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    Does anyone happen to know top pay or their work schedule? Thanks.

    Do you have to take a test

    The link that was posted can answer all your questions, also the biggest thing i see that may affect you Westchester applicants is it says "Be certified as an emergency medical technician (EMT) by the state of Connecticut by the time of employment", if you serious about the job you may consider looking into reciprocity asap.

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    Ive done 4 guys at once, all had lacerations on their hands from trying to grab a knife from a drunk guy at a party, they were all ambulatory and they all got their hands cleaned and wrapped and 3 sat in seat belts and 1 on the stretcher, was it a good idea? I thought so at the time. We can play the what if game all day, my commercial service company was out of units and we weren't waiting 20 mins for another truck so we did the 3 min transport to the ER.

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    Does anybody know how many they are looking to hire? Also does anyone recommend any good study material? Thanks

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    We cover 42 sq miles 35,000 people, id say 70% of calls are within the same "downtown" 12 sq miles, We cover Route 8 as well, We have 2 stations, HQ and north end, 13 a shift, 4 on eng and 4 on ladder at HQ and 4 on eng at north end, contract says we can go down to minimal of 11, subsequently they'll take that 1st spot off the ladder then the HQ eng, 1 in the SUV as shift commander, work a 3 on 3 off schedule, go to minimal medicals (unconscious, seizures, codes) or any other things dispatch EMDs as serious, If there's a fire in the city you go to work, theres no waititng aroundo to grow in alarms, 2nd alarm gets 17 guys called back, ( must live within 20 mins of HQ within in 1 year of employment), we are the only carrer dept in the area, next closest is Waterbury and Bristol and they're not up until something like 4-5 alarms, we rely on volunteer dept from surrounding areas as mutual aid and city coverage.

    Couple pics from a link from last weeks fire.

    http://www.flashoverimages.com/CONNECTICUT/2014-Incidents/TORRINGTON-CT-2nd-Alarm-404-Ma/i-7WGJHLG

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    You probably won't find much, Wallingford is lacking in internet accessibility because the Mayor is perpetually stuck in 1970. However, if you have your medic this is a GREAT job, since everyone on the line is a Paramedic, you won't be stuck riding a boo-boo bus for the next 20 years because you have that license. You'll actually get to ride suppression pieces, unlike most "Firefighter"/Paramedic jobs in the state of Connecticut.

    I used to volunteer there so if anyone wants any info on the department feel free to PM me.

    You mean the "ambo", You gotta use correct terminology now that your in PG

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    "Nothing showing means nothing."

    Wrong!

    "Nothing showing" clearly means that there is no obviously visible signs of a fire from the street.

    I've been to a lot of fires in my 20+ years in the fire service and there have been very, very few instances in which there were absolutely no visible indicators of a fire of any significance upon the first unit's arrival. I would suspect that my experience is consistent with the vast majority of the fire service. I would submit that if 90+% of the time when you arrive, there is no visible indicators of a fire and subsequent investigation finds that there is in fact, no fire, then "nothing showing" clearly does mean something. The report of "nothing showing" would mean that there's a very high likelihood that there is not a fire of any significance in progress at that location.

    Yes, there could be a fire hiding somewhere waiting to break out, particularly in a commercial building vs a SFD, but to take the stance that the lack of exterior visual clues is irrelevant is simply irresponsible.

    The report of "nothing showing" or use of different terminology conveying a similar meaning is not where the problem lies. The problem lies with your personnel and leadership if they show up and are not ready for battle.

    I was just referring to this article I read in the past, that is all.......http://traditionstraining.com/nothing-showing-means-nothing/

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    The Uconn Health Center Fire Dept in Farmington CT, which is a ALS fly care FD for a hand full of towns in the area, has them for 2 years now and has seen an increase of ROSC in pre hospital but im unsure of hospital outcomes, theyre great, they free up a person and are very consistent and dont get tired, going down stairs theyre great and in the back of the truck it makes for a safer ride for the attendents being seated more appropriatly.

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    Do you have a policy on how far you'll lay without breaking in another pump? And related to that: do you carry some sort of LDH "water thief" or other device for a later arriving pump to break in line?

    Its a judgement call, at 1,000' half way, and 3,000' we have red lenghts so the driver knows they gotta stop and drop an inline assist valve, you can drop it earlier say for a steep incline.

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