Welcome Candidates!
To all interested patrol candidates, sign up now for Outdoor Emergency Care training. No previous first aid training is required: this non-urban training program will provide the skill set required for emergency situations in the recreation community.
OEC is considered the standard of training for emergency care in the outdoor environment and is recognized by resorts and recreational facilities in all 50 states. It’s application extends beyond skiing and snowboarding, to wilderness medical technicians, river rafting and mountaineering guides, members of search and rescue groups, mountain bike patrollers, and parks and recreation employees.
If you’re not quite ready to step into patrolling, consider the Mountain Host Program. You’ll work side by side with patrollers to learn the ropes – you just don’t provide first aid.
Anyone interested in either OEC or the Mountain Host programs, should contact the SoCal Candidate Advisor: Denise deVines at 714-330-5822 or email denisedevines@aol.com.
2009 OEC CLASS SCHEDULE
Orange County - Starting Sept.1
Tu & Th 6:30-9 pm Lakeshore Towers
Linda Roth lindaskis@aol.com
San Fernando Valley – Starting Sept. 12
Saturdays 9am-1 pm
Wayne Wong & Jim Laage
818-368-8710 or 818-365-9435
cllaage@verizon.net
Wrightwood – Sundays; CLOSED
Brian Long 951-536-1922
snowpatrol@dslextreme.com
Long Beach – 2 Weeknights, starting Sept.
Barbara Baxter & Tom Dyroff
562-430-1719
barbax@adelphia.net
San Diego – 2 weeknights starting end of August
Steve Sue (858) 273-1615
oecsandiego@gmail.com
Big Bear – Saturday skills
Sign up by Sept 12
Combination webcast lecture & amp; skills & evening lecture
email: denisedevines@aol.com
CHALLENGE COURSE
Must show current certification as EMT, paramedic, nurse, doctor; refer to: http://www.nsp.org/1/nsp/NSP_Education_Programs/Courses_xx_Curriculum_and_Publications/OEC_course.asp Contact instructor for qualification approval.
Wrightwood Challenge Class – Saturdays
Mike Gunning 626-358-5126
mikegunning@verizon.net
Challenge in Big Bear / San Diego – starts September 19
Denise deVines 714-330-5822
denisedevines@aol.com
Note: all candidates must pre-register for specific class – don’t just show up!
You must contact instructors at least 1 week in advance for admission so they can order materials for you. Typical class registration, facilities fees and materials costs typically range from $150-$175. (Remember, these fees may be a tax write off since this is a volunteer organization!)
For questions specifically regarding OEC program, contact OEC Regional Advisor: Frank DeLeo frank.deleo2@verizon.net or co Advisor: Saul Traiger saul@traiger.net .