Starting with nothing but need some opinions/help

Hey everyone,

I’m 26m from Michigan who’s been set on becoming a firefighter for a while now. I’ve been looking into fire academy and emt b options here and getting ready for it, but I really want to relocate to Phoenix metro area in Arizona instead since I’ve spent some time there during high school and after. It’s for sure the area I want to retire in but if would achieve this goal would it be smarter to get my certs here in MI and find a dept in az after finishing fire academy. Or start as a firefighter here and gain some experience here first.