Practical, hands-on training for a more resilient campus.
Learn the skills that can make a difference before emergency responders arrive.
The UC Davis Community Responder Program helps campus groups and departments strengthen emergency preparedness by equipping faculty, staff and students to recognize emergencies, provide immediate care and respond confidently during the critical minutes before emergency responders arrive.
Through hands-on instruction, participants learn to use campus emergency response resources and take action in a variety of urgent situations. Designed specifically for UC Davis, this course makes practical emergency response training more accessible to the campus community.
Why train your team as community responders?
A safer campus starts with a prepared community.
Training more campus community members to recognize emergencies and respond with confidence helps build a more resilient UC Davis. Whether someone experiences cardiac arrest, severe bleeding or opioid overdose, trained community members can provide lifesaving care during the critical minutes before emergency responders arrive.
Community Responder training also provides a shared experience that can strengthen preparedness across teams. When group members learn together, they gain a common understanding of how to respond and support one another in an emergency.
What you'll learn
In this three-hour course, participants receive hands-on instruction in:
- CPR
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) awareness and use
- Stop the Bleed® techniques
- Naloxone (Narcan) administration
- PulsePoint and campus emergency response resources
- How to recognize common medical emergencies and respond until first responders arrive
Who should attend?
The Community Responder Program is open to academic departments, administrative units and registered student organizations seeking practical emergency response skills without needing professional CPR certification.
Group leaders or department representatives can register members for a monthly training session or request a dedicated session for their team. A recharge account number is required.
Request training
Choose the training option that works best for your team: Attend a regular monthly training session or request onsite training.
Monthly training
Community Responder training sessions are offered on the first Wednesday of each month at 9 a.m.-noon. Group leaders or department representatives can register members of their team to participate, with space for up to 24 participants.
Schedule is subject to change, and sessions are dependent on sufficient enrollment. Confirm available dates when registering.
Request onsite training for your group
For groups of 10 to 24 participants, dedicated onsite training sessions are available upon request. When requesting a session, be prepared to provide preferred dates, a training location and an estimated number of participants.
Ready to get your team trained?
Community Responder training is $30 per person. The fee is designed to recover program costs while keeping practical emergency preparedness training affordable and accessible across campus.
Use the registration form to register your team for an upcoming monthly session or request a dedicated session for your team. Recharge information is required for either option.
Request Community Responder training
Learn about the cost and request Community Responder training for your team.
Need CPR or First Aid certification?
The Community Responder Program includes a course completion certificate, but it is not an American Heart Association certification and does not meet professional licensing or employment requirements.
If you need certification for your job or professional license, please explore our certification courses: