I'm a current Paramedic that is also fire certified, and was a unix system admin previously for quite a few years. I was a part time EMT while working as a sysa

I'm a current Paramedic that is also fire certified, and was a unix system admin previously for quite a few years. I was a part time EMT while working as a sysadmin, then moved into EMS full time, became a paramedic, and finished fire academy as well. the pay in fire/ems is not always as high as people think it is, outside of some big cities. getting into a pension firefighter job after age 40 is extremely difficult. Some manage to do it, yes, but it's an uphill battle from the start. In some states where many of the fire jobs are civil service, you cannot even apply after age 36 and the law has upheld this. it's frustrating to say the least.