Career or Volunteer or Private Transport

[9C1EMT]

Started off as volunteer, went to become full time paid on a transport truck volunteer, now back to volunteer.

[emtI4now]

Ours is a volunteer service, with one full-time EMT to provide day shift coverage. We average 150 calls per year, and do not make a profit. I did a cost study, and EVERY time we opened our doors last year, it cost us over $700.00. With the increase in fuel and supplies, it will only go up this year per projections.

[akeith106]

I used to be volunteer... Then I was paid... Now I'm a supervisor for a transport company.

Hopefully I will be changing that soon... I miss the adrenaline rush :!: :!:

I just need to find a position that won't be a pay cut!! I can't afford another one! :!: :evil:

[rossco_79]

Paid als for a small town, but also work for a transport company, it's kind of nice doing a transport once in a while, sit back and enjoy the two and a half hour ride with your hip fx pt.!

[AJ]

all three of the above.... paid, start FT template by the end of hte month, volunteer at another company, and the paid company does 911s and non-emergency transports.

[Neb.EMT]

private transport- we do some pre-hospital and event standby as well

[Summit]

I'm paid and volunteer.

[emtgirl2957]

Critical care transport by day, volunteer at night, and paid 911 per diem on weekends. Seems like EMS is my life!

[Richard B the EMT]

Started in 1973 overall involvement with ambulance work. Indicated below, showing base of ops for each service. Except for the first one listed, and the municipal service, all are private proprietary non 911 service providers.

Peninsula Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Rockaway Peninsula, Queens County NY, (1973-1996) (Unpaid service)

Empire Oxygen Ambulance Service & Medical Supply Company, Brooklyn, NY (1975-1975)

Holmes Ambulance Service, Brooklyn, NY (1975-1978)

Midwood Ambulance/Ambulette and Medical Supply Service, Brooklyn, NY (1978-1978)

Taylor Ambulance Service, New York, NY (1978-1980)

Nassau Ambulance/Ambulette Service (division Di-Jer Corporation), Nassau County, NY (1980-1985)

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Emergency Medical Service, Maspeth, NY (1985-1996) (Municipal)

Fire Department New York Emergency Medical Service (following merger of NYC HHC EMS into FDNY, 03-17-96), Brooklyn, NY (1996-?) (Municipal)

[gilk10180]

Engine medic for a city dept. then occasionally "get put on the ambulance as punishment."