When I first started out in EMS I was only doing 911 calls. Later I would work shifts to do non-emergency transports. I had done countless number of them when one day someone tipped me $20 for bringing his wife home. I was shocked; it never occurred to me that someone would tip for this service. To me it was just my job (sometimes passion) and I wasn’t dependent on tips for my income. They were just so happy with our assistance they felt the need to tip.