Conversation on The Sacramento Press about: Sacramento Fire Department ParamedicsI became an EMT in 1979, one year before becoming a Firefighter. Back in those days the Sacramento Region had EMT’s and EMT 2’s. Today we have EMT’s and Paramedics. EMT’s are what we call in laymen’s terms, “Basic Life Support Providers”. We can take vital signs, perform CPR, insert basic airways, and perform many other basic life support functions. Paramedics however can do so much more.
In our Fire Department, well over one half of our Firefighters are trained as Paramedics. The citizens of...jenjac79By: Jim KnappJim Knapp2009-03-24T03:11:11Z2009-03-24T03:11:11ZThanks for the hard work you do for our community Jim.Jim Knapp2009-03-24T03:11:11ZBy: geogeo2009-03-23T22:19:00Z2009-03-23T22:19:00ZNice article. Hope the city doesn't cut back on these types of services as they are vital for our well being.geo2009-03-23T22:19:00Z