Two weeks to go and it's anyone's game. Who will win the AmbuBus® Bus Stretcher Conversion Kit™?
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Two weeks to go and it's anyone's game. Who will win the AmbuBus® Bus Stretcher Conversion Kit™?
Chantilly, VA (Sept. 6, 2013) – During the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, there were 10 hurricanes and 19 tropical depressions with 199 direct fatalities and 155 indirect fatalities. That same calendar year, there were 932 tornadoes in the United States with 69 fatalities. Unfortunately, there is nothing First Line Technology can do to prevent these disasters.
But the Virginia-based company is doing all it can to keep those disaster-related fatalities to a minimum. This year – the company's 10th – First Line Technology is going to be giving one deserving organization an AmbuBus® Bus Stretcher Conversion Kit™ worth up to $35,000 to help build an exemplary disaster preparedness and response plan – one that will save the most people in case of disaster or mass casualty incident.
And the Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group (CHUG) from Des Plaines, IL is one of the finalists.
“Our local first responders – and the first responders around the country – are veritable heroes. But they need supplies to help them do the best work – and save the most lives – possible,” said First Line Technology President Amit Kapoor. “First Line Technology wants to help those heroes by giving one lucky and deserving organization a free AmbuBus Kit.”
For two months this summer, First Line Technology received 138 nominations for fire departments, ambulance and services, offices of emergency management, and other first responder organizations from all over the United States. After careful concern and some difficult choices, the finalists were chosen: Bellarmine (University) Emergency Response Team, City of Nashua (NH) Office of Emergency Management, City of West (TX) EMS, Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group (CHUG), Estes Park (CO) Medical Center, Finger Lakes (NY) Ambulance EMS, Galveston County (TX) Office of Emergency Management, Gorham-Fayette (OH) Fire Department, Knox County (IL) Health Department, Lincoln County (MO) Health Department, Lyon County (KY) Ambulance Service, Mahoning Valley (PA) Ambulance, Medical Center Emergency Medical Services (Bowling Green, KY), Pembina (ND) Ambulance Service, Red Rock Search and Rescue (Las Vegas, NV), Sloatsburg (NY) Volunteer Community Ambulance Corps, Spirit Lake Tribe (ND) Range Fire Management.
From now until Sept. 20, the general public will vote on the finalists that were chosen based on each nominee's unique story and the way they answered one big question about the AmbuBus: How will you use it?
The winner will be announced Oct. 1, 2013.
To vote for your favorite hometown hero, visit www.AmbuBusGiveaway.com. For more information, please contact First Line Technology or visit www.firstlinetech.com/ambubus-giveaway.
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About First Line Technology:
First Line Technology, LLC supplies Out of the Box Solutions to first responders and the military. Since 2003, First Line has established itself as a leader in new product development and distribution with innovative, yet simple, solutions. First Line prides itself in creating high-quality products that are comfortable, effective, and safe for use in All-Hazards response including the AmbuBus (Bus Stretcher Conversion Kit), PhaseCore (Heat-Activated Personal Cooling Products) and FiberTect (Activated Carbon Dry Decon Wipes).
At First Line Technology PEOPLE are our most valuable asset. We believe that everything we do should be grounded in INTEGRITY and that we each have the responsibility to do the right thing. We're committed to providing QUALITY products and services that meet customer requirements. And we feel as though we serve the COMMUNITY – our office, our city, our nation, and the world – best by serving those who serve others.
Contact:
Jennie Williams, (703) 955-7510, ext. 127
pr@firstlinetech.com
www.firstlinetech.com
About CHUG:
CHUG's mission is to promote and develop integrated collaborations to support the specialized emergency preparedness requirements of residential healthcare facilities through research, education, planning, and response programs.
The CHUG Response Team would use the AmbuBus® to bring associates and supplies to a stricken facility or for transporting patients and residents to like facilities, which would be a huge asset to the growth and meeting the vision, mission, and strategic needs of our organization.