Hall County Fire Services Awards Ambulance to the Lanier Tech

Hall County Fire Services, a division of the Hall County Board of Commissioners, has donated a decommissioned ambulance to provide training to the students of the Paramedicine program at Lanier Technical College.

“We appreciate our long-standing partnership with Hall County Fire Services.” said Lanier Technical College President Ray Perren. “This ambulance will help assure our students, as well as current fire services personnel, get hands-on training using the same equipment with which they operate on the job. Partners like Hall County allow us to continue to provide our students with guaranteed career opportunities.”

The Paramedicine program prepares students for employment in paramedic positions in today's health services field. The program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement and provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills from the EMT-I/AEMT level to the paramedic level.

“Hall County Fire Services has enjoyed a long term relationship with Lanier Technical College.” said Interim Fire Chief Mark Arnold. “This donation not only supports the Paramedicine program but also enhances the skills of our employees who are enrolled in the program and receive the benefit of realistic scenario-based training. We are committed to supporting the educational opportunities afforded by Lanier Technical College to our community.”

Lanier Tech has the oldest Paramedicine program in the state. Graduates of the program can be found throughout Georgia preforming life-saving services in their communities.

Lanier Technical College has a 100 percent job placement rate and offers over 40 programs of study in some of the nation’s fastest-growing career fields including healthcare, energy, business and industry, and public or private service. More information about Lanier Technical College may be obtained by calling 770/533-7000 or by visiting www.laniertech.edu. Lanier Technical College is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia. For more information regarding Lanier Technical College, contact Lauren Pugh, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at 770/533-7034.