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In time of crisis, we summon up our strength. Then, if we are lucky, we are able to call every resource, every forgotten image that can leap to our quickening, every memory that can make us know our power.
Muriel Rukeyser
This site is home to the Med Alert system, a way to make emergency contact with operators who can send the proper personnel to assist you. Pressing the button quickly establishes hands-free two-way communication. The unit is free with a monitoring subscription.
The Abbey Group provides full consulting services in the public safety areas of fire services and law enforcement. Services include hazardous materials management systems, EMS reporting systems, wireless, on-the-job computing solutions.
If your home or business has been damaged by fire, flood, or other natural disaster, this group promises to get you back on your feet as soon as possible while minimizing your loss and downtime. Specializing in responding to fire and water damage, the company has skills in document drying, deodorization, mold/mildew treatment, getting clean water to your site, and much more.
This site holds a warehouse of information about the ACEP, its policies and guidelines, and current news. Features a large “members-only” section, but much of it is focused on non-members too. Find out about ACEP’s views on managed care and other current concerns, as well as membership and dues information for doctors, residents, and med school students.
The jewel in the emergency services crown, the Red Cross exists to aid disaster victims and help people prevent and prepare for emergencies. Find out about the organization’s current interests, locations in which it is currently helping disaster victims, and how to volunteer.
This site features everything you need to outfit your rescue squad. Featuring doggy floatation devices, avalanche beacons, portable folding water bowls, and much more, Lewis and Clark offers quick online ordering.
Provides educational resources and job opportunities for emergency and primary care physicians and health care providers.
Hopes to provide an insight into emergency services around the world through action photos, a virtual emergency, a training room, and a notice board.
Promotes the exchange of ideas about the prevention of, preparation for, and recovery from natural and sociotechnological disasters.
The news service of the Emergency Response and Research Institute, EmergencyNet carries up-to-the-minute worldwide news regarding all sorts of catastrophes, from terrorist attacks to natural disasters. Also contains current articles and links for law enforcement, EMS operators, military operations, infectious diseases, and much more.
EMS sets up shop at conventions, sporting events, private parties, and wherever else you need them (as long at you’re in California). Fully insured, EMS promises to take the worry away from hosting major events. They also carry a full line of emergency equipment and products.
This jam-packed, energized site is like a giant rec room for emergency-services workers of all flavors. Featuring news, articles, links, a chat area, and even poetry and other writing, FireFighting.Com caters mostly to firefighters, but it will also interest law enforcement workers, EMTs, and other public safety professionals.
LifeGard is a personal emergency alert system that lets authorities know when you need help. Comes with a tabletop model and a portable unit that you carry with you. Additional features include home carbon monoxide detectors and fire alarms.
Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Medic Aid is a Canadian distributor of medical alarms. Search the products catalog, which includes a special “Alzheimer’s-friendly” phone, and find an office near you with the store locator.
A volunteer organization that provides mountain safety education and volunteers for search and rescue operations.
Clearinghouse of information for campus Emergency Medical System groups. Also maintains two email discussion lists and information on conferences.
This site’s goal is to be a resource to paramedics and those interested in paramedicine. Includes a chat/forum area, essays, and sections that detail EMS protocols and procedures in various states.
Based in California, this company hosts seminars for 911 dispatchers, first responders, and hotline call takers. Class topics include specific stress management for dispatchers, post-trauma stress courses, dispatching responses to workplace violence, and many more. Check the site often for specific locations and dates.
This company specializes in equipment for the narrow field of rock climbing and rope rescue. Browse their large catalog of ascending and rappelling devices, ropes and pulleys, and media resources. Whether your need is industrial, sport-based, or for a rescue squad, this site has what you need.
Skyblazer makes flares and other emergency signaling products. Browse their line of flares and complete the survey to find out information on the Coast Guard’s requirement for flares, the difference between marine and wilderness flares, and more.
Program designed to bring more awareness to EMS, Fire and Rescue, and police and sheriff department dispatchers.
Emergency medicine research consortium made up of the emergency medicine research divisions of three teaching hospitals, Royal Columbian Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital, and Vancouver Hospital. Outlines information about the network’s current and recent research activities. Also outlines recent publications, abstracts, presentations, and text book chapters. Functions as a bulletin board-type service, whereby members can post intra-network messages using a password-controlled link. Also offers links to a faculty-wide e-mail directory.
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