february 2025

ROPE RESCUE TECHNICIAN (RRT) COURSE AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 24-28, 2025 CLOSED

The Los Angeles Fire Department Disaster Response Section will be offering a Rope Rescue Technician course. This course is based on the requirements set forth by NFPA 1670 & 1006, LAFD US&R Task Force, and the FFPM position at Air Operations.

Prerequisite:  (1) Rope Rescue Awareness/Operations AND (2) Low Angle Rope Rescue Operational and Rescue Systems 1 AND Confined Space Rescue: Awareness 

Dates:            February 24 -28, 2025 from 0800-1700hrs

Location:       Day 1 at JRMTC US&R Training Site (Behind FS88)

                       Days 2-5 at Sunken City, San Pedro

Fee:                FREE: State Fee for Certificate covered by CAL-JAC for all members

Registration:   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Interested members shall submit their request to attend this course NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 11TH, 2025. Notifications will be sent by email on FEBRUARY 14TH, 2025 regarding your selection to the course.  Members are invited to attend on a volunteer, off duty basis. There are no V-Hours available.

For more information, please contact the DRS US&R Training Coordinator at nicholas.darcy@lacity.org or (818) 756-9676

MARCH 2025

Confined Space Rescue Technician (CSRT) Available March 10-14, 2025 CLOSED

The Los Angeles Fire Department Disaster Response Section will be offering a Confined Space

Rescue Technician (CSRT) Course from March 10, 2025 – March 14, 2025. The course is an intensive hands-on 40 hour course that provides the skills and knowledge needed to prepare the confined space rescue technician to respond to confined space emergencies including identifying confined spaces and permit-required confined spaces, the hazards associated with permit-required confined spaces, target industries and hazards, state and federal regulations, components of a rescue operation, and the roles and responsibilities the rescue team.  The SFT Confined Space Rescue Technician (CSRT) Course meets the requirements for NFPA 2500, NFPA 1670, LAFD US&R TF, and California Task Force One.

Prerequisites: RRAO (Rope Rescue Awareness Operations)

OR

LARRO (Low Angle Rope Rescue Operations) & RS1 (Rescue Systems 1)

Dates:          March 10, 2025 – March 14, 2025 from 0800-1700 hours

Location:    Days 1-4 at FS 89 in the B building behind Fire Station 89

Day 5 at John Ruedy Memorial Training Site (Behind FS88)

Fee:             FREE: State Fee for Certificates covered by CAL-JAC for all members.

Registration: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Interested members shall submit their request to attend this course NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 28TH, 2025. Notifications will be sent by email on MARCH 3RD, 2025 regarding your selection to the course.  Members are invited to attend on a volunteer, off duty basis. There are no V-Hours available.

For more information, please contact the DRS US&R Training Coordinator nicholas.darcy@lacity.org OR 818-756-9676.

Machinery Rescue Technician (MRT) Course Available March 25-27, 2025 CLOSED

The Los Angeles City Fire Department Disaster Response Section is hosting Machinery Rescue Technician course from March 25-27, 2025 at the John Ruedy Memorial Training Center. This course provides the knowledge and skills to prepare an emergency responder to extricate victim(s) from machinery in a safe and effective manner in accordance with AHJ policies and procedures.  Topics include sizing up an incident; establishing safety zones; mitigating hazards; stabilizing and creating access and egress openings for rescue; disentangling and removing victims; and terminating an incident. This course incorporates awareness, operations, and technician training based on NFPA 1006 (2021).  It is a requirement for the FEMA team as well as for 2500 qualification.

Prerequisites:  Confined Space Rescue Awareness AND Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue Technician OR Vehicle Extrication

Dates: March 25-27, 2025

Location: The John Ruedy Memorial Training Center (located behind FS 88)

Fee: FREE (Cal- Jac is covering the cost of the state certificate fee)

Registration:   REGISTER HERE

Class registration will close on Thursday, March 13th, 2025.

Members are invited to attend on a volunteer, off duty basis. There are no V-Hours available. 

