Financial Aid. National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is the U.S. Department of Education's central database for federal student financial aid. NSLDS receives data from schools, servicers, the Direct Loan program, and other U.S. Department of Education programs.
However, technical skills, such as rescuing victims from trapped vehicles or applying enough retardant to put out a fire, require special training. You don't need to complete a four-year college degree to become a firefighter, though many candidates take postsecondary courses.
â If you are very dedicated, undergo your fire training and EMT training in parallel to each other, and get accepted by the fire department on your first attempt, it will take you 3 to 3.5 years to become a firefighter (though you will be a probationary firefighter after 2.5 â 3 years).