Im looking to become a volunteer EMT. Did a search on the internet and came up with nothing. Where should I look and who should I call and ask?
Try your local ambulance association or fire deparment. If your’s is a paid department, look to nearby small towns that use volunteers.
Where do you live? Most departments will pay for your fire training, especially if you already have EMT. You could also try for Search & Rescue. Lastly, if you’re serious about it, there are volunteer ambulances that take out of district volunteers that sign up for shifts. Good luck!
St. Urho
former volunteer EMT/firefighter, current full time paramedic
You also might want to try your local university.
While I was in Brooklyn College, I took the EMT course. Not only did I become an EMT, I also got 6.5 college credits for it.
Zev Steinhardt
(former volunteer EMT)
Your first step is volunteer . Not everything is on the internet, you have to actually go in and talk to someone at your local Rescue Squad. Most are usually hurting for personnel so they will be glad to have you. You will be especially valuable if your work schedule is flexible. It can be hard to find people to cover daytime when most people are at work. My town now has a paid service during the weekday and volunteer at night and weekends.
Well, first you’re going to have to get some training. There’s no way in hell they’re going to let you come along with no clue what you’re doing, for a variety of reasons. It cost me about $150 to become an EMT–$65 for the course at an area community college, $65 for the textbook, $20 for the National Registry test. Oh, and I had to have a TB test and get my last MMR booster, which I think cost me $20, before I could do my clinicals.
If you can’t find any training programs online, contact your local ambulance service. They should be able to tell you a)whether they even take volunteers, b) how much training those volunteers need, c)how long it takes to get that training, and d) where you can find a training program.
I lucked into finding a summer session, where we finished the program in two months. We were in class four hours a day, five days a week, though. More commonly, the classes here meet for an hour twice a week for the entire academic year.
how do I find all the private ambulance services and hospital ambulance services in my area ?
Try the Yellow Pages.