VIDEO: The Clark County Fire Department needs around a hundred paramedics, but thereโs a shortage of trained, certified emergency medical personnel nationwide. So, CCFDโs taking matters into its own hands.
On Monday, the inaugural class of the departmentโs new EMT Academy hit the halfway mark. Itโs been no walk in the park. โI like the verbiage of โboot camp.โ Itโs an accelerated course definitely, and so the sooner we can get the trained and nationally certified, taking their national registry test, the sooner we can find them employment and help them out,โ says Assistant Chief Mack Travis, Jr., whoโs in charge of recruitment for the department.
โThe normal course is a little bit longer. This is an accelerated program which puts them under additional pressure which actually prepares them for the job at hand, so itโs a win-win.โ Part of the training involves rigorous, hands-on training, but itโs also by the book.
