SPANISH TRAINING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

Emergency Spanish for Firefighters - This program prepares non-Spanish-speaking firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs to respond to fire, chemical, and still alarms where only Spanish is spoken. By learning a variety of commands, firefighters can take charge of the situation and direct victims and other bystanders to safety. No prior knowledge of Spanish necessary.

Survival Spanish for Paramedics and EMTs - this program is designed for non-Spanish-speaking paramedics and EMTs to use Spanish language commands and phrases that will enable them to assist Spanish-speaking persons in emergency situations. Emphasis is placed on concise Spanish to determine the patient's chief complaint, extent of injury or nature of illness, as well as explain procedures and treatment. There are two levels of treatment addressed in the book--basic and intermediate. No prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary for either level.

Emergency Spanish for 9-1-1 - The overall goal of this program is to train non-Spanish-speaking personnel in practical, professional, effective, survival Spanish to more efficiently answer emergency (and non-emergency) calls in order to provide timely dispatch of the appropriate public safety entity (police, fire, and/or medical). No prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary. NOTE: In the State of Texas, the successful completion of this program has been approved for TCLEOSE 2109 credit.

Spanish for Wildlife, Forest, and Park Personnel -This program is designed to provide non-Spanish-speaking park rangers, game wardens, campground personnel, and others involved in managing local, state, and federal parks and recreation areas with functional skills in Spanish. The program utilizes phonetic encoding to address the most important Spanish commands, questions, and phrases critical to park and game law enforcement work. No prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary