anyone know anything about rural-metro(Orlando)

[FLMedic18]

I have searched, to not much avail, for info about rural-metro in Orlando. is there anything anyone can tell me about the company? type of system, pay, service area...

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[JakeEMTP]

Here is the site for Ruralmetro. Some of the info you desire is there.

http://www.ruralmetro.com/

http://www.fireacademy.org/jobs4.htm

[akflightmedic]

I can tell you a lot about it. What do you want to know as I have had personal experience with them as some of my old coworkers have as well.

The pay is not great, you work 10, 12 or 14 hour shifts.

They are system status..which means your entire shift is spent inside the ambulance.

If you are an EMT-Basic, all you will do is drive as they require medics to ride in with every patient regardless of nature of illness or injury.

They do not have a good reputation with the city FD, who has control of every scene until they turn it over to you. The FD will always be on scene a good 8-10 minutes before you, so if there are ALS procedures to be done, they will do them, plus they have the option of riding in with you and maintaining pt control.

Orlando ERs are so overcrowded, you spend on average an hour at the hospital waiting to transfer care.

ANything else, just ask.....