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Regional Training Calendar
Peninsulas EMS Council is the “go to” source for information on EMS training and education throughout the region!
Whether hosted by PEMS, our sister regional councils, or produced by our agency and health system partners, PEMS is the central repository in the region for training information.
If your organization is providing training and you would like to make that training available to others, please let us know below and we will post it to the Regional Training Calendar.

Click here to see the training calendar!

OEMS Approved EVOC Training Programs
The following training programs have been reviewed and are recognized as equivalents to the emergency vehicle operator requirements established in the Virginia EMS Regulations (October 2012), specifically; 12VAC5-31-1210; 12VAC5-31-1230; and 12VAC5-31-1270:
- American Medical Response, Virginia Division EVOC Course
- Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad, Emergency Vehicle Operator’s Course
- Chesterfield County Fire Department, EVOC Program
- City of Virginia Beach Emergency Vehicle Operating Course
- Department of Criminal Justice Services Driver Academy EVOC Course and/or Instructor School
- Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, EVOC Training Program
- McNeil and Company, Inc. Emergency Vehicle Operations
- Richmond Ambulance Authority, Emergency Vehicle Operator’s Course
- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), Emergency Vehicle Operators Safety (EVOS) Course
- S. Department of Transportation/National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
- Tuckahoe Volunteer Rescue Squad, Emergency Vehicle Operator’s Course
- Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, Emergency Vehicle Operator’s Course
- Virginia Department of Fire Programs, Emergency Vehicle Operator’s Course
- Volunteer Fireman’s Insurance Services, Inc., Emergency Vehicle Driver Training
Click here to download official notification from OEMS
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Training Links
EMS Scholarship Opportunity
ECPI University EMS Program
Rappahannock Community College EMS Programs
Virginia Peninsula Community College EMS Programs
TEMS Training Calendar
VDEM Training
EMS Education Coordinator Updates

Training Announcements
RCC Announces EMT to Paramedic in Two Semesters
Rappahannock Community College (RCC) announces a new program in which you may go from EMT to Paramedic with the option to test at AEMT after the first semester beginning in the 2024 Fall Semester.

Complete information may be found in the course announcement flyer.
Click Here
to download the flyer.

The Virginia Office of EMS and VectorSolutions have partnered to offer free courses.
The Virginia Office of EMS and Vector Solutions are excited to announce no cost EMS Continuing Education for Virginia EMS Providers. Over one hundred courses are being offered to help EMS providers meet their recertification requirements for their state and national certifications. Please take the time to review what is being offered through this significant investment of online training and sign up today!
Click
HERE
for the flyer.

Make A Difference!
If you or your organization would like a Stop the Bleed presentation, click here!
For more information on the Stop the Bleed program, check out their website at: www.bleedingcontrol.org.
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