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Permalink Reply by Nikki on February 10, 2008 at 10:56am

Really check into what courses you have to take to get an associates. If I went for an associate in Fire, it would have took forever and been way to many courses. And still have to go through EMT and paramedic. But now that I am in Paramedic school, after I am done, I can take 3 fire classes and have my associates in Fire science with concentration in Emercency medicine. So look at your degree from both angles. - hope that helps.

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Permalink Reply by Fireman24 on February 10, 2008 at 11:05am

Very helpful. I was actually thinking of doing the same thing you are doing by concentrating on Emergency Medicine first, then worry about the associates in fire later.

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Permalink Reply by John on February 10, 2008 at 11:16am

Well, I am in college to become a Diesel Mechanic, so I have no first hand experiance in terms of fire schools, however, both of my parents have degrees in Fire Protection Engennering from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater Oklahoma.
The only real advise I can give you on selecting a school, is to tour as many as you can BEFORE applying to any of them, that way, you know that you have chosen the right school

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Permalink Reply by Capkurt on February 10, 2008 at 12:52pm

Check with the National Fire Academy. I think they are still involved with Open Learning for the Fire Service. There are colleges throughout the nation that do the correspondence/internet thing also. I went through the University of Cincinnati for my Bachelor Degree.

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