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    Why is Maryland reciprocity so complicated

    Haha first off thanks for the reply. Secondly I am not whining Thank you for understanding. And i might have to join a firehouse. I have no problem joining one because I used to be a part of a Maryland firehouse in the past. I was just shocked at how much red tape they have added in the past...
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    Why is Maryland reciprocity so complicated

    Bro I called and emailed and got different answers. One guy said it wasn't open at all for the public. This person chewed me out over email for even attempting to pay for it using MFRI. He thought I was taking a spot away from firefightes.Another person said you can pay for it. That process to...
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    Why is Maryland reciprocity so complicated

    Its the affiliation process that takes a while. Its also the taking the class part that is a pain. It is difficult to find people teaching this class outside of MFRI. But MFRI needs you to be a member of a firehouse you cant just pay for it. But i dont doubt that New York is even worse my...
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    Why is Maryland reciprocity so complicated

    Those 12 classes are done by MFRI and are not open for people that are not “ affiliated” with a local firehouse. Its not for commercial ambulance guys. It takes months to get affiliated. I called a bunch of places that MEIMES gave the list of and most places were not teaching it ( outside of...
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    Why is Maryland reciprocity so complicated

    About 10 years ago I was EMS in Maryland. I moved out of the state and got my Ems outside of the sate. Now I am trying to get reciprocity in Maryland and it is ridiculous. All I need is a 12 hour skills refresher because I have an NREMT cert. Hardly anyone is giving these classes! Virginia...
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