FEMA’s National Integration Center has published four Emergency Medical Services Job Title/Position Qualifications. These resource typing documents will facilitate the sharing of deployable EMS resources at all jurisdictional levels.
The positions include 4 Emergency Medical Services Job Title/Position Qualifications:
- Emergency Medical Responder
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
- Paramedic
View the documents here.
Resource typing is a key component of NIMS and enables organizations from across the country to work together during incidents of all types and sizes. Implementing NIMS resource management principles across the nation is a fundamental part of building our national preparedness.
NIMS Job Titles/Position Qualifications establish minimum qualifications and capabilities for personnel and their equipment within their assigned teams to manage all threats and hazards, regardless of incident type or size.