CORE is a free training program for individuals, neighborhood groups and community-based organizations in Oakland. The underlying premise is that a major disaster will overwhelm first responders leaving many citizens on their own for the first 72 hours or longer after the emergency.

CORE teaches self-reliance skills and helps neighborhoods establish response teams to take care of the neighborhood until professional emergency personnel arrive.

Benefits

• Develop self-confidence and peace of mind as you learn practical information and learn hands-on life-saving skills
• Build community as you develop and share your skills and resources to protect yourself, your family and home, and your neighborhood
• Create a lifeline between your family and neighbors, and the City’s emergency responders

CORE training will help you increase the safety and well-being of your family and neighborhood.

'Trauma' could be shot in arm for S.F. economy - Meredith May for SF Chronicle

It was an MVA on the Embarcadero. Motorcycle versus auto. During the morning commute, no less. A jogger was first to reach the motorcyclist, who was sprawled out on the street. Pulling back the visor of his helmet, she saw that his eyeballs had bugged out with the force of the impact. It was only her. She had to make a quick decision. Marisa Benez put her thumbs on his eyeballs and pushed them back in. "I gotta tell ya mister, that was nasty!" she said.

"CUT!" yelled Jeffrey Reiner, director of "Trauma," an NBC series about a San Francisco paramedics crew that premieres today.
"Look longer at his eyes, then push them back in with more confidence," Reiner said.