Comments on: EMS Bikes http://www.utilitycycling.org/2009/11/ems-bikes/ Use Your Bicycle. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:03:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Melanie Meyers http://www.utilitycycling.org/2009/11/ems-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Melanie Meyers Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:55:15 +0000 http://www.utilitycycling.org/?p=1495#comment-570 Hi SoCalFIREEMS, Thanks for all the information on the EMS bike course. Looks like emergency and patrol services by bike are doing well there! Hi SoCalFIREEMS,

Thanks for all the information on the EMS bike course. Looks like emergency and patrol services by bike are doing well there!

]]> By: SoCalFIREEMS http://www.utilitycycling.org/2009/11/ems-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-565 SoCalFIREEMS Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:08:27 +0000 http://www.utilitycycling.org/?p=1495#comment-565 IPMBA Bike Medic Operations Course - Level 1 April 20th - 23rd, 2010 Santa Clarita, CA Instructor, Robert Dunivin, LAFD Bike Medic Team (Registration cut off date is April 9th. 2010) Southern California FIRE & EMS is the only provider of the IPMBA Bike Medic course offered in the entire State of California. The course will be taught in beautiful Santa Clarita, CA. adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain. All lodging information will be provided after registration is received. DESCRIPTION: 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. This course is a must for EMS and SAR personnel seeking to develop and improve their riding skills and their use of the bike on the job. PREREQUISITE: Applicants must be EMS or SAR personnel currently assigned to bike patrol, officers applying to become members of a bike unit, or members of a department considering use of the bicycle. COURSE LENGTH: This is a 32 hour course that will be conducted in Santa Clarita, CA. This course will be instructed by LAFD Firefighter Robert Dunivin, instructor/coordinator for the LAFD Bike Medic Team. Robert has joined Southern California FIRE & EMS as a training officer and operations officer. TESTING PROCEDURE: Written & on bike Certification: IPMBA Certification is available to qualified personnel who successfully complete the practical test, earn a score of 76% or better on the written test, become members of IPMBA, and submit applications for certification accompanied by the appropriate fee. TUITION: $375.00 (includes 1 year membership into IPMBA and the Guidebook to Public Safety Cycling) $325.00 for current IPMBA members (Please email us prior to pre-registering) REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: (www.socalfireems.com) DATES: April 20th - 23rd, 2010 TIME: 8:00am - 5:00pm LOCATION: Santa Clarita, CA To be placed on the bike medic certification course mailing list, email us at training@socalfireems.com IPMBA Bike Medic Operations Course – Level 1
April 20th – 23rd, 2010
Santa Clarita, CA
Instructor, Robert Dunivin, LAFD Bike Medic Team
(Registration cut off date is April 9th. 2010)

Southern California FIRE & EMS is the only provider of the IPMBA Bike Medic course offered in the entire State of California. The course will be taught in beautiful Santa Clarita, CA. adjacent to Six Flags Magic Mountain. All lodging information will be provided after registration is received.

DESCRIPTION: 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. This course is a must for EMS and SAR personnel seeking to develop and improve their riding skills and their use of the bike on the job.

PREREQUISITE: Applicants must be EMS or SAR personnel currently assigned to bike patrol, officers applying to become members of a bike unit, or members of a department considering use of the bicycle.

COURSE LENGTH: This is a 32 hour course that will be conducted in Santa Clarita, CA. This course will be instructed by LAFD Firefighter Robert Dunivin, instructor/coordinator for the LAFD Bike Medic Team. Robert has joined Southern California FIRE & EMS as a training officer and operations officer.

TESTING PROCEDURE: Written & on bike
Certification: IPMBA Certification is available to qualified personnel who successfully complete the practical test, earn a score of 76% or better on the written test, become members of IPMBA, and submit applications for certification accompanied by the appropriate fee.

TUITION: $375.00 (includes 1 year membership into IPMBA and the Guidebook to Public Safety Cycling)
$325.00 for current IPMBA members (Please email us prior to pre-registering)

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: (www.socalfireems.com)

DATES: April 20th – 23rd, 2010

TIME: 8:00am – 5:00pm

LOCATION: Santa Clarita, CA

To be placed on the bike medic certification course mailing list, email us at training@socalfireems.com

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