If you are not licensed now, it does not matter what job you held in the past. Retired nurses, or doctors, cannot vaccinate unless the law is changed.
EMT's cannot give vaccines
Paramedics can but only after several additional steps are taken
Statutes & Constitution
:View Statutes
:
Online Sunshine
They must be working under a medical director with a written set of policies and with documentation of specific training in giving vaccines [not part of the usual paramedic training].
The bigger issues with using fire stations is that they don't have parking, the on duty staff needs to be able to leave NOW if they get a call so what happens to the guy who is being watched for 15 minutes post vaccine for anaphylaxis. With proper training and written protocols they could use paramedics who are off duty at some other site. But there really are very few paramedics and it really won't make a difference. You also need a lot of other staff on site other than the shot giver... traffic control, check in, ID verification, vaccine safety information, patient eligibility and warnings, observation teams, etc.