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The Job of a Firefighter - Saving Lives under Duress

10 February 2020
Capt. Bob Smith

Aside from performing all the same treatments and procedures as EMTs, paramedics must attend Paramedic School to become fully trained in advanced skills.

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Earning an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification

10 February 2020
Capt. Bob Smith
Earning an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification

Three different EMT certifications qualify their holders to do different jobs. In EMT parlance, it is called “a different scoop of practice.”

  How to Become a Firefighter

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