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The present work provides an analysis of the adaptation process of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel who engage in extended field duties following a disaster in their daily lives and/or working conditions. In this instance, Pro-QOL was utilized. It was developed in the form of a single questionnaire that would be given out one month before, one month after, and three months after the field study. The online survey was given to employees of Bursa Emergency Health Services who had been involved in destructive disasters in the past years. We were able to reach 404 volunteers. The SPSS program was used to look at this data. The psychometric integrity of the subdimensions, as reflected by Cronbach’s Alpha scores varied from 0.68 to 0.92, whereas normality indices (Skewness and Kurtosis) were identified within the interval of -1.12 to +1.28. The analysis showed that Burnout (BU) was negatively correlated with Compassion Satisfaction (CS), while Compassion Fatigue (CF) exhibited a significant positive correlation with these dimensions. The results vary based on certain demographic indicators. After field work, female workers have more BU and CF than male workers. Single employees have higher CS levels than married employees. On the other hand, married people have higher levels of BU and CF than single people. Lastly, the levels of BU and CF go up as people get more education and work experience. After doing field work in all sub-dimensions, it is clear that participants get used to normal working conditions over time. In conclusion, it takes EMS workers at least three months to get used to their daily lives and jobs.