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akarn02
03-08-2004, 09:34 PM
im a fire/medic student in ohio and i plan on moving to florida when i get out of school and i am trying to plan ahead now. i was wondering if florida accepted the 240 card from ohio and if the nremt-p card transfered. if not what do i have to do to make it transfer?
thanks for any information you can give me.
WTFD10
03-08-2004, 10:20 PM
National Registry should be fairly easy, they may have reciprocity or you may have to challenge the test.

I have heard that is is very difficult to get Florida to recognize any fire training. Get as much documentation as you can but you'll probably end up having to take their courses.

Good luck, after the change in weather here the past few days, I'm ready to move down there myself!
PFD109NFD107
03-08-2004, 11:18 PM
Originally posted by WTFD10


I have heard that is is very difficult to get Florida to recognize any fire training. Get as much documentation as you can but you'll probably end up having to take their courses.




Yes it is very difficult to get your Ohio training recognized in Florida. Their fire academy is 450 hours as opposed to Ohio's 240 hr. I know a guy who left Ohio and went to Florida... It took him about 2 1/2 to get through all of the red tape and testing. You might want to check on the Florida forums for information.
Weruj1
03-09-2004, 12:00 AM
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PFD109NFD107
03-09-2004, 09:45 PM
Originally posted by Weruj1
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oops........ That is YEARS!!!
firenresq77
03-09-2004, 09:48 PM
All the more reason to get a National Standard for Firefighting.......
Fire40man
03-09-2004, 10:22 PM
I believe that there is a such thing as NPQ, 1, 2 and 3. My understanding is that it stands for National Professional Qualifications. Could be wrong though, my info came from a hick or two from Goergia.

Then again National Registry doesn't really mean national now does it.
firenresq77
03-09-2004, 10:50 PM
Originally posted by Fire40man
I believe that there is a such thing as NPQ, 1, 2 and 3. My understanding is that it stands for National Professional Qualifications. Could be wrong though, my info came from a hick or two from Goergia.

Then again National Registry doesn't really mean national now does it.

LOL! Yes there is NPQ, but it is not utilized by all of the states. And apparently, NPQ isn't necessarily standard in GA. I heard about at least 1 department that doesn't accept NPQ quals down there..... That whole gig is confusing.