MCFR is committed to the providing reliable, and well-trained emergency medical services (EMS) to the community. Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) new to MCFR sign a contract that requires them to become paramedics within five years of their hire date. This training includes an additional year of extensive schooling and training.

After MCFR paramedics pass their state certification exam, they undergo additional training and testing. They are required to ride-along with a senior paramedic for 240 hours (or ten 24-hour shifts), train in the emergency room and undergo extensive interviews with Marion County's Medical Director.

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

All MCFR firefighters are dual-certified professionals, meaning they're not just firefighters. They are also state certified paramedics or emergency medical technicians (EMTs).

These men and women strive to provide citizens with a high level of emergency medical care, offering an immediate and uninterrupted level of service from the field to the hospital.

MCFR has provided advanced life support service since 1994. This ALS status and license enables MCFR paramedics to serve as an extension of the emergency room physician and administer life-saving medications and procedures in the field and on the way to the hospital.

EMS Protocols

Learn more about EMS Protocols.