EMT Training by City

A practical guide to EMT training in Atlanta. Programs, BLS salary data, and the city's unusual two-agency model: Atlanta Fire Rescue runs ALS first-response, and Grady EMS is the exclusive 911 ambulance transport provider.

A practical guide to EMT training in the Chicago metro. Programs, BLS-cited salary data, the Chicago Fire Department two-track hiring path, and Illinois licensure through IDPH and Region 11.

A practical guide to EMT training in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro. Programs, BLS-cited wage data, the Dallas Fire-Rescue hiring path (EMT is earned during the paid academy, not a prerequisite), and Texas DSHS licensure.

A practical guide to EMT training in the Houston metro. Community-college and private programs, BLS-cited salary data, the Houston Fire Department dual-role model, and Texas DSHS licensure. For prospective students and aspiring firefighters.

A practical guide to EMT training in the Los Angeles metro. Programs, BLS-cited salary data, the LAFD hiring path, and California's county-issued certification model. For prospective students and aspiring firefighters.

A guide to EMT training in the Memphis metro. Programs, BLS-cited wages, the Memphis Fire Department paramedic-mandate hiring path, and Tennessee licensure. For prospective students and aspiring firefighters.

A practical guide to EMT training in the Nashville metro. Programs, BLS-cited salary data, the Metro Nashville Fire Department hiring path, and Tennessee licensure. For prospective students and aspiring firefighters.

A practical guide to EMT training and FDNY hiring in NYC. The single most important thing to understand before you apply: FDNY EMS (Bureau of EMS) and FDNY Fire are two separate workforces with separate Civil Service exams, separate academies, and separate pay scales. Even though they share a commissioner.

A practical guide to EMT training in the Phoenix metro. Maricopa community college programs, BLS-cited wages for MSA 38060, the Phoenix Fire Department hiring path (Arizona state EMT required at final interview), and ADHS licensure. For prospective students and aspiring firefighters.

A practical guide to EMT training in the Seattle metro. Programs, BLS wage data, the Seattle Fire Department hiring path, and the Harborview/UW Medic One paramedic program.