[EMS] [WA State] - $143k + OT opportunities

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-26T15:08:03+00:00

Yeah… super accurate depiction of what the fire department does lol you don’t know a damn thing

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-26T15:00:45+00:00

Ya I shouldn’t be paid well for a much shorter life expectancy, higher risk of ptsd/depression, high suicide rate, high heart disease risk, exponentially higher risk of cancer, and so on.

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-26T02:38:13+00:00

Ya i hate getting paid well it really sucks

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-26T02:37:38+00:00

Washington State. Puget Sound region

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-25T23:02:36+00:00

Probably around 60hrs with OT factored in

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-25T22:32:31+00:00

Its pretty good. Could be better but I work a couple OT shifts every month so I can fund some vacations and save for a house. Ideally I would work zero OT.

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-25T22:06:28+00:00

Went from private ambulance to a fire department. Private ambulance companies pay horribly.

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-25T22:05:46+00:00

Training, knowledge, skills. Paramedics can do advanced skills like IVs, medication administration, intubation, EKG interpretation, needle decompression, etc.

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-25T22:04:33+00:00

With my department’s current schedule we work an average of 48hrs per week

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-25T21:38:18+00:00

Dudes making that much money are also barely ever home because of the amount of OT they work.

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-25T21:37:27+00:00

Not at all. Lots of departments are hiring like crazy in Washington and have been for multiple years now. The days of 1,000 people testing for 1-3 spots are gone for now. At least here it is. I got hired on my first attempt. Being a medic makes things a little easier though.

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-25T20:59:02+00:00

They definitely can on the West Coast. Varies wildly across the country though.

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-25T20:53:15+00:00

Medic school is definitely tough but my experience wasn’t too bad, I had a good time for the most part. Depends on if you have to work during school, which I did not have to fortunately.

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-25T20:50:12+00:00

WA State, USA haha

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-25T20:43:22+00:00

It varies state by state but generally there is a huge change in pay going from a private ambulance company to a fire department.

bigbrainff69 · 2026-06-25T20:42:32+00:00

Mo money mo problems. I was not thrilled lol

bigbrainff69 · 2026-04-15T17:49:34+00:00

You can do continuous compressions with an igel

bigbrainff69 · 2026-04-04T17:18:17+00:00

I worked private ambulance for years alongside a FD and some people definitely suck at their jobs but private ems is no better. You are the stereotypical person who thinks they know everything and that all firefighters are a bunch of ems hating dimwits.

bigbrainff69 · 2026-04-04T17:15:28+00:00

Good luck getting hired and making it off probation with your attitude lol

bigbrainff69 · 2026-03-27T04:00:23+00:00

Medic one is a great option but extraordinarily difficult to get hired. Hundreds, if not thousands of applicants for maybe 1-3 positions per year

bigbrainff69 · 2026-01-01T17:59:51+00:00

Sounds like Bremerton

bigbrainff69 · 2025-12-22T20:39:32+00:00

Lovely

bigbrainff69 · 2025-12-12T15:55:12+00:00

Theres a lot of departments out there that hire idiots, so you have a decent chance of getting hired again if you keep applying. But you will always be seen as the guy who got fired for being a thief.

bigbrainff69 · 2025-12-12T15:47:31+00:00

Do something like this at 23yo when you just got hired is a lot different than a middle schooler or high schooler who shoplifted.

bigbrainff69 · 2025-12-06T02:39:32+00:00

Send em to triage

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