LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — More than 20 students graduate Thursday from Clark County's Advanced EMT training program, completing a rigorous nine-week academy designed to strengthen the pipeline of first responders in Southern Nevada.

I followed up with the students set to learn what graduating from the program means to them: Advanced EMT graduates ready to address Southern Nevada's first responder shortage

The 2 p.m. graduation ceremony marked a milestone for Clark County's ongoing EMT Academy, with the first class of advanced-level EMTs receiving their certificates alongside attending families. Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick and Fire Assistant Chief Mack Travis delivered remarks to the graduates.

The graduates, including Paul Bragg, who we first met in October , completed exte

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