Providing EMS classes and EMT training for residents of Connecticut and Westchester County, NY.
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Our team of highly experienced State of Connecticut Certified EMS Instructors give 100% of themselves to ensure each student has the opportunity to advance and achieve their future goals in EMS, Public Safety and Healthcare
Joe Laucella Assistant Chief of Echo Hose Ambulance
The Echo Hose Difference
Top-notch instruction
EMS companies know that we graduate the best in the business. EMS is a job that requires skill and expertise; you’re responsible for peoples’ lives. We want you to be able to hit the ground running and that’s what we prepare you for - success.
Affordable
Our EMS classes are the most affordable in the region.
Community
We know it takes many hands and hearts to solve the complex issues communities face, and we try to do our part. We provide emergency ambulance service to over 5,300 emergency calls each year, provide free community training programs to hundreds of citizens, collect food for the local pantries, collect toys for children during the holidays and we partner with over twenty Not-For-Profits providing them with free training space for meetings, trainings and community programming.
Matthew Hlavna
Education Coordinator
Cindy Glover
Certified EMS Instructor
Mark Franzese
Certified EMS Instructor
Communities We Serve
Echo Hose offers EMS classes and training to residents in all towns and cities in Connecticut and Westchester County, New York.
Connecticut: Bridgeport, Bristol, Darien, Greenwich, Hartford, New Haven, Shelton, Stamford, Waterbury, Westport, and more!
New York: Chappaqua, Scarsdale, White Plains, and more!
About Echo Hose Ambulance Community Training Center
Echo Hose Ambulance (EHAC) is a volunteer-led nonprofit EMS provider for the City of Shelton and the surrounding areas. Our training center offers a wide range of classes to help students meet their EMT/EMS certification needs. We also offer community classes in areas like CPR, First Aid, Bleeding Control, Mental Health First Aid and Narcan Administration. Our community training center is available to nonprofit groups in the area looking for a free space to conduct their free community educational events.
About Our Classes
We offer a wide range of classes in areas like EMS/EMT, First Responder refreshers, paramedic classes, and community classes in CPR, first aid, and much more. We also provide recertification and exam prep courses. Our certified instructors come from all over Connecticut and some of the most experienced instructors in the industry and we price our classes to be accommodating and affordable.
About Our Students
Our classes draw students from Shelton, Connecticut and the surrounding areas, especially New Haven, Hartford, and Westchester County, NY. Our class offerings are diverse and so is our student body. Individuals looking for EMT certification, established First Responders looking for refresher courses, and community members looking to learn life-saving skills like CPR and First Aid can all find top-notch instruction at Echo Hose.