Los Angeles County Fire Department - Special Ops - Tech Ops - CA-TF2

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

To maintain operational readiness for both domestic and international responses, CA-TF2 maintains a trained and equipped roster of up to 178 personnel. These personnel have completed primary training in the following areas:

Emergency Medical Technician
Hazardous Materials First Responder
Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness
Rescue Systems 1
Swift Water Rescue Technician
FEMA Orientation
USAID / OFDA Orientation
USAID / OFDA Disaster Assistance Response Team Training

In addition, specific CA-TF2 personnel have completed the following specialized training:

New York Rescue

Rescue Systems 2
Confined Space Rescue
Emergency Trench Rescue
Advanced Rope Course
Collapsed Structure Technician
Communications Unit Leader
Canine Search Operations
Technical Search Operations
Logistics Specialist
Hazardous Materials Technician
Task Force Leader
Operations Section Chief
Plans Section Chief
Logistics Section Chief
Safety Officer
Information Officer
Rescue Specialist
Incident Support Team Operations

Training manuals for some of FEMA’s courses can be found at:

FEMA: Urban Search and Rescue Response System Training