October 25, 2026
EMT vs. Paramedic: How to Choose Your First Step in EMS
Understand the EMT and paramedic career paths, how certification differs from state authorization, and what to ask before choosing an EMS program.
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March 29, 2013
Christine Sarracino – 10 Questions with the Hub 911
For those of you who don't yet know me, my name is Christine Sarracino. I am 27 years old, a lifelong resident of Wood-Ridge, NJ (a small town of one square mile in the shadow of the Meadowlands) and I can say, with certainty, that becoming involved in public safety was something I knew I […]
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A Hub911 Interview with the “Angel of Afghanistan,” Manjula Naidoo
by Dan Heidt 1) Where did you grow up and what was it like?Well I am East Indian but I was born and raised in South Africa. Iam literally a slave descendant from Indians that were brought to South Africa by the British, 151 years ago as slaves. In order to work insugar cane plantations […]
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10 Questions with Katie – EMS
Bio:My name is Katie. I am a 20 year old EMT-B and a medic student from the midwest. I have worked for a combination 911/transport ambulance service for almost 2 years now. I swam competitively at a combination of the club, high school, and NCAA levels for 10 years and just recently quit because I […]
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10 Questions with Perry Churchill – EMS
In my 25 years in many aspects of EMS I have never worked a day in my life. You will notice that none of my answers have the words “work or job” in it because work to me is something you dread and a job is something you do until you find your career. I […]
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A September 11th Experience by Mitchell Stern, Paramedic NYC
Mitchell Stern, Paramedic It was September 11th, the day after my sister's birthday. I had been retired since March of 2001, ending a 24 year career in EMS, and I had just opened a restaurant named Uncle Mitche's Kitchen in Travis, Staten Island. As I had been doing since August, I opened the store at […]
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