BMT secured funding through the Defence and Security Accelerator, a UK research fund offering millions of pounds to projects for the Ministry of Defence, to build a prototype Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) that will allow a team of responders to remotely assess a scene for hazardous materials and predict the likely impact.
Fire companies now responding to nearly half of all priority medical runs, are first on scene 60 percent of the time. Avg. response times for priority medical runs improved by 2 minutes since program started Firefighters at 33 active fire houses across the city are now taking emergency medical runs,...
If two people had back-to-back heart attacks in rural Warren County, the first emergency responders on the scene would need fast and effective communication with the nearest medical transport – and that’s just for starters.
The Autism Society of Central Texas produced a training video to help educate law enforcement officers and emergency responders how to approach, talk with and respond to people with autism.
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responders felt better prepared to respond to an active shooter incident after receiving focused tactical training according to a new study in the journal Prehospital and Disaster Medicine.