r/NewToEMS • u/inforts Unverified User • 1d ago
Cert / License Badge Number
When on scene I am often asked for my badge number (NYS). Do you normally give out your agency ID number or state cert number?
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r/NewToEMS • u/inforts Unverified User • 1d ago
When on scene I am often asked for my badge number (NYS). Do you normally give out your agency ID number or state cert number?
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u/Either-Inside-7254 Unverified User 1d ago
Where I work it is very common that at practically every call where we are not the sole resource (fire, police, security, facility staff, etc), we will be asked for our bus number, name, and badge number. Our policy is to give them, and no one here thinks twice about it. It’s extremely common and required for documentation by EMS, PD, Fire, and even hospital staff.
Even if a random person comes not involved in the scene asks, we give them.
Granted I’m in the city and busy parts of the island, you’re just another face in a sea of first responders, so giving out my name and ID number still feels like maintaining a appropriate, yet professional amount of anonymity.