Southern California FIRE & EMS announced it will be providing an IPMBA Bike Medic Operations course open to EMS and SAR personnel seeking to develop and improve their riding skills and their use of the bike on the job.
This 32 hour class will be offered on April 20th - 23rd, 2010 in the city of Santa Clarita, CA. Southern California FIRE & EMS is the only provider of the bike medic course in the State of California and is currently developing its own bike medic team to serve the Southern California region starting in late spring of 2010.
Safety, job performance, and efficiency are at the root of this training program. EMS personnel on bikes can frequently respond more quickly than those in motor vehicles, especially in congested urban areas and in crowds. They are also effective in search-and-rescue operations, such as those resulting from natural disasters. Students learn basic and emergency bike-handling skills, riding single and in pairs under various traffic conditions, ways to effectively and safely pack equipment, techniques designed to safely handle EMS scenes, and personal safety techniques.
For more information, Fire and EMS agencies contact Robert Dunivin at robert.dunivin@
Robert Dunivin has 19 years experience in the fire service and has been a firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department for the last six years. Robert is an instructor/Coordinator with the LAFD bike medic team and has been with the team for the last four and a half years.
