control recieving an emergency alert from E-22Charlie
03:01 2302 reports negative problem with E-22Charlie
03:02 2302 Req Con-Ed Gas
03:08 2301 requesting which mutual aid is repsonding into the city. 60 Control advising 2 Engines & 2 Trucks for Stand-by.
03:09 2301 requesting call back of off duty members as well as an I-PAGE.
03:16 2302 reports visible fire on the 1st floor is knocked down. Roof is opened up. Units are checking for extension.
03:30 2302 reporting fire is now under control.
03:35 30A1 responding 41 Lockwood Ave ems call injuries from a fall.
03:38 Pelham engine 5 responding with a mutual aid ambulance EMS call 266 Pelham Rd
03:50 Engine 25 in service.
03:58 Engine 25 responding 114 Taymil Rd for a CO call which was called in by the alarm company.
04:01 Engine 5 in service. Patient being transported to Sound Shore.
04:07 TL-11 in-service. Ladder 63 returning to Mt. Vernon
04:12 Engine 17 in service at Station 1

I'll add a few shots too these are some of shots of the rescue squad I run with in my dads town up in Vermont. These are from the Brandon Area Rescue Squad in Brandon VT they're paid per call and run about 700 calls a year.
Squad Building


rescue 2

rescue 3

Here's a short video of a portion of the Vermont State Police agility exam:

That's the trend of the Job Brother let's do more with less. Always loved that mentality of having do take on more things like EMS for the so called "Productiviy" argument. Then we turn around and they lay guys off and put rigs out of service. That makes sense!

Great copy and paste, but a ridiculous point when you say "call the following people". I'm getting really tired of you throwing peoples' names around. Have some respect that you claim to major in apparently. You've made your point about the Mahopac fireman. Obviously some agree, and some don't. DO NOT start throwing around deceased Brothers and Sisters names here. How dare you!

Date:11/26/11
Time:18:10
Location: Tsp northbound IAO the county line
Frequency: 46.38
Units Operating: Kent fd 16-2-1 16-7-1 16-8-1 16-1-1w/emt 16-1-2,Transcare medic 3,East fishkill 39-71,NYSP
Weather Conditions: clear,chilly
Description Of Incident: 1 car mva with entrapment
Reporters: texastom
Writer: texastom
18:10 kent fire and ems along with medic 3 dispatched to the taconic state parkway northbound in the area of the dutchess county line for a 1 car mva reported person stuck in the vehicle east fishkill requested as well
18:10 16-1-1 responding with an emt returning east fishkill
18:18 911 reporting sp on location confirming enrapment requesting fd and ems step up response
18:23 16-7-1 on scene
18:28 16-8-1 on scene
18:30 medic 3 on scene
18:35 16-1-1 requesting a second ambulance to the scene
18:41 putnam 911 reporting east fishkill 39-71 responding
18:53 1 pt extricated being transported by east fishkill
19:03 2nd pt extricated being transported als by kent to saints
19:06 second call in kents district afa at 2020 route 301 lake carmel requested

Date:11/26/11
Time:18:10
Location: Tsp northbound IAO the county line
Frequency: 46.38
Units Operating: Kent fd 16-2-1 16-7-1 16-8-1 16-1-1w/emt 16-1-2,Transcare medic 3,East fishkill 39-71,NYSP
Weather Conditions: clear,chilly
Description Of Incident: 1 car mva with entrapment
Reporters: texastom
Writer: texastom
18:10 kent fire and ems along with medic 3 dispatched to the taconic state parkway northbound in the area of the dutchess county line for a 1 car mva reported person stuck in the vehicle east fishkill requested as well
18:10 16-1-1 responding with an emt returning east fishkill
18:18 911 reporting sp on location confirming enrapment requesting fd and ems step up response
18:23 16-7-1 on scene
18:28 16-8-1 on scene
18:30 medic 3 on scene
18:35 16-1-1 requesting a second ambulance to the scene
18:41 putnam 911 reporting east fishkill 39-71 responding
18:53 1 pt extricated being transported by east fishkill
19:03 2nd pt extricated being transported als by kent to saints
19:06 second call in kents district afa at 2020 route 301 lake carmel requested

