Welcome to the Paradise Valley Community College Fire Science & Emergency Medical Technology program website. Please feel free to learn more about our programs by browsing through our pages.

About our Programs:
Led by EMT & Paramedic Program Director Dan Donahue, Captain/Paramedic with the Phoenix Fire Department, and Fire Science Program Director Paul Sunder, retired Captain with the Phoenix Fire Department, along with Paramedic Program Coordinator Robert Dotterer, retired Firefighter/Paramedic with the Phoenix Fire Department, our programs provide a high-level of education & training in the areas of emergency medical services and fire science. With over 85 years of firefighting & EMS experience combined, they bring a wealth of knowledge to our programs, and are a great asset to our students pursuing EMT, Paramedic, and Fire Science degrees and professional certificates.

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FIRE SCIENCE NEWS & INFORMATION:

Fall 2013 Firefighter Operations Academy (Fire I & II Academy)

We are currently accepting course interest forms for the Fall 2013 semester FSC102: Firefighter Operations Academy, scheduled to begin in August 2013.  The deadline to submit a course interest form for the Fall 2013 Academy is Friday, May 31, 2013.
(For more information, please see the Firefighter Operations Academy page.)

For more information on our program, please see the Fire Science page.

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PARAMEDIC EDUCATION NEWS & INFORMATION:

2013 Fall Paramedic Education Program

We are currently accepting program interest forms for the 2013 Fall Paramedic Education Program (formerly known as the Hybrid Paramedic Education Program), held from August 2013 - June 2014. The last day to submit an interest form is Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Selection process is tentatively scheduled to begin in June 2013.

2014 Spring Paramedic Education Program

We are currently accepting program interest forms for the 2014 Spring Paramedic Education Program (formerly known as the Traditional Paramedic Education Program), held from January 2014 - November 2014. The last day to submit an interest form is Friday, September 20, 2013. Selection process is tentatively scheduled to begin in October 2013.

For more information on our programs, please see the Paramedic Program page.

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EMT NEWS & INFORMATION:

Enrollment for EMT104 & EMT200 CANNOT be completed online!!! Enrollment must be thru phone registration or in person thru Admissions & Records in the KSC Building on campus.

For more information on our program, please see the EMT page.

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UPCOMING CPAT DATES:

Saturday, May 4, 2013

CPAT RENEWAL COST ONLY $50.00 FOR THOSE THAT QUALIFY!!!
(COMPARED TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES FULL PRICING PER CPAT TEST & PRACTICE ATTEMPTS)

For more information on CPATs held thru PVCC, please see the CPAT page.