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Field hospital built for flood victims in Brazil (Online)
CNTV, 6/25/10
The Brazilian Army has set up a field hospital to treat flood victims and prevent the spread of disease.
Decontamination training held here (Print)
The Rockdale Reporter, 5/20/10
All first responders in Milam County were invited to participate in a recent training for decontamination, which utilized equipment and supplies in the Milam County Decon Unit Trailer.
Reeves' DRASH offers dynamic shelter solution (Online)
EMS1.com, 5/7/10
If you are considering purchasing shelter systems for any of the numerous possibilities they can be used for, Reeves EMS Shelter Systems are worth looking at. The Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH) can be constructed for several situations including casualty collection points, emergency operations centers, incident command posts, fatality management centers, incident camps, medical surge facilities, mobile field shower systems and outdoor patient isolation systems.
DRASH Supports Search and Rescue Efforts Following Plant Explosion (Print)
HS Today , April 2010
The Connecticut Department of Public Health and Middletown Office of Emergency Management deployed shelters and lightweight field hospitals by DHS Technologies LLC, Orangeburg, NY, following the Feb. 7 explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems plant in Middletown, Conn.
Branis seeks no-limits approach to problem-solving (Print)
Specialty Fabrics Review , April 2010
As vice president of manufacturing at DHS Systems in Orangeburg, N.Y., creating an environment that fosters a no-limits, problem solving, collective approach to business is foundational to Marcel Branis' management style and has resulted in some significant advances in products and processes for the company.
Taking control: The Reeves Incident Command Post (Online)
EMS1.com, 2/19/10
DHS Systems LLC has unveiled a new tool for building effective incident command stations. The Reeves Incident Command Post Trailer is specifically designed to offer a comprehensive, mobile command center to deal with any number and type of emergency incidents.
A Complete and Affordable Mobile Command Solution (Print)
Police and Security News , November/December 2009
Costing upward of six figures, a well equipped ICP is out of reach for most small agencies. Now, DHS Systems LLC is offering the Reeves ICP Trailer, a trailer and shelter combination which can be fully equipped as an ICP, but for a fraction of the cost.
Military Tents on Display at Bay Point Marriott (Online)
WJHG, 11/3/09
Manufacturers of temporary structures are showing off their products at the Bay Point Marriott resort this week during the Bi-Annual Meeting of the Department of Defense's Joint Committee on Tactical Shelters.
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Interoperability key to firefighters’ future success (Print)
Carolina Fire Rescue EMS Journal, October 2009
As firefighters battled flames inside the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 they were faced with an even larger obstacle. Fire rescue personnel, lacking communications equipment compatible with that used by other responders at the scene, including members of the New York Police Department, were unable to receive warnings of the buildings’ inevitable collapse.
Military Under Shelter in Harm's Way (Print)
Military Medical Technology, September 2009
Shelters remain as much as ever an essential requirement for forces deployed at forwarding operating bases, which are more often than not in remote locations without any existing infrastructure, such as water, septic and power, and in a variety of environments and conditions.
Swine Flu Hot Spots: Southern U.S. First to Battle Deadly Flu (Online)
ABC News, 9/24/09
As the nation braces for flu season and a potential outbreak of swine flu, the South already appears to be dealing with a wave of H1N1 cases, setting up tents to deal with hundreds of possibly infected children each day.
Hospitals Prepare for H1N1 (Online)
CBS, 9/23/09
With flu season about to begin, hospitals are taking necessary steps to insure everyone can be evaluated.
Swamped with flu patients, Dell Children's Medical Center sets up triage tents (Online)
Austin American-Statesman, 9/22/09
Dell Children's Medical Center is seeing so many children sick with what is presumed to be swine flu, it expects to start treating some of them in tents starting today.
Portable Solutions (Print)
Police, Summer 2009
With its military pedigree, Reeves' incident Command Post (ICP) is built to meet military standard requirements for rain, wind, temperature, durability, blackout, and snowload. This generator-powered towed trailer pops out into a soft-walled shelter to serve as a portable command center on the fly.
