Director of Training

Training Captain

Captain Andy Aguirre

Training Captain

Captain Jim Underwood

Video Unit Director

Communications Specialist Steve Berger has performed as a Multimedia Coordinator for the Long Beach Fire Department since 1998. His responsibilities include:

• Providing Emergency Command Operations Center (ECOC) and Department Operation Center (DOC) video communications support services.
• Technical lead and administrator of an automated central receive site for a broadband microwave system to transmit live video and audio feeds from the Regional Mobile Command and Communications vehicle (MCC1) to Incident Commanders, Fire Headquarters and other agencies for training or mobile telepresence in the event of a major emergency in the LA area.
• Supervising the LBFD Video Unit, producing, videotaping, directing, distributing, coding and archiving videos and computer/web based training programs.
• Project technical lead for the LBFD Interactive Computer/Web Based Training Program.
• Providing specialized on-location A/V support for Arson, Code Enforcement, in-service training, recruit training, Human Resource examinations, etc.
• Managing the Fire Departments 24 hr. cable TV channels for in-service training and important specialized information.
• Webmaster of several LBFD websites including LBFDtraining.com, LBFDnews.org and longbeach.gov/fire
• Area E Technical lead and Administrator of the LA Area Regional Public Safety Video Network, an Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) project to network regional training classrooms with high definition telepresence, also capable of delivering live and on-demand training to 34 fire departments and every firefighter in Region 1.
  
  
  

Human Resource Development Consultant

Dr. Richard L. Resurreccion has been a life safety, technology and emergency management human resource development consultant for over a quarter of a century. He received his Doctor of Education degree from the University of Maryland, College Park and is a member of five professional and academic honor societies. Dr. Resurreccion is a California State University, Long Beach Professor Emeritus; he has also taught at the University of Maryland, College Park; California State University, Los Angeles; the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and the University of Hawaii, Manoa. He has been an HRD consultant for such organizations as the Los Angeles City Fire Department, Las Vegas Fire Department, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Nevada Fire Chiefs' Association, and the National Fire Academy/TRADE. He is past Chair and Member (1985-87) of the Orange County Emergency Medical Care Committee (EMS Commission)  and served as a volunteer preceptor training instructor for the Los Angeles County Paramedic Training Institute (1983-93). He is Honorary Chief of the Clark County, NV Fire Department and is the 1990 "Ed Bent Fire Service Instructor of the Year." 
Dr. Resurreccion's responsibilities include:

• Conducting instructional methods courses for Fire, Lifeguard and Emergency Medical Services Personnel.
• Advising on the design of curriculum for the basic Fire Academy and various officer development courses.
• Designing evaluation instruments.
• Training personnel on effective coaching and counseling procedures.
• Conducting management training.
• Providing academic and career planning
• Conducting research and evaluation studies
  
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Clerical Support

Angela Cady has been working at the LBFD Training Center since September 2010. Before that she was temping throughout the City of Long Beach. She graduated from Golden West Community College with an AA Degree in Computer Business Applications. Angela's responsibilities at the Training Center are:

• Maintaining and adding events on the Training Calendar for the LBFD.

• Scheduling the Training Center's classrooms for various training classes.

• Answering the Training Center's main telephone switchboard.

• Updating data entry and giving credit for JAC and In-Service, as well as Basic Skills Training.

• Keeping the office area clean and organized in addition to other secretarial duties.

• Creating memos and various letters for the Director of Training.

• Assisting the Training Center staff.