does florida accept ohio's 240 firefighter card and the nremt? - Firehouse Forums

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

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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

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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

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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.

03-08-2004, 09:34 PM	#1
akarn02 MembersZone Subscriber Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5	does florida accept ohio's 240 firefighter card and the nremt? 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.

03-08-2004, 10:20 PM	#2
WTFD10 MembersZone Subscriber Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,722	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! __________________ FTM-PTB-DTRT

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Weruj1 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 7,655	is that weeks or months ?> CCCCCCCCCCCCCCRRRASH ! __________________ IACOJ both divisions and PROUD OF IT ! Pardon me sir.. .....but I believe we are all over here ! ATTENTION ALL SHOPPERS: Will the dead horse please report to the forums.(thanks Motown) RAY WAS HERE 08/28/05 LETHA' FOREVA' ! 010607 I'm sorry, I haven't been paying much attention for the last 3 hours.....what were we discussing?

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firenresq77 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Northwest Ohio Posts: 5,246	All the more reason to get a National Standard for Firefighting.......

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Fire40man Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northwood, OH Posts: 152	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.

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