Gain lifesaving firefighting and emergency medical skills that prepare you to respond confidently to a wide range of emergencies while serving your community.
Why Consider Fire Medic?
- You want a career that combines firefighting with emergency medical knowledge and skills.
- You remain calm and effective in stressful situations.
- You want to serve and protect people when lives, property, or the environment are at risk.
- Serving your community in an essential public safety role appeals to you.
Why Learn at Lakeshore?
- Because of our low student-to-faculty ratio, you'll get to know faculty and fellow students.
- In-person, hands-on training prepares you for the demands of a dynamic emergency services environment.
- Provide supervised direct patient care during clinical courses in local healthcare facilities.
- Smoothly transfer your degree to your choice of several university partners to complete your bachelor's degree.
- Start in fall or spring.
What It Takes
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to keep emotions in check during stressful situations
- Good judgment and decision-making skills
- Willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges
- Ability to cooperate with others to achieve success
Licensure Information
To be eligible for testing and/or licensing in the state of Wisconsin, you may be required to obtain a social security number.
Lakeshore College’s Fire Medic program prepares students to obtain the required licensure to be employed/practice in the state of Wisconsin. The college does not guarantee its curriculum matches the requirements for preparation, examination, or licensure in other states.
