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ABOUT

Expert Consultants with Years of Real-Life Emergency Experience

We are Bay Area firefighters dedicated and passionate about emergency response education. We feel it is our duty to prepare students with the tools to become successful and confident in the case of an emergency. As professional emergency educational consultants, we guarantee a wealth of valuable knowledge taught in an enthusiastic and fun environment. Our courses are not designed to be the usual boring CPR and First Aid course you've taken in the past. We've combined our own personal experiences with hands-on situations and a dose of humor to bring you a program everyone seems to enjoy. We are fueled by our passion to inform, encourage, and arm students to take action in any disaster/emergency situation.

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We proudly serve the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Placer, and El Dorado Counties. Contact us today!

OWNERS

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DAVID SMILEY

Co-Owner & Facilitator

Lt. David Smiley has worked with the San Francisco Fire Department for 16 years. He earned a Liberal Arts degree from San Francisco State University with an emphasis on teaching.  He has extensive on the job training along with many certifications as a California State Fire Marshall Instructor, a Neighborhood Emergency Response Training (NERT) Instructor, a Wilderness EMT Instructor, and a multitude of Redcross, American Heart, and ASHI Instructor. David's passion for teaching, community engagement, and emergency response culminated with the inception of EPIC, formerly known as All Star CPR and First Aid, in 2007.

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JASON MARTIN

Co-Owner & Facilitator

Cpt. Jason Martin has worked as a Paramedic with the Menlo Fire Department for 18 years.  Jason is certified in State Certified Technical Rescue, ICS and Disaster Preparation, BLS and Layperson CPR, AED, and First Aid.  He has extensive emergency response experience including 100 cardiac arrests, 12 California Wild Fires, Hurricane Katrina, 9/11 Disaster, and Super Bowl 50 Disaster Preparation. Jason's love for teaching along with his many years of experience have allowed him to engage students in real-life demonstrations with easy to understand instructions on how to save a life.  His enthusiasm for teaching communities lifesaving skills culminated with the creation of EPIC, formerly known as All Star CPR & First Aid.

OUR FACILITATORS

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Sean Bonetti

Lieutenant for the San Francisco Fire Department for 30 years.

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Mike Sweeney

Captain for the Menlo Park Fire Department

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Zach Kim

Firefighter/Paramedic for San Francisco Fire Department

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