FEMA Operations Cadre

If you are in this cadre (especially as a reservist) how did you get your experience to qualify? I’m interested in this now that I see deployments are covered the same as military so I’d be able to keep my regular job. I’m a paramedic with a city and will have my MS in public safety admin next year. That gives me about a year to pursue any requirements and experiences that would help. Any info helps!

I’ve also considered joining the coast guard but it seems I’m pretty unlikely to get consistent experience that way.