Five new EMT1s have joined the ranks of Cordova Volunteer Emergency Services.
Jayleene Garrett, Taylor Kimbarow, Stephen Phillips, Micah Renfeldt, and Jeff Rice made the grade by completing three months of study to become Emergency Medical Technician 1s. Their course included over 200 hours of class time, plus mastery of 30 specific skills, before they could take the state EMT1 exam.
They received their EMT1 certifications on March 11.
The class, titled EMT.OEC I, ran from Jan. 9 through March 11, in the Cordova Volunteer Fire Department’s firehouse training room. Their instructors were three Cordova EMS veterans, EMT3 Captain Joanie Behrends, EMT2 Lead CPR/First Aid instructor Kara Johnson, and EMT2 Lieutenant James Thorne.