Welcome to the Monticello Fire Department Paramedic Course, where we prepare you to become a highly skilled and compassionate emergency medical professional. This comprehensive program is designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to excel in dynamic and critical healthcare environments.

As Indiana’s only fire department-based paramedic training program, Monticello Fire will administer exceptional, real-world instruction provided by currently practicing paramedics. Monticello Fire is not only committed to the success of our students in the classroom, but also strives to develop leaders in prehospital emergency medicine after licensure. Because of our fire-based program, students will have access to instructors or licensed paramedics 7 days a week for any assistance they may need.

Students will learn all aspects of prehospital emergency medicine including anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, recognition and treatment of medical and traumatic emergencies, special population (OB, pediatric, geriatric etc.) emergencies, endotracheal tube placement, surgical cricothyrotomy, intravenous and intraosseous access, cardiac rhythm and 12 lead ECG interpretation and treatment, and EMS operations. Students will first learn skills in a classroom setting, then practice in a lab setting, and once proficient, skills will be utilized in clinical setting under supervision.

This one-year course will begin January, 2025. Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Monticello Fire Department from 0900-1600 as well as at least two weekend classes.

• Applicant must be at least 18 years of age.
• Submission of completed Paramedic Course Application.
• A photocopy of birth certificate and driver’s license / State ID.
• Valid and Current Indiana (IDHS) EMT certification (Nationally registered EMTs may receive provisional candidate status until they are certified in Indiana).
• Valid American Heart Association BLS CPR certification (copy required).
• Two letters of recommendations
• Submission of negative PPD (Tuberculous) skin test.
• Submission of childhood vaccine records (Rubella, Rubeola, Mumps, Hepatitis B, Varicella).
• Submission of influenza vaccine record.
• Meet paramedic functional position criteria.

• Show EMT-level knowledge and skill proficiency.
• Complete a written pre-test examination (minimum score of 70 percent) and the EMT-Basic skills evaluation, according to the state guidelines.
• Show the ability to give and receive written and verbal instruction and feedback.
• Take part in a personal interview with the program staff.
• No advanced placement, experiential learning, or transfer of credits will be offered

All applicants will be ranked by program staff with the top 20 applicants gaining admittance into the program. All students admitted into the program will be required to complete a criminal background check and a DOT five panel drug screen prior to the first day of class.

The Monticello Fire Department Paramedic program has been issued a Letter of Review by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). This letter is NOT a CAAHEP accreditation status, it is a status signifying that a program seeking initial accreditation has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the accreditation standards through the Letter of Review Self-Study Report (LSSR) and other documentation. Letter of Review is recognized by the
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for eligibility to take the National Registry's Paramedic credentialing examination(s). However, it is NOT a guarantee of eventual accreditation.

To contact CoAEMSP:

Phone: 214-703-8445
www.coaemsp.org

1. Fill out the application.

2. Review the application checklist.

3. Attach application in an eMail and send to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.