Hello again kevbutnobacon.

It is always busy here as well. Our crews average (guessing here) 8 calls per shift. Not too bad, and the average time on call from start to end would be about 1 hour.

The pay is quite a bit higher there. In my location starting pay for a new medic is about $17.00 per hour or $35,360 per year, and top pay is about $27.00 or $56,160. I do no know what the cost of living is over there though and that may explain some of the difference.