For more information or questions, please contact the DRS US&R Coordinator Firefighter/Paramedic Nicholas Darcy at Nicholas.darcy@lacity.org

Structural Collapse Specialist 1 & 2 (SCS1 & SCS2) Available April 7-11, 2025 and April 14-18, 2025 CLOSED 

The Los Angeles Fire Department Disaster Response Section will be offering a Structural Collapse Specialist 1 & 2 (SCS1 & SCS2) course from April 7th, 2025 – April 11th, 2025 and April 14th, 2025 - April 18th, 2025 at The John Ruedy Memorial Training Center (JRMTC).This course provides skills and knowledge needed for the operations-level structural collapse specialist to rescue victims from a collapsed light frame and URM construction-type structure; including size up, incident action plans, search, cribbing systems, lifting and moving heavy loads, stabilization, breaching, and rescue. This class meets a requirement for US&R Task Force Bonus pay. This course meets the requirement for LAFD US&R Task Forces, NFPA 1006, 1670 and 2500.  THIS IS A 2 PART COURSE CONSISTING OF 2 SETS OF 5 DAYS (TOTAL 10 DAYS) FOR SCS 1 AND 2.  DO NOT APPLY IS UNABLE TO COMMIT TO BOTH SCS1 AND SCS2 DATES.

Prerequisites:

1. Rope Rescue Awareness Operations (RRAO) OR LARRO AND Rescue Systems 1

2. Confined Space Rescue: Technician

3. Structural Collapse Specialist computer-based training – 9P2630 – 8.00 Hours LINK:  TEEX SCS – Computer Based Training

4. FEMA courses IS 100, IS 200, IS 700, IS 800 LINK:  FEMA IS 100-800 Courses

5. Powder Actuated Tool Licensing (RAMSET / online certificate) CLICK HERE - RAMSET COURSE

Date: April 7th, 2025 – April 11th, 2025 (40 HOURS)

  April 14th, 2025 - April 18th, 2025 (40 HOURS)

Location: John Ruedy Memorial Training Center (JRMTC)

Fee: FREE: State Fee for Certificate covered by CAL-JAC for all members

Registration: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Members are invited to attend on a volunteer, off duty basis. There are no V-Hours available.

For more information, please contact the DRS US&R Training Coordinator Nicholas.darcy@lacity.org

may 2025

Motorized Watercraft  Rescue Technician (2021) May 5th-8th, 2025. CLOSED 

The Los Angeles Fire Department Disaster Response Section will be offering Motorized Watercraft Rescue Technician Course.

Description: This course provides the knowledge and skills to prepare an emergency responder to conduct rescue operations using a motorized watercraft in a safe and effective manner in accordance with AHJ policies and procedures. Topics include PPE; hydrology; incident management; self-rescue and survival swimming skills; communication; navigation; assembling and configuring watercraft; maintenance; trailering; hazard mitigation; launching, docking, operating, anchoring, and recovering watercraft; victim search and rescue; crew overboard events; and towing. This course incorporates awareness, operations, and technician training based on NFPA 1006 (2021). 

Prerequisites: Water Rescue Technician (2021) (SFT) or River and Flood Rescue Technician (2017) (SFT) California Safe Boaters Safety Course (CBT – CA Boating and Waterways) Urban Search and Rescue Boat Operator (CBT – FEMA) 

Date: May 5-8, 2025

Location: South Fork -American River -Salmon Falls Area

Fee: FREE: State Fee for Certificate covered by CAL-JAC for all members

Registration: By E-Mail to Nicholas.darcy@lacity.org

For more information, please contact the DRS US&R Training Coordinator Nicholas.darcy@lacity.org

Personal Rescue Watercraft Rescue Technician (2021) May 9th-12th, 2025. CLOSED 

The Los Angeles Fire Department Disaster Response Section will be offering Personal Rescue Watercraft Course.

Description: This course provides the knowledge and skills to prepare an emergency responder to conduct rescue operations using a personal rescue watercraft (PRWC) in a safe and effective manner in accordance with AHJ policies and procedures. Topics include PPE; hydrology; incident management; self-rescue and survival swimming skills; communication; navigation; assembling and configuring watercraft; maintenance; trailering; hazard mitigation; launching, docking, operating, anchoring, and recovering watercraft; victim search and rescue; crew overboard events; and towing. This course incorporates awareness, operations, and technician training based on NFPA 1006 (2021). 

