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Wow thanks to all of you for this goldmine of information. I am learning so much and realizing their are so many differnet oppurtunities, as well as seeing there is much debate over the best path to take. If wake county is such a great place for emt I will most likely take the course at Wake Tech to become a paramedic and probably do the ambulance ride along program instead of joining the fire dpt, do you think that is adaquete experience or is that not enough? Also to tniuqs what do you mean by medicine? I am not interested in being an rn and I have thought about doing x-ray,ultrasound,nuclear medicine, but to me it is too much shcool for me and would be boring and less rewarding. Are there other similar careers for more pay or something?

Thanks to both of you for the prompt response. I live in Raleigh,NC. I am interested in the most challenging and highest paid for both reasons equally. I would like to be someone in an ambulance who attends to emergency calls, I think it would be more exciting in a big city but im still far from knowing the specifics. Also I would like to know the pros/cons of associating with the fire department.

I am very interested in becoming some type of EMT but I am unclear on many things. I just dont know where to begin, could someone help clarify different levels eg fire, private, emtb, i and p. I am 17 and have my GED. Im ready to begin the process so I just want to know if I should take classes or volunteer or both. If someone could just help get me started, also I have done some research online so I know some basics but im getting mixed messages and its is unclear. Thank you in advance.