Are EMTs required to be firefighters?
In central Ohio, the vast majority of EMS agencies are fire departments and all EMTs are required to be firefighters. In other parts of the country this varies. In Cincinnati the fire department in also the EMS agency and in Cleveland the EMS agency is another arm of the city, separate and independent from the fire department.
Related Questions
- I saw a fire truck/ambulance at a local supermarket, and some of the crew was inside buying food. Why do firefighters/EMTs use fire apparatus/ambulances to tend to non-emergency business?
- Who are the firefighters, and who are the EMTs or Paramedics? Do they do the same job?
- How many firefighters and EMTs does the department have?
