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Send it back promptly (i think you have like 2 weeks to reply), stay healthy, stay out of trouble, and don't get your hopes up. Hope it all works out for you.

By all means, tell us how you really feel.

They do not carry firearms, though they do have batons and if memory serves me correctly OC. As far as police powers, they have peace officer status.

Canvass letters don't typically go out that early. It's likely for the fall class. FF1 is right, you're over thinking this. Just forget about it and go about your daily life.

Usually Westchester offers the CPAT twice a year, in February and then again in August. Like i said in an earlier post, there are already a fair number of people within the 100s who took the CPAT in February. Just stay healthy, in the gym, and taking tests and you'll do fine.

You should still get your hands on a vest and do the stair mill. I'm not sure any particular workout, other than hitting the mill with the vest, will prepare you fully. You'll get a letter if they chose to send you to the CPAT. There are, however, a bunch on the list who have already passed the agility. Good luck.

No word on staffing improvements?

For what it's worth, everyrhing has been different this time around. CPAT first and then you are solid for two years and can be hired by any dept who uses the county list. You can defer and remain on the list, fail and you are removed. Everyone of us who took the CPAT got a letter confirming pas fail this week.

When did tramadol stop being an opioid? And yes, i did look it up because i've never read/heard/have been told its not an opioid (the serotonin effects are kinda of cool to read about though) http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=cabccc8a-6f9f-414c-93f0-6dec331ed74b

Won't matter in westchester given the average bls ambulance response time. You're guaranteed an anoxic injury.

I think as of right now they are unofficially called the "NY Collaborative protocols." I first heard rumblings about this over a year ago, but it has since picked up steam close to home. My understanding is that the REMO region (up and around Albany) is probably one of, if not the, leading EMS region in the state when it comes to protocols. From my reading of the collaborative protocols they generally seem far more forward thinking and progressive than what the lower hudson valley providers are use to. In addition, my understanding is that they have a very well established and active protocol committee which not only puts out the document but is constantly reviewing and making revisions as medical technology and trends change. I think that EMS regions in general struggle to find members who are engaged, experienced, and really know what is going on in the field (watch a web casted westchester REMAC meeting and the majority of doctors have little to no understanding about how EMS is administered county wide). That said, i think the general consensus of a number of regions throughout the state is why should we struggle to create protocol and keep up with medicine when REMO does it so well? So, given that, a number of upstate regions as well as hudson valley has adopted the REMO protocols rather than developing their own. I know westchester had been looking into it and the general opinions seemed to be positive with some minor concerns regarding inter-facility transports and maybe EMT Intermediates (i could be mistaken about the EMT-Is). Don't quote me on any of this - i've just deduced it from a few years as a paramedic and trying to keep up with what the REMAC (after all they govern what i can and can't do) is up to. Hope that helps.

We should make it worth it. Just imagine what would happen if everyone banged in?! Problem is - EMS doesn't have the cohesiveness like FD/PD so there will always be someone willing to fill that open tour. That said. CT's CMED and hospital patching system is impressive. Some hospitals even have the charge nurse carrying the CMED radio on their hip! I cant tell you how many times ive tried to make a radio report on Westchester's trunking system to no avail. I can recall one early christmas morning i had sedated and intubated a traumatic closed head injury and there was nothing but crickets on the other end (kuds to the 60 dispatchers who took the info down for me and notified on my behalf).

On my leather pants belt i have my radio in a motorola leather holster and a key ring (for narcs and truck keys) and the narcs themselves. Naturally, i keep my ID wallet w/ credentials, my regular wallet in my back pockets. Sheers, note pad and gloves in my hip pocket. Thats about it - less is more if you ask me.

Its an insurance thing.

Most of the commercials require you be 21 to drive but will hire you if you are younger....you just get stuck teching every job (maybe not a bad thing if you need / want the experience). Empress will hire you younger than 21 under the above stipulation. As far as per diem work - you basically work whatever tours you can based on how you availability lines up with what tours the agency has open. Essentially, you work when you want. Some places have monthly availability requirements in terms of the hours you have to make yourself available to work, others don't. Given that you're somewhat limited by public transportation you may want to try to find agencies close to bus routes or the metro north lines. I know a number of the river towns hire per diem EMTs....they tend to be slower (so you can study) and pay a bit more than the commercials.