FLT in the News

Publication: Bob Johnson's Toughbook Stuff

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A new "ambubus," a bus-sized ambulance designed to deal with mass casualty incidents, was put into service for towns in the Central Mass. region on Thursday.

Publication: The Daily Grafton (Mass.)

Reporter: Lindsay Corcoran

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The Central Region Homeland Security Advisory Council (CRHSAC) and the Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) recently joined together to provide a new piece of equipment, the AmbuBus, to the Central Region Homeland Security emergency services. The Merrimack Valley Transit Authority converted the bus.

Publication: Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission Newsletter (Sept. 2011)

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DeSoto County school bus No. 108 wasn't full of kids Friday morning. Instead, the interior featured a series of horizontal inter-frame connectors, angled header bars and ceiling pressure mounts...It was a trial run of the AmbuBus, and through a grant provided by the Mississippi Department of Health, the county's emergency management agency has teamed up with the Magnolia State's largest school district to showcase a premier solution to disaster preparedness.

Publication: The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

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The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University (TTU), Lubbock, Texas, has received a $1.1 million research award from the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command to continue funding the Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. National Program for Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats.

Publication: Textile World

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The North Dakota Department of Health hosted a public educational meeting about emergency preparedness activities[, which include the AmbuBus (Bus Stretcher Conversion Kit)]. The meeting was held through videoconference and teleconference so people from across the state could listen in.

Publication: Minot Daily News

Writer: Katina Tengesdal

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Street Crews reveiwed the AmbuBus (Bus Stretcher Conversion Kit), which they refer to here as a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Bus. Here's what they had to say:

"Mass casualty transport brings to mind lines of ambulances moving patients from a disaster scene to area hospitals. Recent natural disasters, such as the tornado in Joplin Mo., have demonstrated the need for resources to evacuate entire hospitals that have been damaged. The largest expense for this type of resource is the specialty vehicle chassis, which often has to be custom built to handle the number of patients desired. The No Notice AmbuBus from First Line Technology converts a standard school bus to a transport-capable vehicle that can accomodate 18 patients, six operators and their meidcal support equipment. Because this is a palletized, bolt-on conversion, it's also reconfigurable in the field and transferable in the event of vehicle malfunction."

Publication: JEMS

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Fibertect®, a decontamination technology developed by researchers at Texas Tech, was one of seven new innovations featured in National Guard Magazine that already is proving its worth to improve National Guard response time to domestic incidents.

Publication: Texas Tech Today

Writer: John Davis

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Whether it's an accident at a chemical plant or a terrorist attack, the Guard has to be ready to decontaminate victims.