BELLINGHAM, WA, June 6, 2019 – Emergency Reporting® (ER), the global leader in cloud-based reporting and records management software for Fire and EMS agencies, is excited to welcome new customer, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Fire and Rescue Services (MD). 

Emergency Reporting’s Fire and EMS package will be utilized by the NIH Division of Fire and Rescue Services on the Ultra Secure hosting platform to provide fire, emergency medical, hazardous materials, and specialized rescue services. Many of the hazards at the NIH are unique and require specialized knowledge to prevent and mitigate the effects of the emergency, which is why ER is the best records management software option for them. The NIH is characterized by a complex research environment, presenting a wide variety of hazardous operations including 3,500 research laboratories; a research hospital; animal facilities; computer facilities; high hazard biocontainment laboratories; day care and infant care facilities; dormitory and apartment facilities; single family residential homes and an underground mass transit train station. 

ER is proud to support more than 460,000 first responders and agency personnel at more than 6,400 agencies - including DoD/military installations and large entities with self-contained Fire/EMS services such as NASA, nuclear power plants, and hospitals. In fact, the NIH Fire Department has been using ER’s add-on product, VISION Risk Assessment, since 2008. VISION Risk Assessment is a dynamic tool that allows departments to analyze and categorize risks present in their community, compare data to other departments nationwide, and generate the Occupancy Vulnerability Assessment Profile (OVAP) score for all occupancies within their response area. After having a great experience with this product, the NIH FD signed up for ER’s Fire/EMS Software Package. This package combines NFIRS and NEMSIS compliant incident reporting, data management modules, and other station management tools that meet the unique needs required by fire and rescue services in the health and science industry all while being hosted in an ultra-secure environment. 

“We are thrilled to welcome the National Institutes of Health Fire Department to the Emergency Reporting family,” said David Nokes, CEO of Emergency Reporting. “ER’s cloud-based RMS is known and trusted in the industry as a secure system that can meet the unique demands of departments such as the NIH Division of Fire and Rescue Services.”  

To learn more about how Emergency Reporting can help your agency, visit www.emergencyreporting.com.  

 

About Emergency Reporting
Founded in 2003 in Bellingham, WA, Emergency Reporting (ER) offers a cloud-based records management software (RMS) solution to Fire/EMS agencies worldwide. ER’s SaaS platform makes incident reporting faster and easier than ever with one-report filing of NFIRS and NEMSIS data and provides Fire/EMS personnel with critical data in the field so that they can be safe and effective in life saving situations. Emergency Reporting Records Management Software’s mission is to deliver easy-to-use tools and technology first responders need to be safe, prepared, and effective on the job. The company partners with some of the most respected technology companies and CAD providers in the fire service, offering seamless API integrations that save first responders time spent entering the same data into multiple software solutions

By Life Scan co-founders Patricia Johnson and Michael Terrana

Life Scan Wellness Centers recently announced that Chief Todd LeDuc will join the company as Chief Strategy Officer, effective June 2, 2019.

Chief LeDuc is retiring from the Broward County (FL) Fire Rescue Service after 29 years of service throughout the ranks, having served as both Deputy and Assistant Fire Chief. Chief LeDuc has a master’s degree in Executive Fire Service Leadership, is designated as a Chief Fire Officer, and holds fellow status in the Institute of Fire Engineers.

For over a decade, Chief LeDuc has served as a Board Member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Safety, Health, & Survival Section and is currently the Section Secretary. He currently serves as a peer reviewer for agency accreditation and professional designation and facilitates the issuance of grants through FEMA Assistance to Firefighters.

Chief LeDuc was instrumental in the initiation and production of the IAFC Health Care Providers’ Guide for Firefighter Physicals and is an advisory board member to the Fire Rescue Center of Excellence on firefighter physicals. It is also noteworthy that Chief LeDuc is one of the leading contributors to the upcoming book, Surviving the Fire Service, co-authored with other recognizable authorities on firefighter health and safety. In addition to being widely published he is a sought-after international presenter on fire service leadership and survival. It should come as no surprise that Chief LeDuc has received numerous awards from the IAFC, IAFF, and the Center for Public Safety Excellence in recognition of his leadership and contributions to firefighter health and wellness.

As Life Scan’s newest officer, Chief LeDuc will continue to educate the fire service on the critical role that early detection plays in reducing preventable line of duty deaths and disabilities as part of NFPA compliant physicals and wellness programs for public safety providers. He will also assist in launching Life Scan’s behavioral health program aimed at assuring that first responder mental health is an integral component of each Life Scan physical. Chief LeDuc intends to work closely with leading research partners in order to enhance the knowledge base of first responder health and wellness including early detection, while continually improving Life Scan’s services to the clients we serve.

“We are delighted to have such a strong and passionate leader in Chief Todd LeDuc as he joins our Life Scan executive team. Chief LeDuc has a demonstrated track record of strong leadership and has ardently advocated for the health and wellness of first responders throughout the United States and beyond. As one of our nation’s largest providers of firefighter and law enforcement physicals and early detection testing, we are certain that he will be a perfect fit to enhance our mission of assuring first responders’ priority access to early detection of health risks and preventable diseases. Our dedicated and paramount focus on the survival and continuing ability of first responders to safely and effectively serve their communities will be shared and advanced by Chief Todd Leduc.”

More: http://lifescanwellness.com/

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