ORANGE COUNTY OFFERS EMT CLASSES BEGINNING AUGUST EMT Original Course begins Aug. 28, EMT Refresher begins Aug. 27 (Goshen, N.Y.) – Orange County Deputy Commissioner, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Frank Cassanite today announced that the County is sponsoring and is now accepting applications for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Fall Courses beginning August and taking place at the Orange County Emergency Services Center, 22 Wells Farm Road in Goshen, NY. “The mission of our division is to assist all EMS agencies in the County so that our residents get the best medical care,” said Deputy Commissioner Cassanite. “Providing educational opportunities, like these EMT classes, in an important part of supporting our communities.” There are requirements in place to meet national standards as adopted by New York State Department of Health. Students taking either the original or refresher are now required to submit documentation that they have taken the following three (3) on-line and free courses: National Incident Management System, An Introduction IS-700 Introduction to Incident Command System IS-100b Hazmat Awareness The first two courses may be found at the following site: training.fema.gov/IS/NIMS.asp and the Hazmat Awareness may be found at: saferesponse/users/sign_up The documentation for attendance to these courses must be submitted prior to taking the written certification examination. The EMT Original Course begins on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 and will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The New York State Certification Examination will be on Thursday, January 16, 2014. Students are required to purchase their own textbooks, workbooks and pocket mask. Required textbook for this course is “Emergency Care,” 12th edition, and workbook by Brady, which may be purchased online at bradybooks The EMT Refresher Course begins on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 and will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. The New York State Certification Examination will be on Thursday, January 16, 2014. Students must send a copy of their EMT Certification card along with their application. Students are required to have their own pocket mask. Required textbook for this course is “Emergency Care,” 12th edition, by Brady, which may be purchased online at bradybooks Due to the change over to the national standards, there is supplemental material we must provide before the student will be allowed to take the challenge written exam. In order to meet this requirement, hours of supplemental material will be given on Saturday, August 31, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If the student does not take the hours of supplemental material they may not take the challenge exam and must sit for all lectures. The student may still challenge the practical portion of the course. Those who are applying, but are not a member of a volunteer EMS, municipal EMS, private EMS agency or first responder agency with an EMS agency code number issued by the NYS-DOH, must submit a check (costs below) with their application payable to Orange County Commissioner of Finance: $700.00 for the EMT-B Original $220.00 CFR Original $335.00 for the EMT-B Refresher/challenge $100.00 CFR Refresher If you are a member of a volunteer EMS, municipal EMS, private EMS or first response agency with an EMS agency code number issued by the NYS-DOH, the Verification of Sponsorship form must accompany your application. All applications and checks should be mailed to: Michael Walton, Education Coordinator, Orange County Department of Emergency Services, Division of EMS, 22 Wells Farm Road, Goshen, NY 10924. Please read the application carefully before submitting, as incomplete applications will not be accepted. For application forms, schedules, and Verification of Membership forms (DOH 3312), please visit home.roadrunner/~ocems/ocems.html Please contact Orange County Division of EMS Education Coordinator Michael Walton at (845) 615-0466 or mwalton@orangecountygov with any questions or for more information.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 00:11:23 +0000
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