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EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
Firefighter Emergency Medical Technicians (known as EMTs) are trained to provide emergency care, including ambulance services. They respond to a variety of emergency situations, as well as fires. For
example, they assist victims of natural disasters, spilled hazardous materials, and other medical emergencies such as heart attack, stroke and choking victims. They assess, manage or administer treatment to the
ill or injured persons on the way to the hospital or other medical facility, most often on the life support unit or ambulances. Some fire departments now are requiring all new recruits to be EMTs or paramedics.
To become an EMT will usually require you to take an approved training program, usually consisting of 100-120 hours of study. Upon completion of the course, you will take the National Registry to become an
EMT. After passing that exam, you may wish to become a paramedic to help increase your chances of being hired by a department. PARAMEDICS With many departments across the country moving toward requiring that their applicants be paramedics, a firefighter applicant should take
a serious look at this training. The training to become a paramedic generally is between 750-1,500 hours of classroom and field instruction. Reaching this level will take a lot of sacrifice and studying on
your part, but becoming a paramedic will increase your chances of becoming a firefighter. Approximately 10-20% of departments across the country are now requiring their firefighter applicants to become paramedics
even before taking the examination. The complete process of becoming an EMT and Paramedic will take approximately 12-14 months to complete but is well worth your time. Click here to return to How to Become a Firefighter homepage! Click here to return to FirePrep.com homepage: Click here to review FirePrep.com past newsletters: Click here to review our Entry-Level Preparation Products:
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