Call-Out Team Information and Application

Fill out the online Call-Out Team Application!

PLEASE NOTE: By submitting the form below, you are notifying the LAFD CERT UNIT of your interest in training to be on the Call-Out Team. Submittal of this form DOES NOT put you on the Call-Out roster nor allow you to attend Call-Out events, it just begins the process. We thank you for your interest and hope after your training to see you on the Call-Out Team.

There is one Call-Out Team for the City. This gives everyone equal opportunity to respond.

CERT members will not self-dispatch to any incident. Only the CERT Call-Out Teams that are requested by the LAFD may respond.

LAFD ALERT Messages (email, Twitter, radio etc.) are not official instructions or authorization to take action.

Call-Out Team members will receive notice of the call-out from the automated call-out system.

Effective 10/23/24: Each Call-Out Team member shall (in this order):

LAFD Call-Out CERT Team Member
Prerequisites and Acceptance Process
Downloadable Version

Prerequisite Classroom Training

  • Completion of the FEMA CERT Training Curriculum (Certification Required)

Prerequisite Online Training (FEMA Independent Study)

  • IS 100.c: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100 – (06/25/2018)
  • IS 200.c: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response – (03/11/2019)
  • IS-288.a: The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management – (02/25/2015)
  • IS-700.b: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System – (06/25/2018)
  • IS-800.d: National Response Framework, an Introduction – (03/27/2018)
  • IS-20.24: Diversity Awareness Course 2024- (10/23/24)

Prerequisite Recommendation

  • Recommended by a LAFD CERT Coordinator (Battalion or Bureau)
  • Recommendations are based on the activity / involvement level and attendance of LAFD CERT Battalion Meetings past a minimum of (4) Meetings to be eligible

Prerequisite Screening (Selected Candidates to Move on In the Process)

  • Submission of LAFD CERT Call-Out Team Application
  • Submit to a LiveScan background check
  • Interview with LAFD CERT Unit Command/Administrators

Required Training Upon Completion of Background Check and Selection

  • Call-Out Team Academy (20 Hours Total)

Required Paperwork (Prior to Swear-In)

  • Cal OES Disaster Service Worker Volunteer Registration
  • Los Angeles Fire Department Volunteer Application
  • Los Angeles Fire Department Volunteer Applicant Acknowledgement of City of Los Angeles Policies

Final Process

  • Sworn in as Disaster Service Worker

Optional Training/Certification Upon Swear-In and Completion of Above

  • DVOC — Defensive Vehicle Operator Course (Required to Drive LAFD Class C Vehicles)

Disqualification for LAFD CERT Call-Out Team Member Selection
(Subject to Change based on LAFD Risk Management and City of Los Angeles modifications)

  • Refusal to Submit to background check
  • Felony Convictions of any kind
  • Other than Honorable discharges from the military
  • Convictions of/or history of, however not limited to:
    • Assault (of any kind)
    • Battery (of any kind)
    • Stalking
    • Theft
    • Larceny
    • Related or Perceived Hate Crime
    • Sexual Assault
    • Arson
    • Murder
    • Attempted Murder

Use the form below to begin the Call-Out Team application process. Fill this form out again if you have any changes to your phone numbers or email addresses.

Please Download the Following:

  1. All CERT Forms
  2. ICS-214 as PDF…OR…ICS-214 as Word Doc
  3. LAFD CERT Code of Conduct (The last page is the signature agreement.)
  4. Call-Out Procedure (TO COME)
  5. LAFD Volunteer Acknowledgement of Policies
  6. Volunteer Workers Insurance Summary
  7. Wires Down Procedures
  8. Community Fire Patrol

Call-Out Application Form

Again, the submital of your application is only the first step in qualifying for the Call-Out Team. Please see above for all qualifying steps to complete the process.

Call-Out Team Eligibility Questionnaire