HeliosRises

EMT here:

How do you know exactly when I am ready to dig into my meal or take off my boots? Are there cameras in our station so you know the worst possible moments to tone us out? Do my sacrifices to the dispatch gods get seen, or should I just stop doing them all together?

In all seriousness, we love our dispatchers (most of them anyway) and really appreciate hearing 'stay safe' from time to time.

EDIT: Huh, this blew up. Thank you for the gold and kind words below. From the EMS community to you, PLEASE STAY SAFE THIS NEW YEARS! If you think about it and have the ability to do so, send a thank-you note to your local EMS station during this busy time of year. It'll mean more than you probably ever know.

I'm going to hold you to that on my next shift ;)

Great AMA. Keep both ears open over the next few days and enjoy the day.

That relationship would be abhorrent to nature and, doomed from the very start. Neigh, impossible from the very start, not because I am already married, but the light side can't marry the dark side. To put it in context: this relationship would be worse than a nurse and an EMT/Medic.

What is your feeling towards FirstNet? Is Verizon the provider of choice due to coverage, or is FirstNet an option for your organization/providers?

(I'm asking as a full-time EMT who is watching this unfold thinking, 'Isn't there already a company doing this right?')

Stay safe and fight the good fight.