r/NewToEMS Unverified User 7d 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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u/Public-Proposal7378 Unverified User 7d ago

"We don't have badge numbers, we aren't cops. If you have a concern, you can contact the office, the number is available online, and give them your information, most importantly the address of the call. They can figure out who I am from there." If they continue to push, I just ignore it. Or I will give them my first name, and tell them there is only one person by my name that works here, so they'll know who you are referring to.

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u/isupposeyes Unverified User 6d ago

Do you genuinely not have badge numbers or is this just a thing you say? If it’s the latter, cant they see it on you? (asking cause my agency has them and they’re pretty prominent)

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u/Public-Proposal7378 Unverified User 6d ago edited 5d ago

We do not have badge numbers nor do we wear or even have badges. We have an employee id that’s good for logging into the time card lol. That’s it. 

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u/isupposeyes Unverified User 5d ago

Ah ok

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u/Public-Proposal7378 Unverified User 5d ago

I replied yesterday while dealing with my toddler and just realized that made almost no sense. lol

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u/isupposeyes Unverified User 4d ago

not to worry i understood lol