FORSSTROM Provides the Entire Solution (Online)
FORSSTROM.com, Summer 2009
FORSSTROM has delivered a machine system during this past year consisting of four different manufacturing units to the American manufacturer DHS Systems.
Reeves Incident Command Post (ICP) Trailer Reaches Beyond Local Community (Online)
EMS Magazine, April 2009
During any disaster, large or small, emergency personnel must be prepared for immediate deployment to the scene. Until recently, however, the Hamilton County Health Department in Noblesville, IN, didn't have that capability, says public health coordinator Chad Jenkins. They finally decided on the Reeves ICP trailer from DHS Technologies, and Jenkins is glad they did.
New Orleans EMS Paramedics Rescue Worker that Fell 20 Feet Into the Hull of a Barge (Print)
CityofNO.com, December 2008
On December 15, 2008, New Orleans EMS (NOEMS) received a 911 call for a male who had fallen approximately 20 feet into the hull of a barge at 3500 France Road. Using a Reeves 101 Flexible Stretcher, NOEMS rescue division was able to extricate the patient in less than 20 minutes.
ICP for the Rugged Outdoors (Print)
JEMS, August 2008
Part trailer, part pop-up shelter, the Reeves ICP has 16" of ground clearance for traversing rugged surfaces. The Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH) has no loose parts to misplace and can be set up in 10 minutes after removal from its storage bag.
Firefighter of the Month for July (Print)
WKRG.com News Five, Mobile - Pensaco, AL
...Easley had the below grade level view and was integral in the decision to move the victim in a somewhat different method by placing the patient in a Reeves Sleeve, which is used to secure accident victims and pull the victim up a steep and dangerous grade by rope while balancing the patient on a ladder.
Rockland County Purchases New Mobile Emergency Shelter (Video)
News 12, April 2, 2008
Rockland County, NY is now the owner of a new mobile emergency shelter.
New Orleans EMS Ready for Mardi Gras (Print)
EMSResponder.com, February 4, 2008
Mardi Gras revelers have descended here for parades, beads and parties. And, EMS crews have prepared for their guests.
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After 3 Days, Heat Back On At West Rock Nursing Home (Print)
New Haven Register, December 1, 2007
The boilers were back on Friday at a West Rock nursing home, three days after a malfunction left the facility without heat as nighttime temperatures hovered around freezing. The city contacted the state Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, which enlisted the state Department of Public Health, which boasts an $8.25 million mobile field hospital, funded by state bond money in 2006, that includes a series of tents and is roughly the size of a football field when all 100 beds are set up.
New Public Affairs Response Team Rolled Out for Vigilant Guard (Print)
National Guard Bureau, May 21, 2007
Members of a new National Guard team designed to streamline information about disasters in this country to the American people rolled into the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in southern Indiana on May 8 to take part in the Indiana National Guard's training exercise Vigilant Guard. The [training] package consisted of three DRASH towed tent generator systems that are climate controlled and have been outfitted with the latest electronic gear to allow for full operation of a Joint Information Center.
Westover Holds Disaster Drill (Video/Print)
CBS-3, May 19, 2007
A hurricane slams the Northeast. There is major damage, even some deaths. It hasn't happened yet, but will we be ready if it does. CBS3 Springfield Megan Bacchus shows us how Western Massachusetts would respond if the worst happened.
Reeves Sleeve Used in FDNY Rescue (Video)
CW-11, May 18, 2007
A woman is recovering tonight after a freak accident, the kind that people living in NYC dread. She was walking along the sidewalk when she fell through a steel grate - landing just inches from live electrical wires.
Connecticut Purchases 100-Bed Mobile Field Hospital (Video)
WFSB TV3 (CBS), April 5, 2006
The state has unveiled a new mobile hospital. The field hospital will help up to 100 people in the event of a disaster.