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PERTH AMBOY/SAYREVILLE – On Monday December 18, 2017, 18 Perth Amboy Firefighters graduated from their basic Emergency Medical Technician class at the Sayreville First Aid Squad. The EMT class was run by Instructors from the Raritan Bay Medical Center’s EMS Training Center from November 3, 2017 till December 18, 2017. The class had a total of 21 students. Tuition and textbooks for the city’s firefighters were paid for by a 2017 FEMA Assistance to Firefighter’s Grant that was awarded in July.  Approximately one-third of the Perth Amboy Fire Department’s responses are to serious life threatening medical emergency calls, where this training is exceptionally useful.  Mayor Wilda Diaz and Chief Edward Mullen would like to thank all those involved in running a successful training program. Click to enlarge.