We have been quite busy at Empact Northwest. Besides responding to disasters as an Urban Search & Rescue team, we also train other first responders. We recently held our annual Rescue Systems 1 class that is attended by first responders through out our region. Our highly qualified instructors prepare all year long to provide the participants a class that is respected & highly regarded in the industry. This is an intensive 4 day class is core in urban search & rescue & in technical rescues. In the past, we have had attendees from Washington DC , Louisiana, California & through out the Pacific NW. We are honored to help other agencies & communities be better prepared & better trained to respond when a disaster occurs.
We are incredibly humbled & grateful for your on going support. When you help us, you are helping your own community.
THANK YOU!
In April of this year, 5 members of the USAR unit & senior staff of Empact Northwest was invited to Lake Charles, Louisiana to participate & teach at a multi-agency mock disaster drill. The disaster drill simulated search and rescue after a hurricane or other flood related disasters, which that state is susceptible to. We taught high angle rescues, simulating lowering victims from roof tops during flooding/hurricane disasters. Senior Empact team members also supervised Incident Command, giving instruction as the overall simulated Command post. We also taught an Incident Command class on the second day to community volunteers. This class will help community volunteers understand their roll in a large response & better equip the community to work with Federal, State, local agencies.We were honred to be included in this important mock disaster that included city and county agencies, as well as community volunteers with necessary resources. There were over 100 community volunteers that participated in the 2 day event.
Happy New Year! Since our last report, we've remained focused on expanding and improving our capabilities to respond here at home, as well helping other communities become more prepared. Since our last report, we've:
In the coming months, we'll be continuing our push for disaster preparedness and rescuer training by:
All of this is possible because of your contributions! We couldn't be more grateful. Thank you for your ongoing support!
Since August, we've remained focused on expanding and improving our capabilities to respond here at home, as well helping other communities become more prepared. Since our last report, we've:
In the coming months, we'll be continuing our push for disaster preparedness and rescuer training by:
All of this is possible because of your contributions! We couldn't be more grateful. Thank you for your ongoing support!
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This past three months, we've been heavily focused on expanding and improving our capabilities to respond here at home, as well helping other communities become more prepared. Since our last report, we've:
In the coming months, we'll be continuing our push for disaster preparedness and rescuer training by:
All of this is possible because of your contributions! We couldn't be more grateful. Thank you for your ongoing support!
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