Why are communities still struggling to evacuate at-risk citizens during an emergency? In virtually every disaster, a disproportionate number of casualties are the elderly, disabled, or home-bound also referred to as socially vulnerable populations. For example, in the Camp Fire incident in California most of the 86 people who died in the fire were senior citizens. Of the […]
Are You at Risk from Secondary Exposure to Fentanyl? Simplified Fentanyl Response Saves Lives and Money INCIDENT: Officer Exposed During Fatal Overdose Response LOCATION: Wareham, Massachusetts RESPONDING DEPARTMENT: Onset Fire Department Fentanyl is changing the rules of the game for all first responders. There’s no such thing as an easy call anymore. Chief Ray Goodwin of the Onset Fire Department in Wareham, Massachusetts can attest to that. A […]
Have You Ever Been Hit with Pepper Spray? FiberTect Wipes Reduce the Pain Fast THE INCIDENT: Removal of Pepper Spray LOCATION: Springdale, Arkansas RESPONDING DEPARTMENT: Springdale Fire Department Your eyes burn. Your skin feels like it’s on fire. It’s hard to breathe. The effects are temporary but are painful enough to deter and stall an attacker. If you’ve […]
Photo by: Russ Baer In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, file photo provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, members of the DEA Hazardous Materials/Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Team go through a decontamination procedure in Lubbock, Texas. During the operation, substances were seized during an ongoing investigation of fentanyl and fentanyl-related compounds. (Russ Baer/DEA via AP) By […]
For the 3rd Time, First Line Technology Appears on the Inc. 5000, Ranking No. 2100 With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 212 Percent NEW YORK, August 15, 2018 – Inc. magazine today revealed that First Line Technology is No. 2100 on its 37th annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private […]
Decontamination Product Neutralizes Fentanyl, Chemical, and Biological Agents Chantilly, Virginia April 25, 2018: First Line Technology congratulates its technology transfer partner, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) on winning the Federal Laboratory Consortium’s Excellence in Technology Transfer Award for 2018. A research team at Dahlgren led by Chris Hodge developed the decontamination solution which […]
