Tuesday, January 18, 2011
EMS Academy Graduating Class
KENTUCKY...
Eight recruits are set to graduate from Louisville's first EMS academy, a training regimen similar to the one used by police and fire departments.
Louisville Metro Chief of Operations Capt. Craig Rodgers says the academy is a way to get employees who are already invested in the community and train them in the service needs the agency wants.
The Courier-Journal reports that until now, EMS only hired people who already had been certified EMTs or paramedics.
The academy launched in September. Recruits undergo 16 weeks of training, with the first graduation ceremony in early February. Recruits take all the coursework and testing to become a nationally certified EMT.
The class of eight contains four African Americans, two of whom are the only women in the class.
Eight recruits are set to graduate from Louisville's first EMS academy, a training regimen similar to the one used by police and fire departments.
Louisville Metro Chief of Operations Capt. Craig Rodgers says the academy is a way to get employees who are already invested in the community and train them in the service needs the agency wants.
The Courier-Journal reports that until now, EMS only hired people who already had been certified EMTs or paramedics.
The academy launched in September. Recruits undergo 16 weeks of training, with the first graduation ceremony in early February. Recruits take all the coursework and testing to become a nationally certified EMT.
The class of eight contains four African Americans, two of whom are the only women in the class.
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