r/Firefighting • u/Obviouslythrowaway_- • 3d ago

General Discussion Fire vs Fire/EMS Departments

What has your experience been in either department? All I keep hearing is guys complain about how EMS departments are dreadful and miserable but get paid more. When, in my area I hear that the big City (fire only) gets paid the most and has the best benefits. Have I been lied to this whole time? Are there ANY benefits to EMS departments?

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u/NoSpread5529 2d ago

To answer your last question from my perspective, no. Find a busy (fires, not runs) fire only department with no ambulances and never look back. You’ll thank me later, unless you actually like EMS. We’re lucky to be in the north east where these departments still exist and haven’t yet succumbed to becoming glorified ambulance services with fire apparatus.

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u/GuyInNorthCarolina 1d ago

How many people and what equipment in your station? How many fires do you respond to daily?