Use an AmbuBus as an on-site shelter for victims and responders. 2:30a.m -7⁰F Smoke and flames begin to rise from a multi-story apartment building. The smoke alarms blare and the building’s sprinkler system begins to shower everyone and everything in it with cold water. Terrified tenants run outside into the freezing cold waiting for the fire department to […]
First Line Technology Assists in Jail Cell Decontamination As fentanyl and other synthetic opioids continue to spread across the country, correctional facilities are discovering that prisoners are finding ways to hide or acquire these dangerous substances. Recently, Al Lee of First Line Technology (FLT) received a phone call from Lieutenant Scott Brosis of the Aurora, Illinois Police […]
When Water Makes it Worse Thanks to Bob Wagner from Indiana TF1 for bringing this to our attention at the Indiana Hazmat Conference Earlier this year the Centers for Disease Control put out guidance to avoid washing raw chicken before cooking. This was met with widespread skepticism, as many families had been washing their chicken for generations as a […]
October 2, 2019 Media Release: IMMEDIATE RELEASE First Line Technology Brings Expansion to Stafford Stafford, VA—First Line Technology, of Chantilly, is expanding its operations to Stafford. First Line, established in 2003, manufactures disaster preparedness, emergency response equipment and products for military and first responders. First Line will purchase an office and manufacturing/warehouse facility on 487 […]
Dorian’s winds take damage to a whole new level. Hurricane Dorian smashed into the Bahamas with sustained winds of 185 mph and gusts of 220 mph. In an article by Jim McKay on Government Technology’s Emergency Management website, Jared Moskowitz, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management was quoted as saying, “Whatever the building code is in the state […]
Hospitals evacuate patients as fire approaches. The ongoing series of wildfires in California continue to expand at a frightening pace. Driven by winds that often exceed 85 miles per hour, officials ordered evacuations in large areas of Sonoma County. As originally reported in The Mercury News, officials at Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital and the Kaiser Permanente […]
