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Once you are EMT certified, where do you go to volunteer? Is it through fire departments? Hospitals? Ambulance companies?
Originally posted by PluckyDuk8
You have to call around your local area and see what the EMT will get you. Every area is different. Some hospitals will take EMT-B's in the ER as techs (paid) or volunteer or won't take EMT-B's at all. I know most chicago area fire depts. barely use EMT-B's and if they do at all the jobs are paid and hard to get- but I have no clue what goes on in the west near Wheaton. Private ambulance companies are on a paid basis (trust me you do not want to volunteer for them, for the type of work you are doing for them you better be paid for it)- and won't take volunteers because of insurance type reasons. I recommend calling first and seeing what options are open to you before taking an EMT class.