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Anacortes Firefighter/Paramedics and Firefighter/EMTs are continually training, practicing
and learning new skills and procedures. We are continually working to
improve our training standards as well as our training content. Each
year, personnel are required to attend specific types of training and to
maintain a minimum number of training hours. In addition to 56 training
hours in State mandated subjects, Paramedics must complete a minimum of
50 hours of Continued Medical Education (CME) training and each EMT is
required to complete 8 hours of OTEP (Ongoing Training and Evaluation
Program). Firefighter/Paramedics and Firefighter/EMTs are expected to train while on duty
and at special training events whereby they achieve at least 36 hours of
training each quarter. Volunteer Firefighters attend Wednesday night
training sessions and are expected to attend 75% of all training each
quarter.
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