Hotl I am also a vol firefighter but so is my hubby, so when it comes down to it, I don't get a look in! He loves it too much, I could never say 'ok you stay home with the kids and I'll respond' lol. I love it but have never had the opportunity to get too heavily involved with it.

It is a roster system for the ambulance and works on availability, so you just tell them when you're avail and you get rostered on for those times. I guess I figure night shift and weekends would be good for me, when hubby is home and we do have both our parents near by in an emergency.

I'll look into it some more and see what the training requirements are like.
Thanks for your replies