Prerequisites: Water Rescue Technician (2021) (SFT) or River and Flood Rescue Technician (2017) (SFT) California Safe Boaters Safety Course (CBT – CA Boating and Waterways) Urban Search and Rescue Boat Operator (CBT – FEMA) 

Date: May 9-12, 2025

Location: South Fork -American River -Salmon Falls Area

Fee: FREE: State Fee for Certificate covered by CAL-JAC for all members

Registration: By E-Mail to Nicholas.darcy@lacity.org

For more information, please contact the DRS US&R Training Coordinator Nicholas.darcy@lacity.org

JULY 2025

Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue Technician (CPVRT) Course Available July 8-10, 2025  CLOSED

The Los Angeles City Fire Department Disaster Response Section is hosting Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue Technician from July 8, 2025 through July 10, 2025 at the John Ruedy Memorial Training Center. This course provides the knowledge and skills to prepare an emergency responder to extricate victim(s) from a common passenger vehicle in a safe and effective manner in accordance with AHJ policies and procedures. Topics include sizing up an incident; creating an incident action plan; establishing safety zones; mitigating hazards; stabilizing and creating access and egress openings for rescue from a vehicle resting on its wheels, side, and roof or in a multi-hazard configuration or environment; disentangling and removing victims; and terminating an incident. This course incorporates awareness, operations, and technician training based on NFPA 1006 (2021).

Prerequisites:  (FEMA - Online) IS 100 , IS 200 , IS 700 , IS 800

Dates: JULY 8-10, 2025

Location: The John Ruedy Memorial Training Center & Pick Your Part Sunland

Fee: FREE (Cal- Jac is covering the cost of the state certificate fee)

Registration:  REGISTER HERE

Members are invited to attend on a volunteer, off duty basis. There are no V-Hours available.

For more information or questions, please contact the DRS US&R Training Coordinator at nicholas.darcy@lacity.org

Trench Rescue Technician (TRT) Course Available July 23-25, 2025 CLOSED

The Los Angeles City Fire Department Disaster Response Section is hosting a State Fire Training (SFT) Trench Rescue Technician (TRT) Course from July 23, 2025 through July 25, 2025 at the John Ruedy Memorial Training Center. This course provides the skills and knowledge needed for the trench rescue technician to work safely and efficiently in a trench rescue environment. This hands-on training program includes trench and excavation regulations, soil characteristics, trench configurations and hazards, rescue team preparation, incident response, initial on-scene and pre-entry operations, shoring systems and components, shoring system installation, victim rescue and recovery, and incident termination. This course incorporates awareness, operations, and technician training based on NFPA 1006 (2021).

Prerequisites:  Structural Collapse Specialist 1 OR Rescue Systems 1 AND Confined Space Rescue: Awareness 

Dates: JULY 23-25, 2025 (24 hours)

Location: The John Ruedy Memorial Training Center

Fee: FREE (Cal- Jac is covering the cost of the state certificate fee)

Deadline to apply:  June 16, 2025 (May still apply after and waitlisted)

Registration:  REGISTER HERE

*Please make sure to upload prerequisites to the form*

Members are invited to attend on a volunteer, off duty basis. There are no V-Hours available.

For more information or questions, please contact the DRS US&R Training Coordinator at nicholas.darcy@lacity.org

AUGUST 2025

Machinery Rescue Technician (MRT) Course Available August 19-21, 2025 OPEN

The Los Angeles City Fire Department Disaster Response Section (DRS) in collaboration with In-Service Training Section (ISTS) will be presenting California State Fire Training (CSFT) Machinery Rescue Technician Course from August 19-21, 2025 at the John Ruedy Memorial Training Center. This course provides the knowledge and skills to prepare an emergency responder to extricate victim(s) from machinery in a safe and effective manner in accordance with AHJ policies and procedures.  Topics include sizing up an incident; establishing safety zones; mitigating hazards; stabilizing and creating access and egress openings for rescue; disentangling and removing victims; and terminating an incident. This course incorporates awareness, operations, and technician training based on NFPA 1006 (2021).  It is a requirement for the FEMA team as well as for the NFPA 2500 Technician level qualification.

Prerequisites:  Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue Technician OR Vehicle Extrication AND Confined Space Rescue Awareness

Dates:               August 19-21, 2025

Location:         The John Ruedy Memorial Training Center (located behind FS 88)

Fee:                   FREE (Cal- Jac is covering the cost of the state certificate fee)

Registration:  REGISTER HERE

Class registration will close on Wednesday, July 16th, 2025.  Notifications will be sent by e-mail on Monday, August 21st, 2025 regarding your selection to the course.

Members are invited to attend on a volunteer, off duty basis. There are no V-Hours available.

For more information or questions, please contact the DRS US&R Training Manager at nicholas.darcy@lacity.org