ST. MARY

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ST. MARYS COUNTYHIGH SCHOOLCAREER-TECHNOLOGYFI
RE AND EMS PROGRAM
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PROGRAM PARTNERS

• St. Marys County Volunteer Fire EMS
  Departments
• St. Marys 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
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THE FIRE AND EMS PROGRAMIS A ONE YEAR PROGRAMIN
THE CAREER-TECHNOLOGYSCHOOL OF THEST. MARYS
COUNTYPUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMSOME CLASSES WILL
BE HELD AT A FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY TO DO
PRACTICAL EXERCISES AND LIVE CONTROLLED BURNS
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STUDENT REQUIREMENTS

• 16 Years of Age at Beginning of School Year
• Current Member or Become a Member of a St. Marys
  County Fire or EMS Department
• Junior or Senior Status
• Parental Permission
• Meet School Requirements
• Transportation on Extended Days

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PLEASE NOTE
CADETS WILL BE RESPONDING ON FIRE APPARATUS AND
AMBULANCES TO ACTUAL EMERGENCY CALLS CADETS MAY
BE ASSIGNED TO FIRE AND EMS STATIONS ON SOME DAYS
AS PART OF THE PROGRAM
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CLASSES ANDCOLLEGE CREDITS

• 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

6 credits 3 credits 1 credit 1 credit 3
credits 2 credits 1 credit 2 credits 19 CREDITS
TOTAL
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
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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
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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

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WE ENCOURAGE ALLSTUDENTS TO SERIOUSLYCONSIDER
COLLEGEAS AN OPTION AFTERCOMPLETION OF THIS
PROGRAM
FIRE SCIENCE FIRE ENGINEERING HOSPITAL
ADMINISTRATION PARAMEDIC