FM Ambulance Paramedic


	EMT PARAMEDIC FM Ambulance Overview F-M Ambulance Service has served the Fargo, ND, Moorhead, MN, and the surrounding Cass and Clay counties areas since 1959. The population of this area has nearly doubled in this time to approximately 198,000 people. We average 13,000+ calls per year. F-M Ambulance operates 14 advanced life support vehicles; 2 supervisor trucks; an MCI equipment truck; and a mobile unified command vehicle. Our education center is a modern, completely equipped center, dedicated to all aspects of EMS education. We train thousands of people annually in emergency care courses including: Basic CPR/AED, CPR Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Basic and Advanced First Aid, First Responder, EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate, Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support, and EMT-Paramedic. F-M Ambulance Service works with the region's 3 major hospitals: MeritCare, Innovis Health, and the Veterans Administration and many other clinics, public safety agencies, and other sites. This, combined with a large call volume and outstanding instruction, provides for an excellent opportunity for paramedic education. Click here for maps of our sites. About the Paramedic Program The first paramedic program FM Ambulance conducted was in 1980. A class has graduated every year since then, with 2 classes a year graduating starting in 2005. The paramedic program follows the National Department of Transportation 1999 revised curriculum with additions necessary to meet the North Dakota Department of Health, Minnesota EMSRB,and CAAHEP accreditation guidelines. The course consists of approximately 575 or 700 classroom hours (evening or day class) and an average of 1,200 clinical hours. Paramedics certified in EMS education, physicians, pharmacologists, registered nurses, and other allied health professionals teach the course. With our diverse clinical and ambulance internship sites, the range of experiences available to our students is unparalleled. Additional certifications offered during this course include: ACLS, PALS, PHTLS and AHA BLS instructor. Ron Lawler, AAS NREMT-P Paramedic Program Coordinator FM Ambulance Education Dept. 2215 18th St S Fargo, ND 58103 1-701-364-1745 1-800-642-0774 extension 745 E-Mail: ron.lawler@fmambulance.com Page Last Updated 11/09/08

EMT PARAMEDIC

FM Ambulance Overview

F-M Ambulance Service has served the Fargo, ND, Moorhead, MN, and the surrounding Cass and Clay counties areas since 1959. The population of this area has nearly doubled in this time to approximately 198,000 people. We average 13,000+ calls per year.
F-M Ambulance operates 14 advanced life support vehicles; 2 supervisor trucks; an MCI equipment truck; and a mobile unified command vehicle.
Our education center is a modern, completely equipped center, dedicated to all aspects of EMS education. We train thousands of people annually in emergency care courses including: Basic CPR/AED, CPR Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Basic and Advanced First Aid, First Responder, EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate, Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support, and EMT-Paramedic.
F-M Ambulance Service works with the region's 3 major hospitals: MeritCare, Innovis Health, and the Veterans Administration and many other clinics, public safety agencies, and other sites. This, combined with a large call volume and outstanding instruction, provides for an excellent opportunity for paramedic education. Click here for maps of our sites.

About the Paramedic Program

The first paramedic program FM Ambulance conducted was in 1980. A class has graduated every year since then, with 2 classes a year graduating starting in 2005.
The paramedic program follows the National Department of Transportation 1999 revised curriculum with additions necessary to meet the North Dakota Department of Health, Minnesota EMSRB,and CAAHEP accreditation guidelines. The course consists of approximately 575 or 700 classroom hours (evening or day class) and an average of 1,200 clinical hours.
Paramedics certified in EMS education, physicians, pharmacologists, registered nurses, and other allied health professionals teach the course.
With our diverse clinical and ambulance internship sites, the range of experiences available to our students is unparalleled.
Additional certifications offered during this course include: ACLS, PALS, PHTLS and AHA BLS instructor.

Ron Lawler, AAS NREMT-P
Paramedic Program Coordinator

FM Ambulance Education Dept.

2215 18th St S

Fargo, ND 58103
1-701-364-1745
1-800-642-0774 extension 745
E-Mail: ron.lawler@fmambulance.com

Page Last Updated 11/09/08