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2. Emergency medical technician - Wikipedia

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   An emergency medical technician (often, more simply, EMT) is a medical professional that provides emergency medical services. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] EMTs are most commonly found serving on ambulances and in fire departments in the US and Canada, as full-time and some part-time departments require their firefighters to at least be EMT certified.

3. List of EMS provider credentials - Wikipedia

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   AEMT - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician; Paramedic - Paramedic; Paramedic IC - Paramedic Instructor Coordinator; EMT-AD - Emergency Medical Technician - Automatic Defibrillator [citation needed] EMT-CC - Emergency Medical Technician - Critical Care [citation needed] EMT-CT - Emergency Medical Technician - Cardiac Tech [citation needed]

4. Emergency medical responder - Wikipedia

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   This training can be completed in twenty-four to sixty hours. This training can be conducted by an EMT-basic with some field experience, which is a resource available in-house for many volunteer fire departments which do not have the resources or funds to conduct full EMT training. EMR training is intended to fill the gap between first aid and EMT.

5. Volunteer fire department - Wikipedia

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   When volunteers join a department, they often enroll in firefighting classes and other certifications that teach them how to become volunteer firefighters. Examples of these certifications include Firefighter I, Firefighter II, S-130/S-190, Emergency Medical Responder, and Emergency Medical Technician. Some departments also require recruits to ...

6. Emergency medical services - Wikipedia

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   Is usually made up of 3 levels in the US. EMT-B, EMT-I (EMT-A in some states) and EMT-Paramedic. The National Registry of EMT New Educational Standards for EMS renamed the provider levels as follows: Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B), Advanced EMT (AEMT), and Paramedic (EMT-P).

7. Firefighter - Wikipedia

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   A firefighter (or fire fighter or fireman) is a first responder trained in firefighting, primarily to control and extinguish fires that threaten life and property, as well as to rescue persons from confinement or dangerous situations. Male firefighters are sometimes referred to as firemen (and, less commonly, female firefighters as firewomen ...

8. First responder - Wikipedia

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   First responders typically include law enforcement officers (commonly known as police officers), emergency medical services members (such as EMTs or paramedics), fire service members (such as firefighters, search and rescue members, technical/heavy rescue members, etc) and Public Works employees such as Heavy Equipment Operators as well as ...

9. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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   EMT: Emergency medical technician(s). Engine : A fire suppression vehicle that has a water pump and, typically, carries hoses, other equipment and a limited supply of water. Engineer : A firefighter responsible for driving the engine to the scene of the call and operation of the pumps on an engine, to provide sufficient water to the ...