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EAST MONTPELIER FIRE DEPARTMENT
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CERTIFICATION LEVELS
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Firefighters:
firefighters in Vermont are certified at a Firefighter 1 level, which is the standard level of operation. firefighters in Vermont are certified at a
Firefighter 1 level, which is the standard level of operation. However,Vermont is slowly creeping towards a safer state as more and more
firefighters, volunteer and career, are choosing to pursue more firefighting education. After successfully accomplishing these classes,
firefighters must maintain a certain number of training hours every year. Please click on the links below to take a look at the State of Vermont's
Vermont's
Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2 program curriculums.
State of Vermont Firefighter 1 Curriculum
State of Vermont Firefighter 2 Curriculum
Emergency Medical Technicians:
East Montpelier Fire Department has two levels of EMTs. We have Basic Life
Support (BLS) EMT-Bs, and Advanced Life Support (ALS) EMT-I's. Below are
descriptions of the differences between the two levels of service, as well as what
types of interventions each level is trained to perform.
EMFD is not a transporting agency. Which means, when there is an emergency
medical call, EMFD is not the only responding agency. EMFD EMTs will respond
our patient for immediate care. At the same time our transporting agency, Barre
Town EMS, responds with their ambulance. Barre Town EMS arrives on scene
and continues care during transport to Central Vermont Medical Center's
Emergency Department. Barre Town ambulances are always staffed with ALS
crews, and actually function at an even higher level of care with their Paramedics,
or EMT-Ps, which is the highest level of pre-hospital emergency medical
treatment. In some cases, EMFD personnel will also be a part of the
transportation team to the Emergency Department.
Initial Training For EMT-B:
All EMT-B training must be received from a Department -approved training program. All programs must meet the content and objectives of the
Department of Transportation's 1994 national standard EMT-B curriculum. The curriculum includes at least 110 hours of didactic training and five
patient assessments in a clinical setting. Some districts also have prerequisites that go beyond minimum state requirements. To find out the
schedule of courses near you, contact the training coordinator for the EMS district in which you are located.
EMT-B Skills Allowed:
Taking and recording vital signs.
Basic airway management.
Managing soft tissue injuries.
Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways.
Splinting bone and joint injuries.
Pharyngeal suctioning.
Pneumatice anti-shock garment (PASG).
Managing medical emergencies.
Administration of oxygen.
Emergency childbirth.
Mask and nasal cannula.
CPR and obstructed airway maneuvers for infant, child and adult.
Use of bag-valve-mask device.
Administration of oral glucose and activated charcoal.
Automated defibrillation.
Assisting in adminstration of nitroglycerin, prescribed inhaler and epinephrine auto-injector.
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Initial Training For EMT-I:
EMT-Intermediate training must be received from a Department-approved training program. All programs must meet the content and objectives
ofthe relevant sections of the Department of Transportation's national standard paramedic curriculum. The curriculum includes at least the
following
amount of training in these areas:
Didactic: 63 hours
Clinical: 20 hours
Total: 83 hours
EMT-I Skills Allowed:
Taking and recording vital signs.
Managing soft tissue injuries.
Basic airway management.
Splinting bone and joint injuries.
Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways.
Treating shock with pneumatic anti-shock garment (PASG).
Pharyngeal suctioning.
Managing medical emergencies.
Administration of oxygen.
Mask and nasal cannula.
Use of bag-valve-mask device.
Advanced airway management.
Emergency childbirth.
Esophageal obturator airways.
CPR and obstructed airway manuevers for infant, child and adult.
Establish and monitor peripheral IV (including saline locks).
Administer medications upon verbal order.
Infuse crystalloid solutions.
Administer epinephrine 1:1000.
Collect blood samples.
Administer 50% dextrose.
Administer naloxone.
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