Just the Facts
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FireMedic
- 67 Credit Associate Degree
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Program Length
- Two Years
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Delivery Method
- Face-to-Face
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Career Cluster
- Public Service & Safety
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Program Location
- Eau Claire
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Start Months
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January
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Financial Aid Eligible
- High Enrollment Demand Program
- Non-Traditional Occupation
Estimated Program Cost
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- Term 1
- $ 2,417
- Term 2
- $ 1,130
- Term 3
- $ 2,585
- Term 4
- $ 2,930
- Term 5
- $ 1,100
- Term 6
- $ 2,467
- Materials
- $ 1,023
- Books
- $ 2,675
- License, Certificate, or Credential
- $ 585
- Estimated Total
- $16,912
FireMedic Overview
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:
- Firefighting techniques, skills, and inspection
- Rescue and response to medical and traumatic emergencies
- Vehicle extrication rescue
- Respiratory management
- Pump operations
- Patient assessment and EKG interpretation
- Fire public education
- Firefighter evolutions
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.
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Career Opportunities
- Firefighter/Paramedic
- Infusion Specialist
- Emergency Response Manager
Graduate Employers
- Eau Claire Fire Department
- Stevens Point Fire Department
- Saint Paul Fire Department
- City of Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls Fire Department
Graduate Outcomes
CVTC graduates are ready for the workforce. Each year, we send our graduates the Graduate Follow-Up Survey asking several questions related to employment. Here are the program outcomes and job data.
$65K yearly salary
Our recent FireMedic graduates reported an average starting salary of $64,600.
100% employed
100% of our recent FireMedic graduates got a job in the industry.
69 regional jobs
There are 69 job openings in the CVTC district for the FireMedic industry.
Transfer Credits to Other Institutions
Should you choose to continue your education after you leave CVTC, we have agreements in place with several institutions to ensure an easy transfer.
Program Courses
These are a few of the courses you will take in this program. Courses and the recommended sequence change from year to year; once you are enrolled in a program at CVTC you will be given a recommended course sequence that outlines what courses you should take and the order in which to take them.
You may search for available courses. If you are ever unsure of what courses to take, talk to your academic advisor. If you are looking for course information for previous years, check out our past catalogs.
Here are a few of the courses you can take in the FireMedic program.
Sample Courses
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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Student Testimonial
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
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Program Accreditation
The Chippewa Valley Technical College FireMedic program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
Minimum Goal Statement: To prepare Paramedics who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.
Student Learning Outcomes
A Student Learning Outcome refers to the specific skills, knowledge, or abilities that students are expected to demonstrate upon successful completion of an academic program or degree.
Students will:
- Prepare for incident response and emergency operations
- Integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to provide appropriate patient care
- Demonstrate paramedic skills associated with established standards and procedures for a variety of patient encounters
- Communicate effectively with others
- Demonstrate professional behavior
- Meet state and national competencies listed for paramedic certification(s)
- Perform essential firefighting skills to reduce loss of life and property
Program Success Data
Program Success Data
FireMedic 10-531-2
2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | |
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Overall Pass Rate within 3 Attempts | 100% | 77% | 95% | 92% |
Students Attempting Exam | 10 | 13 | 21 | 25 |
2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | |
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Employed Related Job Placement Rate | 100% | 92% | 100% | 92% |
Students Employed in a Related Field | 10 out of 10 | 12 out of 13 | 21 out of 21 | 23 out of 25 |
2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | |
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Retention Rate | 83% | 100% | 95% | 93% |
Students Retained after 10% Attrition Point | 10 out of 12 | 13 out of 13 | 21 out of 22 | 25 out of 27 |
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Admission Requirements
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