Professional first responders attend to the needs of individuals and communities during times of crises, disasters, and emergencies. Career opportunities for first responders trained as emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics are pro-jected to grow by 24 percent before 2024, at a rate greater than other occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. EMT and Paramedic training can help advance careers in many pre-hospital care categories, such as emergency rooms, security-related fields, ski patrols, harbor supervision and life guarding. The firefighting training can help advance careers in the cruise line industry, in volunteer fire organizations or as a 911 operator- a first responder is more than a job?it?s a call to serve the community.