whats the best volunteer ambulance in nyc?

[Asysin2leads]

The role of the volunteer in an established 911 system is to augment the system during high call volumes or mass casualty incidents. Next question.

[nightshift]

Well, learn something new every day... volly in NYC... crazy. I guess coming from BFE where 90% of everything is volly, thinking of big city, I think FDNY, private services, that's it.

[Richard B the EMT]

The majority of the private (read proprietary or Inter Facility Transfer) companies operating within the City of New York, are not a part of the NYC 9-1-1 system, but might be called upon through the New York State Office of Emergency Management during a disaster scenario.

[tskstorm]

It seems like there are groups that are volunteer and have a decent system in NYC. Columbia EMS for the university, Central Park Medical, Hatzola. People call them directly, bypassing 911. Which I think is fine. But I don't think I'd work for a service that's operational plan was "let's listen to a scanner and try to get there first."

All the Volly services in NYC have a direct line to be called, and ALL ALL ALL still listen to radio's and jump calls. However like the young buck original poster they don't bother with medical calls you might learn something useful on, they tend to volunteer for social status and to do "hot jobs" like GSW's...

FDNY CAN write up voluntary ambulances who respond "outside their area of primary response" (PAR) .. CPMU got in trouble for going to a GSW they "jumped" that was across the street from central park.

My advice to the original poster. Practice putting a bandaid on a dog if you need to learn how to take care of GSW's (no don't shoot the dog just pretend) you'll get more out of the bandaged dog then on buffing truama's.

ALSO FDNY will not hire you over anyone else because of your volunteering. If you take civil service exam your time no matter how many calls you do or pretend to do will give you more points and a better score. However you will get less than someone with veteran status, and the same as the person working transport for minimum wage.

Edited March 15, 2012 by tskstorm

[student medic]

Well i have to object to the last comment. In my experince with volly i have learned alot and i got to see how i respond under pressure. Its a big difference when ur dealing with a real GSW than just training in class. Since my job search has been less than fruitfull as of yet it seems more productive to be riding the bus than to just stay home watching T.V. or something.

Also since i first posted this I have found a crew that is motivated to go out on calls.

[tskstorm]

I'm glad for you. My experiences tell me otherwise. If you want to learn something go to school. Stay home read an A&P book, read a chemistry book. Look through the many threads here plenty of information available.

[NYC CEMS]

Try NYC Community EMS, 718-301-9888.

[HarryM]

What would happen if a group of people bought a whole lot of used Crown Vics, added light bars and sirens and painted them in the colours of a police car with a logo of their choosing, listened to police scanners, drove lights and sirens to beat NYPD to the job, physically arrested and restrained an offender for assault and took them to the closest NYPD holding cell?

[ERDoc]

What would happen if a group of people bought a whole lot of used Crown Vics, added light bars and sirens and painted them in the colours of a police car with a logo of their choosing, listened to police scanners, drove lights and sirens to beat NYPD to the job, physically arrested and restrained an offender for assault and took them to the closest NYPD holding cell?

You are comparing apples to oranges. The EMTs at a volley take the same state test in NYS that someone who is paid takes. Most people who work in NYC have some form of volley background.

EDIT: As for the OP, don't fall in to the false assumption and misconception that goes around VACs, experience is fine and dandy but it means nothing with out the education to understand it. If your goal is to get in with FDNY then getting the volley experience is cool, but don't stop the learning process.

Edited January 13, 2013 by ERDoc

[Kiwiology]

What would happen if a group of people bought a whole lot of used Crown Vics, added light bars and sirens and painted them in the colours of a police car with a logo of their choosing, listened to police scanners, drove lights and sirens to beat NYPD to the job, physically arrested and restrained an offender for assault and took them to the closest NYPD holding cell?

Then I might not need to watch COPS no more?