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# Fire department to host free training
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/fire-department-to-host-free-training/
- Published: 2002-10-16T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:47:52.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Do you know how to rescue someone who is trapped? How to control bleeding? Citizens can learn vital emergency actions during a free one-day emergency training class offered by the Santa Monica Fire Department on Oct. 26.

The Disaster Assistance Response Team training is designed to provide citizens with the skills to save themselves, their loved ones, neighbors or co-workers in the event of an emergency. The course includes hands-on training in light search and rescue techniques, shutting off utility connections, rescuer safety, extinguishing fires and disaster first aid.

The training runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call (310) 458-2221 to enroll.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 16, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/101602.pdf?ref=smdp.com)