Advanced Life Support Training

Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services 

ALS Educational Program
 
10.17
 
  Initial Paramedic Course
 
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Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
Continuing Accreditation Awarded July 2024
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"The Frederick County Division of Fire & Rescue Services (Program #600632) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
1361 Park Street Clearwater, FL 33756 | 727-210-2350 www.caahep.org

Also, approved as a Maryland EMS Educations Program by the Maryland Emergency Medical Services Board upon the recommendation of the Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical Services Systems.

The Program was initially accredited in March 2017 and reaccredited most recently in July 2024 (CoAEMSP Program #600632). The CoAEMSP Standards require the reporting of the Program's Outcomes Assessment as listed below. 

Paramedic Course Outcome Assessment 

for the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services, ALS Educational Program


Paramedic Course #

Course End Date

NREMT Cognitive Exam   Pass Rate on Initial Attempt

NREMT Cognitive Exam Pass Rate in Three Attempts

Program Retention Rate

Graduate Positive Placement Rate

2011

1

5/19/2011

100%

100%

100%

100%

2012

 

No graduates during the 2012 reporting year

NA

NA

2013

2

8/9/2013

83%

100%

75%

100%

2014

3

8/8/2014

100%

100%

58%

100%

2015

 

No graduates during the 2015 reporting year

NA

NA

2016

4

11/1/2016

100%

100%

80%

100%

2017

 

No graduates during the 2017 reporting year

NA

NA

2018

 

No graduates during the 2018 reporting year

NA

NA

2019

5

11/1/2019

87%

100%

91%

100%

2020

6

10/30/2020

 100%

100%

71%

100%

2021

7

11/18/2021

85%

100%

81%

100%

2022

8

11/5/2022

50%

100%

89%

100%

2023

9

11/17/2023

100%

100%

92%

100%

2024

10

11/15/2024

90%

100%

83%

100%







updated 02.13.2025



The goal of the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Service’s Paramedic Program is to prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains without exit points.

ALS Educational Program Staff

Captain Anne Johnikin, BSN, RN, NRP
ALS Educational Program Director
Office: 301-600-2253  
Email: AJohnikin@FrederickCountyMD.gov

Lieutenant Brittany Moravec, AA, NRP
Lead Instructor, Lieutenant of EMS Training
Office: 301-600-1338
Email: BMoravec@FrederickCountyMD.gov 

Lieutenant Anthony Gramiccioni, NRP
Class Administrator / Clinical Coordinator
Office: 301-600-1344
Email: AGramiccioni@FrederickCountyMD.gov 

Firefighter Robert DeGrange, NRP
Adjunct ALS Instructor
Office: 301-600-2249
Email: RDeGrange@FrederickCountyMD.gov 

Current Paramedic Program

Paramedic Class #11

Class Start: January 2025

Class End: November 2025

Course Instructor: Lieutenant Brittany Moravec

Class Administrator: Lieutenant Anthony Gramiccioni

Course Adjunct Instructor: Firefighter / Paramedic Robert DeGrange