Students Learn and Prepare at County Fire Safety Event
Apr. 21, 2026 | 4:42 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
San Diego County Fire brought hands-on emergency preparedness to Oak Grove Middle School in Jamul with an interactive safety fair.
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CERT Makes Emergency Preparedness Fun
Mar. 10, 2026 | 4:56 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Preparing for emergencies is serious, but it doesn’t have to be dull. San Diego County Fire’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a volunteer group trained to help their neighbors during a disaster. Members also attend community events to share information about disaster preparedness.
First EMS Corps Training Class Graduates in San Diego County
Feb. 24, 2026 | 10:17 AMReading Time: 1 minute
County Fire celebrated the graduation of its first EMS Corps cohort, marking a milestone for a new program that prepares young adults for careers as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). The program combines classroom instruction with intensive, hands-on learning. Students practiced real-life emergency scenarios, including trauma simulations and field drills that tested teamwork and quick decision-making. […]
Free Trainings Available to Save Lives
Jan. 23, 2026 | 4:15 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
More than 750,000 people have learned hands-only CPR as part of the Revive & Survive San Diego Initiative launched in January 2024. The initiative is closer to its goal of training one million people to do hands-only CPR.
Don’t Let Your Feast Turn Into a Deep Fried Turkey Disaster
Nov. 21, 2025 | 10:43 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
CALFIRE and San Diego County Fire firefighters demonstrate how your Thanksgiving can go from exciting to a fireball in just seconds. Turkey frying fires are a real danger that occur when people don’t pay attention to safety guidelines for turkey frying. Learn the do’s and don’t’s to prevent this from happening at your gathering.
Revive & Survive Celebrates 500K Milestone in CPR Training Goal
Jul. 9, 2025 | 4:58 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
More than 522,000 people learned hands-only CPR as part of the Revive & Survive San Diego Initiative launched in January 2024. The initiative is more than halfway to its goal of training one million people to do hands-only CPR.
County Seeks Young Adults for Emergency Medical Services Training Program
Jun. 17, 2025 | 11:00 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
The County’s Fire and Emergency Medical Services are recruiting applicants ages 18 to 26 for the San Diego Emergency Medical Services Corps—a five-month, hands-on training program that prepares participants to become emergency medical technicians.