Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue Academy
- Program Length
675 hours, 18 weeks
- Days/Times
Monday through Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Program Dates
Start Date: August 16, 2021
End Date: December 15, 2021
- Program Campus Location
Scarlet Oaks Career Campus
Public Safety Services
200 Scarlet Oaks Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45241
(Formerly 3254 East Kemper Road)
- Tuition Information
Direct Cost: The cost of the program
Tuition: $6,213
Books/Tools/Supplies: $2,000
Total*: $8,213 (Subject to change) Includes uniformsPlease note: Books, tools and supplies are a requirement of each program and are a mandatory cost of the program.
Click here to learn more about financial aid and other sources of assistance
- Other Costs
Indirect Costs: These are not costs to attend Great Oaks, but an estimate of living expenses you may have while attending school. They are shown for federal financial aid purposes, and include child care, housing, transportations, etc.
Dependent Student: $3,260
Independent Student: $5,532
- Available Certifications
All graduates of this accredited program receive Pro Board certifications
- Contact Information
Public Safety Services
513.771.1142Marty Lopinto, Career Planning Specialist
lopintom@greatoaks.com or 513.612.5790Johnny Mason, Fire and Safety Services Supervisor
masonj@greatoaks.com or 513.612.5834
Gain Skills in Firefighting and Emergency Medical Rescue
NOW ENROLLING FOR AUGUST 2021!
Find the Fire and EMS courses application packet and prerequisite documents here!
Find the physical forms here!
If you want to help people, can keep calm in intense situations, and are ready for a challenge, join the Firefighting/Emergency Medical Rescue Academy. You can earn both an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) certification, a professional firefighter certification, plus train in the same settings and situations as local firefighters.
The Great Oaks Fire Academy offers 675 hours of EMS, fire, fire pumper, hazardous materials incidents, and technical rescue from our nationally and internationally recognized faculty.
What you will learn: Fireground safety, building construction, confined space rescue, search and rescue, vehicle machinery extrication, basic patient care and treatment; airway management, trauma and medical patient, general pharmacology, soft tissue injuries, horizontal/vertical ventilation, fire suppression class A-D fire, incident management (NIMS), fire pumper operations, salvage and overhaul, rope rescue, forcible entry, fire safety inspection, interpersonal communications, ethics, SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus), hazardous materials operations and technician.
Learn more about one of the many career options in this field!
For job outlook and wages for Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue Academy visit www.onetonline.org.
Interested in only completing the firefighter classes? Check out our Firefighter I&II Class
Interested in only completing the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) classes? Check out our EMT -Basic Class
Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue Academy:
Find the steps for enrollment and sign up for an information session here.
Information session dates for the August Academy:
Monday, April 12 @ 6:00 pm
Wednesday, April 14 @ 6:00 pm
Wednesday, May 12 @ 9:00 pm
Saturday, May 15 @ 9:00 am
Monday, June 7 @ 6:00 pm
Wednesday, June 9 @ 6:00 pm
*All information sessions are held in room 102 in the Public Safety Services building
Enrollment Requirements:
- Watch these informational videos
- Go over the enrollment process
- Attend an information session (online or in-person)
- Fill out an online application on the student portal
- Read through the FireAcademyPacket and Prerequisite Forms
- Start the financial aid process
- Meet the required benchmarks for the WorkKeys® Test
- Have a physical done by a physician
- Complete a BCI/FBI background check
- Finish financial aid and sign all required papers
- Schedule an interview with the Fire Academy staff
- Attend a mandatory orientation
All students must be 18 years old by the completion of the program and have a high school diploma or HSE (High School Equivalency). HSE hotline: 513.612.5806
Accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education