Lake County Fire Rescue (LCFR), in partnership with First Response Training Group (FRTG), is proud to launch its second official in-house paramedic program. This program is designed to strengthen emergency medical services skills while investing in the department’s future.
Traditional academic paramedic programs typically take 12 months to complete, but LCFR’s collaborative in-house paramedic program shortens that timeline to six months without sacrificing the State of Florida required academic, clinical, and hands-on training standards.
In partnership with FRTG, our selected personnel will receive high-quality instruction from experienced paramedic instructors. To implement this aggressive approach, select personnel will be reassigned to a 40-hour workweek to begin an intensive, immersive Monday through Friday (9 am to 5 pm) paramedic program.
Nineteen (19) LCFR Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) have been temporarily pulled from the field to complete the program. Upon graduation, passing the National Registry exam, and completing the Medical Director provisional process, participants will return to service in the field as fully certified paramedics with advanced life-saving skills and expanded capabilities.
“Faced with a growing need for highly trained paramedics, we created a new paradigm with FRTG to start this program and invest in our people,” said Public Safety Director David Kilbury. “This partnership will ensure that our elite team of EMTs receives high-quality, accelerated training so we can continue providing advanced medical care to the communities we serve throughout all of Lake County, Florida.”
