EMS in the Caribbean
By many accounts the world’s first formal emergency call number was implemented in Britain in 1937 after an angry reader wrote to the Times of London complaining that five deaths in a recent fire [...]
The Volunteer Response to Hurricane Irma and Maria in Dominican ...
After the storm always comes the calm and taking advantage of the calm after their response to Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria we took the chance to speak with Reynaldo Ortiz, Executive [...]
Bahamas: Ambulance and Emergency Medical Services
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY DIAL 919 911 has also been made accessible for North American tourists The Bahamas have over 700 isl
How a Peace Corps Volunteer Launched an EMS System
One sunny afternoon, I was sitting with my neighbors drinking coffee in our plastic chairs trying to catch a breeze. I had been in site for nearly six months and felt that I had a pretty good [...]
1 Year, 100 Emergencies
IN APRIL 2015 we launched Beacon in the Dominican Republic in partnership with the local fire department, el Cuerpo de Bomberos Manzanillo, led by Colonel Ramon Soriano. Over the past year, the [...]