FY2023 rural EMS training grant for dammeron valley fire special service district - dammeron valley fire special service district through its fire and EMS department, dammeron valley fire & rescue…

FY2023 rural EMS training grant for dammeron valley fire special service district - dammeron valley fire special service district through its fire and EMS department, dammeron valley fire & rescue (dvfr), operates a fire & EMS training center. The training center provides fire and EMS certification training to members of dvfr and the greater southern utah region. Under the FY23 rural EMS training grant, dvfr will deliver emergency medical technician (EMT) and advanced emergency medical technician (a-EMT) certification academies. Students who successfully complete an academy and pass the national registry exam (nremt) will be nationally certified EMS personnel. The grant also allows dvfr to continue and expand its first responder training for mental health and substance use incidents. Dvfr serves rural washington county, utah covering 110 square miles as a the primary medical response. Dvfr is licensed as an intermediate life support (ILS) agency operating with advanced emts and emts to provide immediate care in its response area. Through the dvfr fire & EMS training center, dvfr delivers EMT and a-EMT academies to prepare students to successfully pass the national registry exam for national certification. These certified members go on to serve dvfr as volunteer or reserve EMS personnel. Additionally, many members also serve other surrounding agencies, providing additional medical support to the rural communities they serve. As a recipient of the FY22 rural EMS training grant, dvfr implemented additional mental health and substance use training for first responders. Partnering with the national institute for mental health, two of dvfr's members became certified instructors and through the grant will certify all of the training center's students and all existing dvfr members as mental health first aiders.