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Fairfield County EMS stresses training gains and restarts local EMT class
Summary
Deputy Chief Patrick Denine told the county council that Fairfield County EMS staff averaged about 40–50 hours of continuing education, all personnel received neonatal resuscitation certification in December 2025, and a local EMT course has resumed at the Quick Jobs building with 13 students; a resident commenter urged faster emergency response times.
Fairfield County Deputy Chief of Clinical Services Patrick Denine told the county council on March 9 that the county’s emergency medical services have expanded training and reopened a local EMT pipeline.
"We became the first EMS agency to get all of our personnel certified in neonatal resuscitation program," Denine said, describing training delivered through the Neoher Foundation. He said providers completed about "40 to 50 hours of continuing education" on topics ranging from mental-health awareness to cardiac resuscitation and trauma…
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