Los Angeles · Southern California
TECC / TCCC Training in Los Angeles
DAG-USA’s 2 Day Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) course is also the class people search for as TCCC / Tactical Combat Casualty Care. Train at Burro Canyon Shooting Park in Azusa.
Why this course
High-threat casualty care — street and range
Searching for a TCCC course, TECC training, or Tactical Combat Casualty Care near Los Angeles? This is the page to start with. Direct Action Group has trained military, law enforcement, and protective teams since 1990. The curriculum follows TECC / TCCC phases of care: direct threat (care under fire), indirect threat (tactical field care), and evacuation to a higher level of care.
You will practice the interventions that stop preventable death — tourniquets, wound packing, airway, chest seals, and the MARCH algorithm — then apply them in drills and group scenarios, including active-shooter and mass-casualty style problems. Lead instructor George Magallon is a Los Angeles County LE veteran, departmental TECC lead, and former U.S. Marshals SRT tactical medic.
Phases of care
What TECC / TCCC covers
- Care Under Fire (hot zone) — direct-threat care while the fight is still on
- Tactical Field Care (warm zone) — indirect-threat care once the primary threat is suppressed
- Tactical Evacuation (cold zone) — moving the patient to a higher level of care
- MARCH — massive hemorrhage, airway, respirations, circulation, hypothermia / head injury
- IFAK employment, rescue task force considerations, lifts/carries, and extraction
Course objectives:
- Identify and treat the leading causes of preventable death
- TCCC history, terminology, methodology
- Treatment of violent injuries
- The Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK)
- Use of enhanced first aid equipment
- Extensive individual drills
- Live fire / active shooter courses vary by course
Location
Los Angeles metro training venue
Classes serving the Los Angeles area are commonly held at Burro Canyon Shooting Park, 22100 E Fork Rd, Azusa, CA 91702. That puts the range within reach of Los Angeles, Pasadena, the San Gabriel Valley, and Orange County.
See the training calendar for the latest dates, or the full TECC course listing for equipment and live-fire variants.
FAQ
Common questions
What is the difference between TECC and TCCC?
TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care) is the military battlefield-medicine standard. TECC (Tactical Emergency Casualty Care) applies those same lessons to civilian high-threat scenes — active shooter, officer/citizen down, and similar events. DAG-USA teaches both names because students search both; the skills are hemorrhage control, MARCH, and care under threat.
Is this a combat medic or TEMS course?
No. Combat medic usually means the Army 68W MOS, and TEMS is a longer tactical-EMS program for SWAT medics. This is DAG-USA’s 2-day TECC / TCCC class: point-of-injury trauma care (hemorrhage control, MARCH, care under threat). It is not EMT/paramedic school and does not replace state EMS licensure.
Who is TECC / TCCC training for?
Law enforcement, military, EMS, SWAT/tactical medics, executive protection / PSD teams, and qualified civilians who need high-threat trauma skills. Departments can register multiple seats on one checkout.
Where is the class held near Los Angeles?
Los Angeles–area TECC / TCCC classes are typically held at Burro Canyon Shooting Park in Azusa, California — a short drive from Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Valley, and Orange County.
How long is the course and what does it cost?
2 Day of instruction. Current published tuition is $500. Confirm the latest schedule and pricing on the course page before registering.
Do I need an IFAK or live-fire gear?
DAG supplies TCCC training equipment. Bringing your own IFAK (we recommend a NAR Intermediate Bleeder Control Kit) lets you train on the kit you will actually carry. Live-fire / active-shooter variants list extra gear on the course page when that format is scheduled.
Is this an official NAEMT TECC card or Stop the Bleed class?
This is DAG-USA professional training with a certificate of completion, built on TECC / TCCC guidelines. It is not marketed as an NAEMT card course or an American College of Surgeons Stop the Bleed class.
How do I register?
Use Register Now on this page, or open the full TECC course listing for dates, equipment, and multi-seat checkout. For a department invoice or private date, contact the DAG office.