Department of Nursing and Allied Health Technology
EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND FIRE RESCUE TECHNOLOGIES
Make a difference on the front lines of emergency healthcare. Prepare for a career in emergency and fire rescue services where all-hazards personnel make life-saving rescues and emergency medical services personnel provide emergency pre-hospital medical care.
Program: Fire Science Technology Associate of Applied Science
All-hazards personnel/firefighters respond to a variety of emergencies where life, property, and environment are at risk. The Fire Science Technology (FST) program prepares graduates to function as career and volunteer fire service personnel with an all-hazards approach. The program also provides the degree associated with advancement for career personnel currently employed as all-hazards personnel/firefighters.
Program Description & Courses
Students complete their general education requirements at CSM and Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute (MFRI) provides their professional training at sites in Southern Maryland.
Get description and course requirements.
*Note: This is the most up-to-date information available and may not be the same as the printed Academic Catalog.
Specific admissions requirements
Students are required to provide proof of immunization status, a completed health form, and a criminal background check at the student's expense. Students may be required to provide proof of health insurance and a negative drug screen at the request of agencies and at the student's expense.
Professional organization resources and certification information
Designated Health Manpower Shortage Program
Not applicable.
Financial Assistance
FIREFIGHTER, AMBULANCE & RESCUE SQUAD MEMBER TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM
To qualify for the reimbursement program, an individual must be a Maryland resident, a career or active volunteer firefighter, ambulance or rescue squad member serving a Maryland community and must attend a Maryland postsecondary institution (college) that offers courses leading to a degree in fire service or emergency medical technology. The purpose of this tuition reimbursement program is to encourage members of firefighting, ambulance, and rescue organizations serving Maryland communities to improve their professional skills by reimbursing them for the tuition costs of courses leading to a degree in fire service or emergency medical technology.
In exchange for tuition reimbursement, applicants must agree to serve a Maryland community as a career or volunteer firefighter or ambulance and rescue squad member while taking courses and continue to serve one year after the courses for which reimbursement is to be received. For more information about Maryland financial aid and grant programs, visit www.mhec.state.md.us or call (410) 260-4565 or (800) 974-1024.