The Killingworth Ambulance Association will offer another in its series of EMT classes, beginning Monday, Aug. 28, at 6 p.m.  All classes are held at the KAA’s Route 81 headquarters.

The sessions are expected to last until December 9, with weekly classes Monday and Thursday 6-10 p.m. and five Saturday classes 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. The course is open to all persons 16 years or older, though students under 18 must have their parents’ consent.

The cost is $1,000, but that fee can be reimbursed. If class graduates are active members with the KAA for six months, half of the money is returned. If they remain with the KAA for an entire year, they gain the entire sum.

“From our aspect,” said Mike Haaga, the KAA’s Chief of Service who has taught the class with wife Marguerite for over 20 years, “we need more volunteer techs. That’s why we do this. One-thousand dollars is a very reasonable cost, compared to a lot of the other classes out there. So we do this, not for monetary gain; but to get more techs into Killingworth.”

The Haagas last taught an EMT course a year ago, their first since the winter and spring of 2020. COVID canceled the 2020 fall program, while a shortage of students erased the 2021 course. Last year’s class graduated five individuals, four of whom are currently among the KAA’s 25 active EMTs.

“Not only is it a chance to help out the community,” said Marguerite Haaga, the KAA’s vice president, “it’s a good step toward something in the science, medical and nursing fields.”

Worth six college credits, the course is highly recommended for persons interested in pursuing medical careers.

For more information, please contact the Killingworth Ambulance Association at (860) 663-2450.