By Christina Baxter, Emergency Response TIPS, LLC Mike Cashman and Gary Sharp, Federal Resources The Federal Resources Counter-Drug Training Team, led by a team of experienced narcotics officers from local, state, and federal levels, continuously monitors emerging trends in the drug trade Worldwide. These Emerging Trends are incorporated into the DrugIQ course offerings to ensure […]
By Christina Baxter, Emergency Response TIPS, LLC In 2015, the UN Security Council declared the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, outbreak in West Africa “a threat to international peace and security.” EVD, with a fatality rate of 50%, is the first health-related issue to receive such a designation. In fact, […]
By Christina Baxter (Emergency Response TIPS) and Gary Sharp (Federal Resources) As the emerging threats grow more toxic, hazmat/CBRN responders find themselves concerned with smaller and smaller concentrations of threat materials. A majority of the scientific evidence concerning these threats is reported in scientific, or metric, units (i.e., grams) instead of imperial units (i.e., pounds). In […]
Tim Nauslar One quick search on any internet-based news source and it’s easy to see that Improvised Explosive Devices (I.E.D’s) are getting more sophisticated than ever before. Add to this, bomb technicians and other first responders, have been in the past, and always will be, a target to those seeking to do harm. A bomb […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 9, 2018) –Federal Resources and Klas Telecom announced today a contract award from the U.S. Air Force for $11.2 million to supply them with a rugged and rapidly deployable Communications Fly-Away Kit (CFK) that will serve as a deployable command and control and satellite communications capability. The initial order is for 87 CFKs […]
Intro Since the American Revolution, the current landscape and capabilities of field first-aid have dramatically changed. Technology and innovation have provided new means for effectiveness and readiness of wound care for soldiers in the middle of combat. In a 2007 study conducted by military medical experts, treatment records for all Special Operations Forces within the […]