Date:11/26/11
Time:18:10
Location: Tsp northbound IAO the county line
Frequency: 46.38
Units Operating: Kent fd 16-2-1 16-7-1 16-8-1 16-1-1w/emt 16-1-2,Transcare medic 3,East fishkill 39-71,NYSP
Weather Conditions: clear,chilly
Description Of Incident: 1 car mva with entrapment
Reporters: texastom
Writer: texastom
18:10 kent fire and ems along with medic 3 dispatched to the taconic state parkway northbound in the area of the dutchess county line for a 1 car mva reported person stuck in the vehicle east fishkill requested as well
18:10 16-1-1 responding with an emt returning east fishkill
18:18 911 reporting sp on location confirming enrapment requesting fd and ems step up response
18:23 16-7-1 on scene
18:28 16-8-1 on scene
18:30 medic 3 on scene
18:35 16-1-1 requesting a second ambulance to the scene
18:41 putnam 911 reporting east fishkill 39-71 responding
18:53 1 pt extricated being transported by east fishkill
19:03 2nd pt extricated being transported als by kent to saints
19:06 second call in kents district afa at 2020 route 301 lake carmel requested

Date:11/25/2011
Time:1530 approx
Location: Saint Andrews Road, between State Route 52 and Plains Road
Frequency: 156.150, 154.205, 157.450, 153.860
Units Operating: Walden Fire Department (Cars 1,2,3,4; Rescue 246, Engines 238 & 236, Fire Police 241) Town of Montgomery VAC, Town of Montgomery PD
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Description Of Incident: Reported MVA with medivac put on standby immediately (PD witnessed the accident)
Reporters:
Writer: HAZFD360
Driver of an early 90s Volvo station wagon fell asleep at the wheel, lost control of the car and went off the road striking a tree head on. Upon arriving on scene FD units Rescue 246 and Engine 238 put the tools to work completely removing the roof and then popping driver side door wear the patient was removed from. It was deptermined upon arrival of EMS that patient would be transported by ground and the medivac was cancelled. Patient transported by local VAC to St. Francis for multiple injuries. R246 and E236 returned to quarters while E238 stood by until removal of vehicle by tow company

I didn't know Mike Purdy, everything everyone says about him was that he was all aces. But, why did he get a fire department funeral? I asked this same question when the "acting" Chief of Cold Spring PD died from a motor vehicle accident was given a full PD Honor funeral.
Acts like this dilute it when guys really get killed in a gun fight (Trooper Dave Brinkerhoff) or in a basement (lt Neuner).

Sometimes we can forget just how fast things can turn to crap...in all of our fields..
Stay on your toes and expect the unexpected...the holidays are coming and we need to go home to what matters..
Just stay safe please, my Class A is just fine hanging in the closet.
(fyi - I didnt add the "Everyone Goes Home" tag line to the topic, I dont know who did...I don't buy into that concept...I understand that is not realistic and don't want to sensationaize the phrase. Soemtimes we can not control that, but we can take care of us and our own. )

Well what can you say..stupid is as stupid does. Hopefully these clowns face some harsh diciplinary action and a review of safety protocols takes place at the FD. That said I have to be honest I got a good laugh out of that guy busting his a** in that short fall.... :lol:
If nothing else this should serve to teach him to learn how to use his equipment before trying to use it .
Stay safe
Cogs

I'm pretty sure that he got what he deserved...
I find it funny that in the article surrounding his felony arson charges, people quote him as being a great firefighter, member, etc. One person even says, "He'd be the first guy to sign up for training." Clearly not bailout training...
Idiot.

Why don't you APPLY or CALL Care1 EMS to find out?
Just a thought

And they can keep it!

About time.