Emergency Services Training

Iowa Valley Continuing Education offers valuable continuing education courses for Emergency Services personnel.

Continuing Emergency Service courses and events

• First Responder

• EMT -B (Emergency Medical Technician - Basic Training) EMT -1

• EMS Instructor Update- EMS Evaluator Workshop

• CPR & First Aid -

• Bloodborne Pathogens

• EMS in the Field (Annual 2-day event. 3rd weekend in September)with experts in specific arenas, topics designed to meet re-certification requirements for EMS personnel, with CEHs provided.

• Firefighter I & Firefighter II

• Occupational Spanish for specific emergency personnel (EMTs, Firefighters, Law Enforcement, Jail Staff, etc.)

• Marshall County Emergency Medical Services Association (MCEMSA) meetings/training

• Incident Command System (ICS procedures for coordinating all emergency services at scene)

• Terrorism classes- HLS-WMD-ICS-NIMS

Interested in Emergency Services?

First Responders Training is usually the initial training opportunity for volunteers and those who are interested in future jobs in Emergency Services. Volunteer First Responders are desperately needed in rural communities to assist those in need until ambulance service is available.

EMT-B (Emergency Medical Technician – Basic) offers a “laddered” opportunity to acquire skills in Emergency Services. Persons who have completed their initial EMT-B and EMT-I training have several opportunities for CEHs to maintain their professional certifications (ie: EMS in the Field, an annual conference that provides at least 12 CEHs, and similar events). IVCE

Firefighters Volunteer firefighters can attend the 60-hour Firefighter I and the 32-hour Firefighter II class offered several times a year at different area fire departments. Vital ongoing training for all firefighters is part of IVCE's annual curriculum (including Pipeline Emergencies, Hazmat Awareness,
Operations, Search and Rescue, Command Spanish).

Specialized Law Enforcement classes are available upon request for law enforcement personnel. Regularly scheduled classes for this group include CPR, first aid, and bloodborne pathogens training.

Occupational Spanish for Emergency Personnel is available throughout the year. Specialized Spanish courses are taught for EMS, firefighters, and/or law enforcement personnel, and these courses are available onsite (if enrollment is adequate) or at IVCE with combined departments generating adequate enrollment.

Questions about specific courses or desired courses should be directed to Roger Kendall, Director of Emergency Services Training at Iowa Valley Continuing Education at (641) 752-4645, ext. 5624, or e-mail him at Roger.Kendall@iavalley.edu.