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Permalink Reply by Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd on February 26, 2010 at 9:09pm

If he's working for a private ambulance company then he has to have a Ca DL. To drive an ambulance you need a special endorsement. The medic thing requires county certification testing. Standby to be a poodle jumping through a bunch of hoops.

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Permalink Reply by Jared Ryker on February 26, 2010 at 9:15pm

so is wat ur saying is that hes gonna have to move there and then work on getting a job. hes just like anyone else making that move. with this economy u have to have a job and its hard to get one these days. so he just wants to make sure he can get a job before he moves accross the country lol but thx for the info

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Permalink Reply by Doug on February 26, 2010 at 9:29pm

Sounds to me like he'll have to wait his turn, as Capt Busy put it. Maybe him taking the National Registry test with attention to Cali may help?

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Permalink Reply by Jared Ryker on February 26, 2010 at 11:50pm

its not so much his licence. its that online it states that he has to have a CA drivers liscens to apply and he just needs to no what hes lookin at or even if its true.

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Permalink Reply by Jay Nicholson on February 27, 2010 at 12:45am

His best bet is to contact the agency( AMR ) directly. They will tell him what their requirements are. But my understanding is he will need to get a San Diego County Paramedic Lic., a CDL(CA DL) with and ambulance endorsment BEFORE he can get hired.

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Permalink Reply by Jared Ryker on March 3, 2010 at 3:36pm

ok thx everyone. what is the job market in california these days. refering to the sandiago area. what is he looking at. and how long is the wait.

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Permalink Reply by Jay Nicholson on March 3, 2010 at 8:11pm

The problem Ralph is that AMR basically has the private sector ALS monopolized. Here that is.
This is a nice link done by a FF/PM in the area.
http://sandiego.firefightermedic.com/

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