Miles City Fire & Rescue holds emergency medical technician (EMT) classes on a frequent basis. Please contact us via this website or at 406-234-2235 for more information about the next class! Students successfully completing courses offered at the department will be able to test for State of Montana licensure and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification. Although an EMT class can be challenging and intense, it is a dynamic, interesting, and demanding preparation for an immensely rewarding profession!
The EMT course prepares the EMT student to provide prehospital assessment and care for patients of all ages with a variety of medical conditions and traumatic injuries. Areas of study include an introduction to emergency medical services systems, roles and responsibilities of EMT’s, anatomy and physiology, medical emergencies, trauma, special considerations for working in the prehospital setting, and providing patient transportation. For state licensure and/or national certification, students must have a high school diploma (or its equivalent) and be 18 (or turn 18 within two years of course completion). Students must be able to kneel, bend, squat, lie on the floor, and/or lift/move equipment and people.
Emergency medical technicians are much more than “ambulance drivers”! Emergency medical technicians must not only attain state licensure and national certification, but they are required to maintain these by meeting national and state standards of continuing education every two years. Emergency medical technicians are professional medical providers who, while operating directly under the guidance of a physician or mid-level provider, must exercise independent critical, dynamic thinking and decision-making under pressure on a daily basis.
These providers must:
Working as an EMT can be the first step in your career forward as a firefighter or as a non-fire prehospital care provider (on the ambulance or in the emergency room), in another healthcare field (paramedic, flight crew, nurse, physician, mid-level provider, etc.), or as an interesting and valuable way to serve your community. Emergency medical technicians can not only respond to 911 emergency calls but they can also work community event standbys (football games, rodeos, etc.) or wildland fires, provide community outreach and safety events/classes, and, in some cases, work in emergency departments. As most career structure fire departments require all staff to attain EMT certification at a minimum, gaining your EMT certification is a crucial step if you plan a career in structural firefighting. Regardless if you end up a career or volunteer EMT, gaining your certification and licensure means joining a highly professional and ethical profession of service!
The EMT course prepares the EMT student to provide prehospital assessment and care for patients of all ages with a variety of medical conditions and traumatic injuries. Areas of study include an introduction to emergency medical services systems, roles and responsibilities of EMT’s, anatomy and physiology, medical emergencies, trauma, special considerations for working in the prehospital setting, and providing patient transportation. For state licensure and/or national certification, students must have a high school diploma (or its equivalent) and be 18 (or turn 18 within two years of course completion). Students must be able to kneel, bend, squat, lie on the floor, and/or lift/move equipment and people.
Emergency medical technicians are much more than “ambulance drivers”! Emergency medical technicians must not only attain state licensure and national certification, but they are required to maintain these by meeting national and state standards of continuing education every two years. Emergency medical technicians are professional medical providers who, while operating directly under the guidance of a physician or mid-level provider, must exercise independent critical, dynamic thinking and decision-making under pressure on a daily basis.
These providers must:
- stay abreast of, and function within, medical, legal, and ethical guidelines, policies, laws, and standards at all times.
- demonstrate a strong application of the principles of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutic communications.
- identify the need for and perform immediately lifesaving interventions to manage a patient’s airway, breathing, and circulation.
- assess and manage patients of all ages with a variety of complaints, medical conditions, and traumatic injuries.
- apply principles of emergency medical services operations, including considerations in ambulance and air medical transportation, multiple-casualty incidents, gaining access to and extricating patients, hazardous materials incidents, and responding to situations involving weapons of mass destruction.
Working as an EMT can be the first step in your career forward as a firefighter or as a non-fire prehospital care provider (on the ambulance or in the emergency room), in another healthcare field (paramedic, flight crew, nurse, physician, mid-level provider, etc.), or as an interesting and valuable way to serve your community. Emergency medical technicians can not only respond to 911 emergency calls but they can also work community event standbys (football games, rodeos, etc.) or wildland fires, provide community outreach and safety events/classes, and, in some cases, work in emergency departments. As most career structure fire departments require all staff to attain EMT certification at a minimum, gaining your EMT certification is a crucial step if you plan a career in structural firefighting. Regardless if you end up a career or volunteer EMT, gaining your certification and licensure means joining a highly professional and ethical profession of service!
Miles City Fire & Rescue is excited to announce that one student in our upcoming EMT class will receive a $500 scholarship in memory of Chuck, Monna, De Wayne, and De Anna Wilhelm and the Rosebud Express Tractor Pull, with the scholarship generously donated by Debra Wilhelm. As the scholarship will be awarded to a motivated student who might be struggling with the financial aspects of the class, MCFR will accept 500-word submissions that reflect the student's interest in the class and their financial need. Please submit these via email ([email protected]) no later than January 31, 2020. This is a great opportunity and we thank the Wilhelm family wholeheartedly for this wonderful opportunity for one of our community members!