Ocean rescue trainees in the water off Point Mugu, Ventura County, California

Watermen teaching watermen

Pacific Safety Group was founded in Ventura, California to deliver ocean rescue training the way it should be done: in the water, in real conditions, built around the people doing the job.

Who we are

Decades in the water, public and private

Pacific Safety Group offers didactic training and certification per the California State Fire Marshal's Office. Our staff boasts decades of experience teaching in the public and private sectors, and we place a premium on developing the proper mindset of an ocean rescue swimmer.

We provide in-person instruction in your area of jurisdiction, personalized to your department's conditions, needs and requirements, with a focus on maximizing water time. When you'd rather come to us, our home water is the Ventura County coastline, from Ventura Pier to Point Mugu.

  • CSFM Open Water Rescuer – Basic certification courses
  • Heavy-water training for certified personnel
  • Private lifeguard, event and ocean safety services
  • Public safety contract education and corporate events
Pacific Safety Group instructor presenting to a room of public safety personnel
Instruction · public safety agency cohort
How we work

Your water. Our experience.

This is your department, your personnel, your SOGs and SOPs. We bring decades of ocean rescue instruction and a proven CSFM curriculum; you bring the knowledge of your coastline and your operations. Together we build the program, deliver it, and check every box the State requires.

Respect the ocean

We're dealing with the ocean and her many moods, and she always has the final say. Every course is planned and staffed with that in mind.

Respect the agency

We never show up saying "this is how it's done." We know how to train ocean rescuers; you know your jurisdiction. We adapt proven methods to your equipment, tactics and strategies so your team accomplishes its mission safely.

Maximize water time

Classroom where it's needed, then as much time in the water as we can get. Skills are built through repetition in real conditions.

Founder

Daniel J. Nahmias

Daniel founded Pacific Safety Group in Ventura, California to bring State Fire Marshal ocean rescue certification to agencies on their own terms, and to give private clients access to genuinely professional lifeguards.

He personally scopes every agency course, from the first conversation about your emergency operations and mutual-aid partners through the final certificate.

Rescue swimmers training in surf at Point Mugu
Home water · Ventura County coastline
Pacific Safety Group

Ready to build your program?

Call, email, or send a few details and we'll set up a conversation with your command staff.

pacificsafetygroup@gmail.com  ·  Ventura, California

Call 805-340-2158