Your EMS agency supervisor has to sign the EMT certification application before it can be approved. Most EMS agencies in King County have an in-house training program that will provide you with the required continuing education classes. 10 hours of continuing education per year is required to keep your EMT certification current. If your EMT certification has been expired for more than three years, you will be required to re-take the entire Basic EMT course. First Responders are primarily utilized by smaller, rural or suburban fire departments.
Training is provided by the fire departments for their personnel.
The First Responder course consists of 40 hours of classroom and practical skills training. First Responders may be 16 years of age with written recommendation from the agency's Training Officer and county Medical Program Director. All information is general in nature and is not intended to be used as a substitute for appropriate professional advice. By visiting this and other King County web pages, you expressly agree to be bound by terms and conditions of the site.