Fall 2015 Outdoor Emergency Care Course

This site covers the National Ski Patrol's Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) training course that's held in the San Francisco South Bay area each Fall. Details on registration, materials, preparation and location are located on the tabs above. Course updates are posted below as they are published.

Outdoor Emergency Care® is the National Ski Patrol’s award-winning training program for patrollers and others in the recreation community who deal with emergency situations. This nationally recognized program is designed to help you manage the toughest emergencies, in all seasons. Developed in the late 1980s for the 26,000 members of the National Ski Patrol, Outdoor Emergency Care is a training program that is tailored to the nonurban rescuer. Today, 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.

Thursday, April 23, 2020

OEC SouthBay 2020 Update

Candidates & Patrollers -

Hope you're all staying safe & sane in these times.  A quick update on our Fall 2020 class:

1. OEC6.  As you've seen/heard, OEC6 is coming out shortly, and all classes taught after Sept. 1 are required to comply with OEC6 protocols.  We have yet to be briefed on them & the roll-out process.  Meetings next week on this.  Once we have greater visibility here, we'll formulate & distribute our plan on what changes, if any, we need to make to our approach.

2. COVID/Virus/Infection Precautions.  Clearly, precautions here will have a big impact on our operations.  Our path forward will be guided by a) guidance from the National office, b) Guidance from California, and c) our own best judgement.  Here too, we need greater visibility on these important, dynamic, and critical issues.  And with that, we'll need a clear plan on how we'll proceed, keeping candidates and instructors as safe as possible.  I'll distribute more info as it becomes available.  If we don't hold class this year, we'll develop some other ways for us to stay connected and refreshed prior to next season.

More info as it develops at: https://oecsouthbay.blogspot.com/

Stay safe & healthy,
Bill