I am entering Paramedic school this fall and am looking into options in the Chicago area for after I complete the program. I want to work for CFD as a medic but its seems pretty random when they open the list and what number you are on the list. In the meantime I would like to find another ALS service that does emergency calls. I have heard of BUDs and Paramedic Services of Illinois. I know BUDs does some 911, but does PSI? Any feedback on these two companies? Also, are there other services in the Chicago area that do ALS emergency calls that I am missing? (I am sure there probably is). Thanks for any information you can give me.
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Originally posted by emt161 View PostWhat, two separate posts asking this question at the EMSResponder site weren't enough?
To the OP, you can try www.emtlife.com or www.emtcity.com for further opportunity in getting the answers you seek."The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those willing to work and give to those who are not." Thomas Jefferson
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PSI, PSSI, and Metro all are contract companies that do 911 for various suburbs. Hopefuly not for much longer many cities and villages are realizing that these for profit companies don't belong anywhere near the fire service because of quality of care and the turn over of employees.
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Sorry about the double post on ems responder. I didn't realize the posts don't get put up right away. I saw it wasn't on there and thought something went wrong. When I noticed I tried to delete the double but it wouldn't let me. It seems like ems responder doesn't get the traffic this site does, so yeah I posted on both. Anyways thanks for the information.
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I have had experiences with PSI and PSSI...check this link for the departments that PSI supplies Paramedics for. With PSSI and PSI they both supply paramedics and in alot of cases paramedic/firefighters for various suburbs. PSI is closer to the city, PSSI has alot of contracts farther west of the city. I currently work for PSSI while testing and it's not a bad gig. I work as a firefighter/paramedic on an ALS rig. It's up to the departments what you will actually do, I know some of the contracts (Rosemont for example, I believe) you can work on the engine as well as the ambo.
http://www.paramedicservices.com/communities.htm
PSSI here -
http://publicsafetyservicesinc.com/links.cfm
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For the emergency in the south suburbs ya got Buds which runs ems for alot of departments in Mabas 24 and i believe 1 in MABAS 27.
http://www.budsambulanceservice.com/
Trace ambulance runs 911 for Tinley Park and Crestwood
http://www.traceambulance.com/
Kurtz ambulance has 2 towns they run 911 for plus as far as i know they are contracted to the county prision for emergency response. But they also have a contracted side similar to PSI where you can be hired on as a Fire/Medic to local south suburban municipalities. *note you have to have your FF2, hazmat, etc.*
http://www.kurtzems.com/amb_employ.html
If you get your National you can apply at Prompt Ambulance*located across the border in Indiana* They run 911 for 5 towns in NW indiana and run back up for several towns including Garyhttps://www.promptambulance.com/
There are multiple other companies that utilize paramedics for different events and contracts, Precise ambulance is contracted to different special events at different places http://www.preciseambulance.com/
Along with Superior Ambulance http://www.superiorambulance.com/
Hope that helps sorry this is such a late response, and good luck with medic school, i just started my class also
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Originally posted by emt161 View PostWhat, two separate posts asking this question at the EMSResponder site weren't enough?
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