Glad I found this thread.

Goingto get your Paramedic? Congrats...be prepared for hate life.

In my professional opinion, become a EMT-Intermediate first. Become well-verse in becoming a EMT and then if the mood still strikes you, become a Medic. I'm currently a Contract Firefighter in Saudi Arabia but before that I spent 5 years with Clayton County Fire Department, which I plan on returning to when I get home in May of '10.

Firefighting-wise, getting EMT-I or EMT-P will look good regardless of which on you get because it's less money a county has to spend on getting your trained.

I see that you're 23, so you're going to want to be busy and see all the action, so I suggest looking at the following counties.

1.) Gwinnett County FD
2.) Cobb County FD
3.) Clayton County FD
4.) Atlanta County FD
5.) DeKalb County FD