Franciscan Dyer EMS Academy

Overview
Emergency Medical Technicians provide out of hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system. EMTs have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life threatening emergencies. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response system, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. Emergency Medical Technicians are a critical link between the scene of an emergency and the health care system.
Curriculum
Classes are held at the Dyer Fire Department over approximately 12-14 weeks and require 160+ classroom hours, 32 clinical hours.

Schedules vary depending on season – spring, summer, and fall.

Requirements
You must be at least 17 years old and have a:

High school diploma or a GED
Driver’s license
Negative drug test
Negative tuberculosis test
Covid vaccination or approved exemption