Hey I'm kinda past where your gonna start if your serious about doing this let me know I'm out in your area so i can kinda give you an idea of what you need to do like that other person said if you've delt with the whole red green thing your whole life you can deal with it now I'm mean being an EMT isn't to rough its everything that comes after let me tell you I'm in medic school and its alot to learn and the fire academy is physically demanding but if your determined anyone can do it let me know about all your questions and i'll be glad to answer what I can.