PFAS Observer Program - Try before you buy
To become an EMT takes time for the volunteer and costs the Squad money, but the PFAS observer program lets you try riding our ambulances before you commit to training as an EMT. Here is a summary of the program
- Join PFAS.
- Get trained in professional rescuer CPR (we do this for free).
- Sign up to ride a regular schedule on the ambulance.
- Ride about 15 calls in less than 6 months to qualify for free EMT training.*
- Take the EMT course at our expense or decide volunteering on an ambulance is not for you.
- Complete the EMT course, pass the State exam, and ride as a volunteer EMT with PFAS.
*There is an option to put down a deposit which we repay after you start riding, but we prefer you try riding first to see how you like it. Details are on the application form.
Why should you join?
- Being a volunteer EMT is interesting work with great job satisfaction.
- You're setting a great example for others, especially your own family.
- You're participating in your community. It's the right thing to do.
- The health care training you receive can be valuable by itself.
- You're joining a family which has only one purpose: to help others in their time of need.
- See a video of what being a volunteer EMT means to others.
- There are tangible benefits.
