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I am looking to make a career shift and have long pondered becoming an EMT. Recently I have been seriously looking into it, and finding all that is necessary for me to begin down this path.
I am 26 years old and live in Washington State, and from what I can tell to become EMT certified (at least in WA) it is required to have association with an affiliated agency. My understanding is that this "sponsorship" is attained upon employment with an affiliated agency (usually FD, Hospital, or Ambulance Co.), or possibly by "volunteering". I am curious what they might be looking for, and if this is the type relationship is generally volunteer only. I am coming from a non-medical background and am curious how I could go about receiving this type of affiliation, and more importantly what would probably be best to introduce/prepare more for training and eventual employment (and as of financial concerns how long generally until "volunteering" could become actual employment).
I have looked through most of the posts in these boards and seen wonderful information for new students and those about to begin training, but I didn't see anything regarding volunteer/experience before training courses, and was curious what any of you would advise as a best approach for this. I am currently located in a rural town without any resources to tap for this type of information, and before I make plans to re-locate to location more feasible for this endeavor I would like to try and piece together what is necessary, and what would be the most valuable for me and any future colleagues regarding a career down this path.
I appreciate any information you could provide concerning such a basic question and thank you again for the information that has been made available to me through your previous posts. The information provided, especially on being more useful for your partners/team, is extremely valuable.
I am looking to make a career shift and have long pondered becoming an EMT. Recently I have been seriously looking into it, and finding all that is necessary for me to begin down this path.
I am 26 years old and live in Washington State, and from what I can tell to become EMT certified (at least in WA) it is required to have association with an affiliated agency. My understanding is that this "sponsorship" is attained upon employment with an affiliated agency (usually FD, Hospital, or Ambulance Co.), or possibly by "volunteering". I am curious what they might be looking for, and if this is the type relationship is generally volunteer only. I am coming from a non-medical background and am curious how I could go about receiving this type of affiliation, and more importantly what would probably be best to introduce/prepare more for training and eventual employment (and as of financial concerns how long generally until "volunteering" could become actual employment).
I have looked through most of the posts in these boards and seen wonderful information for new students and those about to begin training, but I didn't see anything regarding volunteer/experience before training courses, and was curious what any of you would advise as a best approach for this. I am currently located in a rural town without any resources to tap for this type of information, and before I make plans to re-locate to location more feasible for this endeavor I would like to try and piece together what is necessary, and what would be the most valuable for me and any future colleagues regarding a career down this path.
I appreciate any information you could provide concerning such a basic question and thank you again for the information that has been made available to me through your previous posts. The information provided, especially on being more useful for your partners/team, is extremely valuable.