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2026 Responses
Month
Fire
EMS
Jan
38
Feb
30
Mar
38
Apr
39
May
40
Jun
32
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
217
0
2025 Responses
Month
Fire
EMS
Jan
32
234
Feb
20
180
Mar
23
190
Apr
28
202
May
28
182
Jun
31
196
Jul
45
217
Aug
26
187
Sep
22
218
Oct
25
215
Nov
31
217
Dec
32
194
Total
343
2432
Past Responses
Year
Fire
EMS
2012
334
2587
2013
321
2613
2014
322
2721
2015
349
2653
2016
341
2483
2017
456
2503
2018
570
2358
2019
339
2302
2020
341
1804
2021
327
1919
2022
315
2140
2023
396
2149
2024
367
2293
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🚑 EMT vs. Paramedic: What's the Difference?
By Leadership team
July 25, 2026
👨⚕️ EMT Approximately 150–200 hours of training Provides Basic Life Support (BLS) Performs CPR, controls bleeding, splints injuries, administers oxygen, and gives certain emergency medications Focuses on stabilizing patients and rapid transport 🩺 Paramedic 1,200–1,800+ hours of education (often includes an associate degree) Provides Advanced Life Support (ALS) Starts IVs, administers a wide range of medications, interprets ECGs, performs advanced airway procedures, and treats complex medical emergencies The Bottom Line EMTs save lives. Paramedics save lives. Both are highly trained professionals who work together as a team to provide the best possible care when every second counts.
