What you get
when you enroll in this EMT course
Online Access to EMT & Fire Training Self-Paced Learning Management System (LMS).
All of the didactic portion of the course is completed online in the LMS. This includes recorded lectures, videos, quizzes, exams and interactive activities.
Textbook and Workbook for EMT.
When you complete your Enrollment your books will be shipped to you. We are currently using AAOS Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured 12th Edition for the EMT course. This book and our course includes the new National Education Standards (NES) that follow the new EMT scope of practice.
24 Hour Instructor Helpdesk.
Students can use email, live chat or the LMS chat system to communicate with instructors 24 hours a day. Typically a live instructor is only available during normal business hours, but leaving a message will ensure a prompt reply. In cases where a student needs to speak to an instructor by phone, we will be happy to arrange a time to call you.
Remote Instruction and Assessment or in Person Skills Week.
The final portion of the EMT course is the skills assessment. If you are attending an in person skills week at Post Falls, Idaho, the assessments will be done on Thursday the fifth and last day of instruction.
See calendar for scheduled practical skills weeks. If you are choosing our remote instruction and assessment option you will attend online skills demonstrations and be assessed at the completion of the course.
Course Prerequisites.
• Be 18 years of age
• Provide a copy of current driver's license or state issued identification.
• High school graduate or the equivalent.
• Able to effectively communicate in English.
How Do I Enroll?
1. Scroll down this page and choose whether you want the in person skills week option or the remote instruction and assessment option for the course.
2. Pay the $200 registration fee and receive access to the Enrollment Portal. You will be required to upload a copy of your driver's license or government photo ID. This registration fee is valid for 6 months.
3. Complete steps in the Enrollment Portal and review/sign documents sent by the admissions team.
4. Choose payment option and complete first payment. Payment plan details are available in the Enrollment Portal.
This course must be completed in 12 months or less. Students must continue to make satisfactory progress every week on the course regardless of the length of his/her program.
What you get if you choose the remote instruction and assessment
Remote Online Instruction and Assessment.
At the completion of the course students will attend 3-5, 1.5 to 2 hour online skills sessions. Instructors will demonstrate skills via web cam. The students can then show the instructors the skills learned and ask any questions he/she might have. After all instruction students will have a 1 on 1, online evaluation for all 7 skills.
All Necessary Training Equipment Shipped to You.
Once you reach a specific point in your course, EMT & Fire Training Inc. will ship you the necessary equipment and training aids that will be used during online instruction and assessment. Students are responsible for return shipping cost and will receive a refund of $500 if returned. Equipment you will receive is as follows:
- Airway Manikin
- Backboard
- Spider Straps
- BVM
- OPA's
- NPA's
- Oxygen Tank/Regulator/Tubing
- Stethoscope & BP Cuff
- Tourniquet
- Epi-pen trainer
- Cardboard/sam splints
- Triangle bandages
- Roller gauze
- C-collar
- Headbed
- NC/NRB
- Hand operated suction device
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What you get if you choose the in person skills week
Single Occupancy Room for 5 nights with All Meals and Snacks Provided.
Standard queen bed room at Red Lion Hotel. All accommodations are included in the price of the course. Each student is provided 3 all you can eat meals a day. Common fare includes fresh deli sandwiches, chicken alfredo, fresh fruit salad, spring greens salad, burritos, brownies....the list goes on.* A vegetarian choice is provided at each meal. Student's don't just get hungry and thirsty at meal time so we provide granola bars, apples, oranges, bananas, juice, coffee, tea, water and soda all day.
Indoor Swimming Pool, Hot tub and Workout room and Wi-Fi.
These facilities are available to students when not in training. Students are encouraged to bring their laptop computers to skills week if they have one. Wi-Fi is available throughout the training center.
Personal Stethoscope & Blood Pressure Cuff with 2 EMS Academy T-shirts.
All students in our EMT courses get their own stethoscope, BP cuff and CPR mask to take home at the completion of the course. Academy T-Shirts are 100% cotton, pre-shrunk, and emblazoned with the EMT & Fire Training logo.
Liability Insurance, AHA Health Care Provider CPR Certification and Clinical Rotation time if Needed.
EMT & Fire Training Inc. provides each student with liability insurance for completing the required 10 patient contacts with an ambulance agency, hospital or fire department. If the agency or institution requests, we will send a certificate of liability directly to them to verify your coverage. This EMT course includes a full AHA Health Care Provider CPR Course. You will be issued your AHA Health Care Provider CPR Card upon successful completion. If a student is unable to obtain the necessary 10 patient contacts with an ambulance agency, fire department or hospital, we can arrange for those contacts during practical skills week.
Realistic Moulaged Scenarios.
During skills week, students in teams of two, respond and treat realistic patients with a variety of medical conditions and trauma injuries.
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Transportation to and from Spokane International Airport (Sunday and Friday).
A shuttle bus or van depending on the class size will be waiting for students at the airport. The training center is about 45 minutes away from the Spokane International Airport.