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Long Beach Fire Training Center achieves new level of State certification
By Will Nash | January 15, 2014
The Long Beach Fire Department Regional Training Center recently received certification from the California State Fire Training Office as a Rescue Systems 2 training site. RS2 is an advanced structural collapse course that not many fire department training centers can provide. With a number of specialized “on site” training props and collapsable buildings, the LBFD can now provide “in house” instruction to Long Beach Firefighters, as well to those in surrounding departments. Training topics could include:
- High and low angle rope rescue
- Shoring and trench rescue
- Confined space rescue
- Searching after a structural collapse, including breaching, breaking, and heavy lifting
The three major accomplishments recently completed are:
- The LBFD Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) program and Training Center has now reached “Level 1” status for USAR training capabilities, regionally
- The Training Center received certification as a Rescue Systems 3 site. The LBFD is the first department in California to receive this “official” certification
- The LBFD now has a second Type 1 Heavy Rescue unit available to respond in the city, as well as surrounding areas, during a major disaster
This expansion of capability and service to the Long Beach Community comes as a result of years of leadership, planning, design, and construction by numerous firefighters in the LBFD USAR Program.
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