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ST. MARY’S COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER-TECHNOLOGY FIRE AND EMS PROGRAM

ST. MARY’S COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER-TECHNOLOGY FIRE AND EMS PROGRAM. PROGRAM PARTNERS. St. Mary’s County Volunteer Fire & EMS Departments St. Mary’s C ounty Public Schools Univer sity of Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute Joseph Sacco Firefighting and Safety School.

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ST. MARY’S COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER-TECHNOLOGY FIRE AND EMS PROGRAM

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  1. ST. MARY’S COUNTYHIGH SCHOOLCAREER-TECHNOLOGYFIRE AND EMS PROGRAM

  2. PROGRAM PARTNERS • St. Mary’s County Volunteer Fire & EMS Departments • St. Mary’s County Public Schools • University of Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute • Joseph Sacco Firefighting and Safety School FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM AND HOW TO SIGN UP, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR HOME SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

  3. THE FIRE AND EMS PROGRAMIS A ONE YEAR PROGRAMIN THE CAREER-TECHNOLOGYSCHOOL OF THEST. MARY’S COUNTYPUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMSOME CLASSES WILL BE HELD AT A FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY TO DO PRACTICAL EXERCISES AND LIVE CONTROLLED BURNS

  4. STUDENT REQUIREMENTS • 16 Years of Age at Beginningof SchoolYear • Current Member or Become a Member ofa St. Mary’s County Fire or EMS Department • Junior or Senior Status • Parental Permission • Meet School Requirements • Transportation on Extended Days

  5. PLEASE NOTE: CADETS WILL BE RESPONDINGON FIRE APPARATUS AND AMBULANCES TO ACTUAL EMERGENCY CALLS CADETS MAYBE ASSIGNED TO FIRE AND EMS STATIONS ON SOME DAYS AS PART OF THE PROGRAM

  6. CLASSES ANDCOLLEGE CREDITS 6 credits 3 credits 1 credit 1 credit 3 credits 2 credits 1 credit 2 credits 19 CREDITSTOTAL Emergency Medical Technician – B Fire Fighter I Hazardous Material Operations Incident Management Systems Rescue Tech Vehicle and Machinery Rescue Response to Terrorism, Basic Concepts Building Construction (2 classes) Engine Company Fire Ground Operations Fire Fighter II STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE COLLEGE CREDITS, AS WELL AS, STATE AND NATIONAL CERTIFICATION FOR TRAINING COMPLETED CLASSES WILL RUN ONE HALF OF THE SCHOOL DAY SOME DAYS MAY RUN LONGER THAN THE SCHOOL DAY

  7. VALUE OF COLLEGE CREDIT • DEPENDS ON COLLEGE • COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND $2,000+ • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE $4,000+ A STUDENT CAN RECEIVE UP TO 32 FREE CREDIT HOURS TOWARDS A DEGREE IN FIRE SCIENCE OR EMS FROM MFRI

  8. CAREER POSSIBILITIES • EMT with Public or Private Ambulance Service • Dispatcher for Emergency Services (Fire/EMS and Police) • Firefighter • Paramedic • Flight Medic • Fire Investigator • Fire Inspector • Hospital Emergency Room Technician • Emergency Manager • Wildland Firefighter

  9. WE ENCOURAGE ALLSTUDENTS TO SERIOUSLYCONSIDER COLLEGEAS AN OPTION AFTERCOMPLETIONOF THISPROGRAM FIRE SCIENCE FIRE ENGINEERING HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION PARAMEDIC

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