Initial Preceptor Program

Requirements to attend per SOP 600-22:

• Maryland Licensure at the Paramedic level for a minimum of five (5) years
• A minimum of 3 years as a Career functioning Baltimore County Fire Department ALS provider
  • This excludes those functioning as an ALS provider in the volunteer system for two (2) years without career experience
• A minimum of two (2) years as a promoted Paramedic or Paramedic/Firefighter in Baltimore County Fire Department
• Must have been a consistently functioning ALS provider for 24 months
• Be approved by the Baltimore County Fire Department EMS Operational Program (EMSOP)
• Must not have documentation of department discipline and must not have any QA/QI concerns which encompass patient care or documentation, within 24 months

 Documentation required to attend: 

• (2) Letters of recommendations (Please use the attached Letter of Endorsement, for each of the officers listed below.)
  • (1) Assigned Station Officer
  • (1) Assigned EMS District Officer
• Current Resume

Please submit via email all required documentation to include a current resume & letters of endorsement to fireacademytraining@baltimorecountymd.gov ATTN: PM Jaimie Philpott no later than 1700 hours on May 1, 2025.

Please direct all questions to PM Jaimie Philpott at the Fire-Rescue Academy.