Fire & EMS Agency Training

Built for Your Crew

Practical hands-on training for fire departments, EMS agencies, and first responder organizations across the Texas Hill Country.

On-Site Training • Equipment Provided • One-Time or Recurring Programs

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Training shouldn’t be another thing your department has to build from scratch.

Keeping personnel proficient takes more than checking a box once a year. HCFM helps departments maintain consistent, practical training without requiring their officers to develop every lesson, purchase specialized equipment, or coordinate instructors each month.

We bring the curriculum, equipment, scenarios, and instruction to your department.

We Come to You

Training conducted at your station or designated training site.

Equipment Included

HCFM provides the training equipment needed for each session including simulation aids, instructional materials, one-pagers, etc.

Built Around Your Crew

Training can be tailored to your department’s certification levels, call volume, equipment, and needs.

Hands-On Focus

Less time sitting through slides. More time assessing, treating, communicating, and performing skills.

Training Program Configurations

Recurring Training

A structured training partnership designed to keep your department consistently training throughout the year.

2 to 6-hour training sessions conducted either monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly.

Specialty Courses

For departments seeking a focused, one-time training event, HCFM offers specialty courses including:

  • ‍ ‍Trauma Management

  • Airway Management

  • Austere/Tactical Medicine

  • Pre-Hospital Ultrasound

Certification Courses

Bring standardized certification courses to your department including:

  • AHA® BLS

  • AHA® Heartsaver

  • AHA® First Aid

  • ACS® Stop the Bleed

Department Training Without the Headache in 4 Steps:

1: Tell Us About Your Department

We learn about your personnel, certification levels, equipment, protocols, training goals, and operational needs.

2: We Build Your Training Plan

HCFM develops individual sessions or a recurring training calendar around your agency.

3: We Bring the Training

We provide instruction, scenarios, skills equipment, and training materials at your department.

4: Your Crew Gets Reps

Personnel get consistent opportunities to practice the skills and decision-making they may not encounter frequently in the field.

Example Training Calendar:

2027 emergency medical training schedule from Hill Country Field Medicine, listing monthly topics including CPR, airway management, trauma, pediatrics, shock, triage, respiratory emergencies, cardiac emergencies, burns, environmental emergencies, and orthopedics.

Built for Departments of Every Size

Volunteer Departments

Get structured medical training without having to build a dedicated training division.

Combination Departments

Provide consistent education across paid and volunteer personnel.

Career Fire Departments

Supplement internal training with outside specialty instruction and realistic medical scenarios.

EMS Agencies

Expand continuing education and scenario-based training beyond routine classroom instruction.

More Than a Training Session

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Training Records

Attendance records and monthly training summaries help department leadership document completed training.

Competency Tracking

Skills checklists, competency evaluations, and repeat skill evaluations help identify areas that need additional practice.

Leadership Support

Department leadership receives a clear record of training objectives, completed sessions, and annual program activity.

No Surprise Fees for Scheduled Training

Scheduled sessions never generate extra instructor, curriculum-development, or routine training-equipment fees.

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Meet Your Instructor

Hill Country Field Medicine was created to bring practical, high-quality medical training to the responders serving our communities.

HCFM founder and lead instructor Mike Rivera is a Licensed Paramedic and critical care flight paramedic with experience in 911 EMS, critical care transport, air medical operations, tactical medicine, and EMS education. His instruction is grounded in current prehospital practice and built around the challenges responders actually encounter in the field.

Learn more here

Let’s Build Your Department’s Training Plan

Whether you’re looking for one specialized training day or a year-long partnership, we’ll build a program around your personnel, equipment, and operational needs.

Every department is different. Pricing is based on training frequency, class size, course requirements, equipment needs, and program scope.

Tell us about your department and we’ll contact you to build a training plan that fits your agency.