EMS Education

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Medical First Responder & Basic EMT Programs

These programs are the perfect beginning course for those persons interested in pursuing a career in Police, Fire, EMS, Safety or any Medical related field. This course prepares the student to recognize and treat medical and traumatic emergencies. In addition, students become certified in CPR and emergency driving.

Prerequisites:

Physically capable and 18 years old by the time you take the national registry exam.

Schedules:

Please contact our office at 586-727-2184 for course schedules.

Medical First Responder Course

This course is a 72 hour program offered each fall for our nearby Fire First Response Agencies. This program prepares candidates to take the National Registry exam. More details to follow.

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EMT Course

Richmond Lenox EMS does not currently offer a public EMT course. However, our current EMT program is offered through the Richmond High School CTE program and is limited to local high school students only.

Continuing Education Training Opportunities

Richmond Lenox EMS provides continuing education. Remember, you must complete one hour for each credit needed. Richmond Lenox EMS offers credits for MFR's through Paramedics. Please remember it takes 60 days to apply for a course and receive approval from the State of Michigan to teach it. Cost for these programs vary based on the number of students and the number of hours.

Website Accessibility Policy

Richmond Lenox Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Authority is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Richmond Lenox Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Authority has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (586) 727-2184

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Richmond Lenox Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Authority has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Richmond Lenox Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Authority regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (586) 727-2184.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.