National Fire Academy Completes New Emergency Medical Services Courses

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National Fire Academy Completes New Emergency Medical Services Courses

January 27, 2011

Contact: USFA Press Office

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EMMITSBURG, MD - The U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) National Fire

Academy (NFA) has completed development of the first two new Emergency Medical

Services (EMS) courses in response to the U.S. Fire Administration

Reauthorization Act of 2008. An additional six courses are in the process of

development or revision. The Reauthorization Act included direction for the

National Fire Academy to provide advanced EMS training.

" In recognition of the value that fire-service based EMS provides American

communities, the USFA's NFA is revising and improving the EMS program to

meet the needs of EMS agencies, " said NFA Superintendent Dr. Denis Onieal.

" The EMS curriculum now offers courses specifically identified as gaps in

EMS education that prepare today's EMS leaders to better manage their

system's response abilities and organizational quality control. "

The two new EMS courses are Emergency Medical Services Quality Management

(EMS QM) and Emergency Medical Services Functions in the Incident Command

System (EMS FICS). EMS QM is a six-day course offering to be conducted on

the NETC campus, while EMS FICS is a two-day course offering to be conducted

either on the NETC campus or locally through partnerships with State and

metropolitan fire service training organizations.

For more information about the new EMS curriculum or other USFA programs

and offerings, visit _www.usfa.dhs.gov_

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