Offers courses to provide skills to those who are on the Disaster Operation Center roster. The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management’s (SFDEM) Training Program plans, facilitates and coordinates an average of two training sessions a month involving local, state and federal partners to help them practice emergency planning and management skills. SFDEM works will a wide variety of partners to design and provide training opportunities for City staff, the private sector, non-profit organizations and other regional response partners. SFDEM Training helps to develop essential emergency management skills, reinforce Emergency Operations Center (EOC) responsibilities and introduce technology. The principles learned during training are reinforced during exercises organized and facilities by DEM.
A commitment to learning
GM Message
“RPD University is our commitment to giving our team the tools and training we need to grow professionally, to keep current with best practices and new thinking, and to remain innovative and responsive as we serve the public. RPD-U provides skill development for our workforce to succeed and opportunities for personal growth. When each of us is exposed to different thinking and new ideas, we gain competence, perspective, and judgment—so that all of us benefit. I hope these learning opportunities and programs inspire and connect us to our profession, to each other, and to the park users we serve.”
— General Manager Phil Ginsburg
About RPD-U
The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department is responsible for over 220 of the best parks and recreation centers in the nation. Given that we have locations all across San Francisco, we are a very geographically dispersed workforce. That's where RPD-U comes into play!
