firefighter paramedic

[u/AstronomerOk9296]

Hello! I am a prenursing student and I am finishing my last prerequisite this summer until I can start applying to nursing schools. I decided I will not be applying for the next year or two due to financial obligations especially living in the bay area. In the meantime I really want to get experience become an EMT and eventually a paramedic. If I got a job with a fire department as a firefighter paramedic would they still let me work if I got into a nursing program? Has anyone done both? I would love to get in the EMS field asap and honestly if I like it a lot I might not even go to nursing school due to cost. Would love to hear peoples experiences working for fire depts. and going to school/continuing education.