WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.260 align:middle line:90% Music 00:00:01.260 --> 00:00:03.400 align:middle line:84% SPEAKER: One of the programs that I've really 00:00:03.400 --> 00:00:06.960 align:middle line:84% seen grow in the number of students enrolling 00:00:06.960 --> 00:00:09.760 align:middle line:84% is our Emergency Medical Provider. 00:00:09.760 --> 00:00:11.560 align:middle line:84% Over the last couple of summers, we've 00:00:11.560 --> 00:00:15.040 align:middle line:84% had the opportunity to host two courses that 00:00:15.040 --> 00:00:18.520 align:middle line:84% allow students to take the national exam 00:00:18.520 --> 00:00:20.032 align:middle line:90% after an eight-week period. 00:00:20.032 --> 00:00:22.240 align:middle line:84% JOSHUA STAPLETON: What's unique about the EMT program 00:00:22.240 --> 00:00:25.420 align:middle line:84% is it's very rare that in the pre-hospital environment, 00:00:25.420 --> 00:00:27.500 align:middle line:84% we actually run a call strictly in a classroom. 00:00:27.500 --> 00:00:30.095 align:middle line:84% We do our best in our program to recreate scenarios 00:00:30.095 --> 00:00:32.720 align:middle line:84% that our students are actually going to experience once they're 00:00:32.720 --> 00:00:33.820 align:middle line:90% out there in the field. 00:00:33.820 --> 00:00:36.497 align:middle line:90% 00:00:36.497 --> 00:00:38.080 align:middle line:84% AUSTIN ZIELLO: The hands on experience 00:00:38.080 --> 00:00:39.860 align:middle line:84% is actually one of my favorite parts 00:00:39.860 --> 00:00:43.120 align:middle line:84% because I'm a very touchy person when it comes to learning. 00:00:43.120 --> 00:00:46.220 align:middle line:84% DAYANI SOLANO: We try to make it seem like a real-life scenario. 00:00:46.220 --> 00:00:47.700 align:middle line:90% It's not always the same. 00:00:47.700 --> 00:00:49.242 align:middle line:84% JOSHUA STAPLETON: One of our students 00:00:49.242 --> 00:00:51.193 align:middle line:84% is running this entire scenario because those 00:00:51.193 --> 00:00:53.360 align:middle line:84% are the things they're going to experience out there 00:00:53.360 --> 00:00:55.240 align:middle line:90% as practicing EMTs. 00:00:55.240 --> 00:00:57.780 align:middle line:84% CELESTE ESPINOZA: I've learned a lot of things very fast, 00:00:57.780 --> 00:00:59.540 align:middle line:90% but it's definitely doable. 00:00:59.540 --> 00:01:02.818 align:middle line:84% I started earlier this year, and I'm almost done. 00:01:02.818 --> 00:01:04.360 align:middle line:84% AUSTIN ZIELLO: It was the first class 00:01:04.360 --> 00:01:06.500 align:middle line:84% that I've actually been excited to go to in the morning. 00:01:06.500 --> 00:01:08.000 align:middle line:84% DAYANI SOLANO: Being here at Chaffey 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:09.720 align:middle line:84% has really impacted me in who I am. 00:01:09.720 --> 00:01:11.620 align:middle line:84% JOSHUA STAPLETON: I know how rewarding it is. 00:01:11.620 --> 00:01:13.840 align:middle line:84% I have those legacy moments where 00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:15.800 align:middle line:84% I know that I was part of a team that 00:01:15.800 --> 00:01:17.740 align:middle line:84% helped to save somebody else's life, 00:01:17.740 --> 00:01:19.440 align:middle line:84% and getting to be a part of watching 00:01:19.440 --> 00:01:22.860 align:middle line:84% these amazing students learn to do those same things 00:01:22.860 --> 00:01:24.443 align:middle line:84% and knowing there are countless number 00:01:24.443 --> 00:01:26.985 align:middle line:84% of people whose lives will be touched because of what they're 00:01:26.985 --> 00:01:27.920 align:middle line:90% learning here today. 00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:29.378 align:middle line:84% CELESTE ESPINOZA: I feel like we're 00:01:29.378 --> 00:01:31.280 align:middle line:84% able to apply what we're learning 00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:35.120 align:middle line:84% and make better decisions moving forward because of the tools 00:01:35.120 --> 00:01:36.260 align:middle line:90% that we're being given. 00:01:36.260 --> 00:01:39.000 align:middle line:84% AUSTIN ZIELLO: There's so many doors opening for different jobs 00:01:39.000 --> 00:01:40.082 align:middle line:90% that anyone could pursue. 00:01:40.082 --> 00:01:42.040 align:middle line:84% CELESTE ESPINOZA: I'm excited to use everything 00:01:42.040 --> 00:01:44.150 align:middle line:84% that I'm learning here in the real world. 00:01:44.150 --> 00:01:45.900 align:middle line:84% AUSTIN ZIELLO: I'm really excited as well, 00:01:45.900 --> 00:01:47.442 align:middle line:84% just to get on the ambulance and just 00:01:47.442 --> 00:01:50.880 align:middle line:84% be able to get the call from dispatch and being 00:01:50.880 --> 00:01:53.480 align:middle line:84% able to experience what I've learned from this class 00:01:53.480 --> 00:01:54.820 align:middle line:90% and apply it to real world. 00:01:54.820 --> 00:01:59.000 align:middle line:84% SPEAKER: Students participating in our EMT program and fire tech 00:01:59.000 --> 00:02:04.630 align:middle line:84% program I consider our local heroes in the making.