More personell on ALS Ambulance

It is know to have a triple crewed ambulance, however most aren't designed to have more than 2 crew members. This is different to their total number of seats which is generally 5+.

Likewise The only time we have 3 staff on an ambulance is if one of them is a paramedic student, OR, there's some weird kind of staff shortage and we've got an odd number of paramedics on shift, they'll stick one on as a third hand.

Honestly staffing for an ambulance is 2 persons, EMT / Paramedic. So the Driver is either EMT-Basic or the passenger is the EMT-Paramedic or EMT-Advanced, It differs on staffing. I have not seen more then that on an ambulance. Well i work on an ambulance mostly nights into mornings.

[Blocked Image: https://3anxyd3doser1tlgx52ue91c-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/files/2017/08/2017-08-10-06.55.35.jpg]Down here in South Florida, we staff Rescues (Medic) with three PM's as the norm. One LT, two FF's. We may be one of the only areas that do so, but it does for sure happen. We also tend to use all front cab seating as well.

Ah, well to me that's a little different scenario, like a rescue ambulance combo unit, at least how I'd see it. I can't imagine a Lt and two FFs for just medicals, so that unit probably also would respond things that would require a rescue truck as well. We used to do similar to that here, Rescues that can transport people as well and would provide EMS. To me though, the solution to this isn't adding a third seat on ALS ambulances, but making another combo unit, Rescue Ambulance, which couples Rescue and ALS, but that opens another can of worms too. Like what happens when the patient clears before the call is finished, etc.

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Ah, well to me that's a little different scenario, like a rescue ambulance combo unit, at least how I'd see it. I can't imagine a Lt and two FFs for just medicals, so that unit probably also would respond things that would require a rescue truck as well. We used to do similar to that here, Rescues that can transport people as well and would provide EMS. To me though, the solution to this isn't adding a third seat on ALS ambulances, but making another combo unit, Rescue Ambulance, which couples Rescue and ALS, but that opens another can of worms too. Like what happens when the patient clears before the call is finished, etc.

No Rescue. That's just what we call the unit names. Instead of Medic or Ambulance, it's Rescue. But it has no extrication capabilities nor being a rolling toolbox. Basically an ambulance with some irons, a couple packs, and bunker gear other than the normal EMS equipment. Personally for MC, I don't mind either way for the staffing of an ambo. Just spreading the info that we tend to be quite weird in Florida