This course is an intense, realistic training exercise designed to simulate situations rescue specialists may encounter in rescuing victims entrapped in collapsed structures such as the Northridge Apartments in Southern California in January 1994. During the past seven years students from all over the country have attended this course. Recent classes have attracted students from North Carolina, Florida and an international group from Abbotsford, BC, Canada.
Former students assist in the instruction of the class.
In fact the Asst. Chief Instructor was a former student. Chief Robert Dolci developed this course after personal experience assisting homeowners in putting their homes back on the foundations in the Santa Cruz Mountains after the Loma Prieta earthquake and doing extensive research into the patterns of collapse experienced during the Mexico City, Armenian and other major earthquakes. Sunnyvale Dept. of Public Safety, NASA Ames and the Abbotsford, BC, Canada CERT . The pictures included on this site were taken during the last class and they are representative of the type of activities and exercises that take place during the week.