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Emergency Management

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Preparedness Training

The RCFD Emergency Management Division plans for disasters specific to our community and assists our residents and businesses to prepare before, during and after a disaster strikes. ReadyRC encompasses several preparedness and training programs designed to give you the tools necessary to effectively mitigate, prepare, respond and recover from community disasters such as fire, flood, windstorm and earthquake.

Training

CERT - Community Emergency Response Team

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

Learn how to prepare yourself, your family, and your neighborhood for a disaster. CERT Basic Training is a FREE 20-hour hands-on training program taught by ﬁrst responder personnel and subject matter experts. The course is an all-hazards approach to help you increase your personal readiness and confidence if an emergency or disaster strikes. CERT Basic Training classes are offered twice a year in the Spring and Fall.

CERT Basic Training Class

2020 Spring Session

Friday, March 27, 2020 from 6:00PM-9:00PM*
Saturday, March 28, 2020 from 8:00AM-5:00PM*
Saturday, April 4, 2020 from 8:00AM-5:00PM*
(call if you have scheduling questions or conflicts)

*Must complete all 9 units to receive certification (call if you have scheduling questions or conflicts)

2020 Fall Session

September 2020 Exact Dates TBD

To register call (909) 477-2765

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Completed CERT Basic course and looking for more training?

Join our Advanced CERT team as a volunteer to help build disaster resiliency in our community. Advanced CERT members receive additional training opportunities throughout the year, including annual skills refresher courses and exercises that can be found in the City's Grapevine publication. The Advanced CERT Program was created to provide organized teams, comprised of trained community members, who are available to respond during emergencies and catastrophic disasters in the event first responders are unavailable. For more information on Advanced CERT volunteer program, please click here or call (909) 477-2770 x. 3020.

Advanced CERT Meeting Dates

Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Thursday, November 5, 2020

All meetings are held from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the RCFD All-Risk Training Center, 11285 Jersey Boulevard.

For more information, please call (909) 477-2770 x. 3020 or email Elizabeth.ross@cityofrc.us .

BERT - Business Emergency Resiliency Training

LART - Large Animal Response Team

ACS - Auxiliary Communications Service

Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS)

Amateur Radio License Course and Testing

The Amateur Radio Technician License is a 10-hour course held over five weeks designed to teach the necessary basics to obtain a Technician’s License and legally operate a Ham radio per FCC regulations. The Technician License class, which is offered twice a year, is free but there is a $15.00 processing fee is due on the day of the FCC Licensing exam for the exam. A General-level class is held once a year. To learn more about upcoming classes, please visit RCPark.com, check out the current issue of the Grapevine, or on Eventbrite.

Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) Team

Duties

When requested by RCFD, ACS Team members will assist with ReadyRC outreach efforts and help respond to large emergencies and catastrophic disasters by assisting with and providing communication services. These services may include operating portable, mobile and/or base station Amateur and Public Safety radios.

Qualifications To Join the ACS Team

Must have an Amateur Radio Technician License or Greater
Must show completion of a 20-hour Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training Class
Must complete National Incident Management System (NIMS) training (FREE online courses https://training.fema.gov/is/crslist.aspx):
- IS-100 Introduction on Incident Command System (ICS)
- IS-200 ICS for Single Resources
- IS-505 Religious and Cultural Literacy and Competency in Disaster
- IS-700 An Introduction National Incident Management System (NIMS)
- IS-800 An Introduction National Response Framework
Must show completion of CPR/AED/First Aid Certificate (8 hr. Red Cross or American Heart Association)
Must pass a Department of Justice (DOJ) Live scan background check
Must take the Disaster Service Worker Loyalty Oath

Commitment Expected

Attend meetings led by RCFD Emergency Management Division, ACS Team meetings, and various trainings, exercises, and outreach events throughout the year attend. Complete at least 40-volunteer hours a year.

Meeting and Training Times

The ACS monthly meeting are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 7:00pm to 9:00pm and rotate between the Rancho Cucamonga All Risk Training Center (11285 Jersey Blvd. Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730) and Upland Fire Station 174.
A weekly radio net is held on Monday evening at 7:00pm.
ACS Management Meetings led by the RCFD Emergency Management Division are held the 4^th Tuesday of every month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the All Risk Training Center.
Additional training is conducted quarterly on the 5^th Tuesday of the month and scheduled Saturday mornings. There is approximately one planned drill or event per quarter to help sharpen Ham radio skills.

Age Requirement

Age 18 years old or older to join the team, but you can be any age to take the Amateur License Exam.

Application

Apply by completing a Volgistics Fire District Volunteer Application.

ACS APPLICATION

ACS Event Calendar

For up-to-date ACS events please visit http://www.tricityacs.net/

For More Information

Please contact Beth Ross at (909) 477-3020 or by email at Elizabeth.ross@cityofrc.us

Fire Extinguishers

Hands-Only CPR

Safety and Preparedness Training

ReadyRC Academy

Resources

Ready RC Guide

Provides essential tips on what to do before, during and after the disaster. This comprehensive booklet includes emergency kit checklists, evacuation route maps, shelter information and more. Use it to prepare your family to be ReadyRC, then place it in your emergency kit so the information can easily be referenced in a disaster.