Thirty-six Firefighters from Guam will be able to become qualified paramedics through the education presented through Guam Community College on July 22.
As a component of their schooling and workplace progress process, and in collaboration with the Guam Fire Decompotor, the Guam Work Decompose, and the EMS School in Tyler, Texas, the Paramedical Education program will take the workforce through 44 weeks of on-site work. and online classes.
“This is an exciting time for the Guam Fire Department when you enter this paramedic program. This increases our capacity and network and ensures the continuity of complex medical care in the coming years,” said Guam Fire Chief Dan Stone.
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Firefighters were chosen from a number of applicants in their applications, tests and an interview table, according to firefighter Kevin Reilly, spokesman for the GFD. He added that while all firefighters are trained in emergency first aid, they are qualified for EMT-B or EMT I for the fundamental and intermediate levels, respectively.
Participants who effectively complete the education will qualify to pass the National Registry of Medical Emergency Technicians – Examination of Certified Paramedics and Paramedics.
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A paramedic is trained and qualified to carry out a complex life and many of the same purposes as a fundamental EMT.
The funding of the educational program is made imaginable through the apprenticeship training program and is financed through the Labor Development Fund, established by Guam Public Law 18-48 to finance local educational programs.