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CVTC offers a FireMedic program that allows you to receive training in fire rescue and EMS training. This is a challenging program but comes with a great sense of accomplishment once completed. This accomplishment continues throughout your career, as you help people on a daily basis. Students that succeed in this program have a strong sense of self-discipline and a desire to help people.
In CVTC’s FireMedic program you will learn:
This program includes special courses in water, confined spaces, trench, and high angle rescue. It offers plenty of hands-on experience as well as in-depth classroom training.
Students will complete a paramedic clinical internship where they will practice paramedicine in a health care environment with actual patients under the supervision of instructors or an approved specialist.
In addition, students also complete a FireMedic internship that will allow them to actively participate as a 'working' member of a fire department. Students work the 24-hour shift schedule at one full-time local fire department, and perform the same duties as the firefighters.
Upon graduation from this program, you will be prepared to take the National Registry for Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-Paramedic) and the State of Wisconsin Firefighter I and Fire Apparatus Driver Operator Certification exams.
Career Opportunities Emergency Medical Technician Fire Captain Firefighter Paramedic
Emergency Medical Technician
Fire Captain
Firefighter
Paramedic
Graduate Employers Allina Health Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services City of Altoona Fire Department Eau Claire Fire Department Mayo Clinic Health System Rusk County Ambulance Service
Allina Health
Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services
City of Altoona Fire Department
Eau Claire Fire Department
Mayo Clinic Health System
Rusk County Ambulance Service
FireMedic 67 Credit Associate Degree
Length of Program // Two Years
Delivery Method // Face-to-Face
Program Location // Eau Claire
Program Location //January
Start Months // August and January
Start Dates //January
Financial Aid Eligible
Professional Licensure & Certification Disclosure
Non-Traditional Occupation
Estimated Program Cost
Term 1
$
2,176
Term 2
1,048
Term 3
2,469
Term 4
2,638
Term 5
974
Term 6
2,429
Tools/Materials
946
Books
1,910
Estimated Total: $14,590
Earn credit for prior learning! Do you have previous educational or work experience in the field? You could be eligible to receive credit for prior learning. Explore your options today!
These are a few of the courses you can take in the FireMedic program.
Fire Department Apparatus Operations This course prepares firefighters to drive and operate fire department emergency apparatus. The course presents theories of hydraulics as applied to the fire service, with emphasis on mathematics and formulas used in operating fire apparatus pumps.
Special Rescue Classroom presentations and practical evolutions will be conducted on confined space and trench entry and rescue, water rescue, vehicle extrication, and high angle rescue.
Paramedic Cardiology This course teaches the paramedic student to integrate assessment findings with principles of cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, epidemiology, and pathophysiology to formulate a field impression and implement a comprehensive treatment plan for a patient with a cardiovascular complaint.
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CVTC graduates are ready for the workforce. Each year, we send our graduates the Graduate Follow-Up Survey asking where they are working, whether it is in their degree field, and several other questions related to employment. Below are the program outcomes and job data.
100% of our recent FireMedic graduates got a job in the industry.
Our recent FireMedic graduates reported an average starting salary of $48,760.
There are 107 job openings in the CVTC district for the FireMedic industry.
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Instructors were passionate and approachable outside of hours, workload was a lot, but in the end it was worth it because of the experience and training.
–Andrew, FireMedic Graduate
Whether you're looking to continue your learning to another program or to gain continuing education credit, CVTC offers a variety of learning opportunities for students.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Technical Diploma
Paramedic, Technical Diploma
Paramedic Technician, Associate Degree
Critical Care Transport
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