Working animals – almost exclusively dogs and horses – play indispensable roles in the activities of the UK Armed Forces, the former operational and the latter ceremonial. Dim Jones details the DATR approach.

Emergency personnel from the US Air Force 380th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) executed a large, first-responder exercise at Al Dhafra Air Base (ADAB), United Arab Emirates.

Nuclear power. Rail. Construction. Oil & gas. Aviation. Healthcare. Renewable energy. Defence. Maritime. First responders. What do they have in common? They are all safety-critical sectors requiring highly skilled personnel.

Dennis Luckey, an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) who serves as the medical officer for Station 1 in Watkinsville, Georgia, was recognized as the Medical First Responder of the Year for Oconee County during the 28th Annual Northeast Georgia EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Awards Banquet.

Even in a changing military environment, opportunities for Military Working Dogs in the Services, and elsewhere in the States, continue to grow. Robert Moorman explores the training and deployment of these olfactory wonders.

Medic-CE, a provider of accredited online continuing education for emergency medical services (EMS) and fire professionals, launched Resiliency training that teaches first responders how to work through the trauma they experience in the field.

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.