RAPID CITY, S.D. — They say that practice makes perfect, and for local emergency services personnel, that may be true.
On Saturday, first responders met at the Doty Volunteer Fire Department for a refresher and re-certification course.
They’re required to re-certify every two years with about 30 hours of training. But as we know, learning the same thing can get redundant and monotonous.
That’s why it’s important for instructors to bring their “A” game.
“It’s on the instructors to actually present new information to make it worth while to keep coming to these,” said Paramedic and Instructor Joe Tjaden. “You know, it gets to be tedious to have show up to something you already know and have to sit for hours without learning anything.”
The course costs $10 and it’s limited to the first 30 people who registered.
As these EMT members look to renew their qualifications, there always seems to be something that they can take away from each other.
“As you watch their talking, their chatting they know each other, they’re not afraid to ask each other some ideas and say hey ‘I tried this, what do you guys think’,” Tjaden said.
At the end of the day, in an uncertain industry, each member looks to create the most effective care for patients available.
“What are the new techniques, what are the new methodologies that are out there for patient care, for that successful patient care,” said Joshua Valder, the EMT Captain at Doty Volunteer Fire Department. “Being able to interact with other departments, learn from experiences from other very well qualified, very well experienced paramedics, EMTs, firefighters from around the area.”
Local first responders sharpening their training and skills to save lives.
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