r/New_Hampshire

Posted in the EMS sub but figured I’d put it here to

Me and my finance are considering a move to the area from the west coast as we have family out in NH. I have my AEMT so that would be the level I’d be applying at, I also have ten years of EMT/ER tech experience. I’ve tried my best to do my own homework on the operation but there’s some questions I have that i haven’t been able to find on google/reddit ect.

I know it’s a bit of a long shot but it would be great to hear from folks currently/recently having worked there so I can really get the inside scoop so to say. Moving across the whole country is a big deal for us and I’m well aware the vastly varying quality of life for AMR employees based on the local operation.

So my particular questions I have are….

1. Does the operation have separate IFT and 911 divisions or are all the units running a combo of both?

2. If it is separate divisions do AEMTs get stuck working IFT until they can bid on a 911 unit?

3. If the units run a combo of both 911 and IFT what is the ratio between the two per shift on average?

4. How’s the relationship with the local FDs? Is running calls with them good/bad/ugly? Who has medical authority on scene?

5. Does the operation utilize ILS? If so in what capacity? (911 only? IFT only? Combo?)

6. How’s the AMR culture? Are the crews solid or meh? Is morale good? I’d like to work at a place where most people are good clinically and that I can learn from

To be frank I HATE IFTs with a passion and would like to keep the potential of running them as low as possible as I haven’t had to deal with doing them for many years now.

The plan is to use AMR to get comfortable with my new scope and with how EMS works in New Hampshire while hopefully getting my fire certs to apply for a full time fire positions if we really do decide to settle down in NH for good. If anyone has inside scoops on some departments in the state feel free to drop that too, the seacoast region departments interest me greatly.

To wrap it up any and all info on AMR or just EMS in NH as a whole would be greatly appreciated trying to get a whole picture to really weigh out the pros and cons

Thanks in advance!

I've been driving around NH getting pictures of all of the markers. There were 3 that were out for repair. I'm wondering if anyone lives near them, and can tell me if they've been replaced. You can put the coordinates into google maps and see if you are near it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Bethlehem:  Alderbrook, Location:  44°19'37.9"N 71°42'07.5"W

Dover:  Hilton's Point - 1623, Location:  43°07'18.1"N 70°49'42.6"W

Stewartstown:  Metallak, Location:  44°58'30.5"N 71°26'01.0"W

Looking for a local recommendation if possible but willing to travel! I got unexpectedly spontaneously pregnant in the middle of IVF so my clinic has had to drop me, I’m at Bedford commons right now but they only deliver at Eliot which is an absolutely horrible hospital so I need to find somewhere else.

I’m assuming I’m very high risk if this pregnancy progresses so would prefer somewhere with a MFM. Anywhere up here or should I just suck it up and go to Boston? If so any recommendations there?

Thanks