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ESA The first switch-on of a Galileo search and rescue package shows it to be working well. Its activation begins a major expansion of the space-based Cospas–Sarsat network, which brings help to air and sea vessels in distress. The second pair of Europe’s Galileo navigation satellites – launched together on 12 October last year – are the first of the constellation to host SAR search and rescue repeaters. These can pick up UHF signals from emergency beacons aboard ships and...

BROOKFIELD, Wis., Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RF Technologies(®), a leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) healthcare safety and security solutions, has upgraded its Smart ID Location Detection technology as part of its Version 8 software release to provide accurate room- or area-level locationing when senior living residents summon help from a wireless pendant. Smart ID Location Detection is a feature of the Code Alert(®) Quick Response(®) Plus Wireless...

OTTAWA, Jan. 9, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Coast Guard's (CCG) announcement today to replace Search and Rescue personnel with Auxilliary volunteers is a direct insult to mariners in Vancouver according to Christine Collins, National President of the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees. "With five auxiliary stations in the Greater Vancouver area, one would think that CCG would want at least one base that would have dedicated, trained professionals with appropriate resources...

LONDON, December 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Search and Rescue (SAR) representatives from 28 organisations across 14 nations will be joining forces on the world class speaker panel at Search and Rescue Europe 2013. They will share insight into enhancing SAR capabilities, increasing interoperability across SAR resources and carrying out best practice life saving techniques. Taking place at Action Stations in Portsmouth, UK from the 19th-21st March 2013, this unique SAR...

The Extraction Zones App is an Essential Tool For Emergency And Medical Teams – Using This App Means Safety First. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) October 25, 2012 The Extraction Zones app is a mobile application that can be downloaded to virtually any phone or tablet. The application provides firefighters and rescue teams with easy to read renderings of the structural supports, airbags and power and propulsion systems of popular vehicles. This information allows first responders to quickly...

BRISTOL, Va., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR), a leading U.S. coal supplier, today announced that several mine rescue teams successfully participated in the Tennessee State Contest. The two-day event was held September 25-27 in Cove Lake, Tenn. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121004/CG86904) Eighteen mine rescue teams from around the country participated in the event. The contest tested the teams' skills in various scenarios, bench,...

BROOKFIELD, Wis., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RF Technologies(®), a leading provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) healthcare safety and security solutions, has released a Touchpad Exit Controller (TEC) with a discreet design that blends into a facility's environment. The TEC is a key component of the Code Alert(®) Wandering Management and Safe Place(®) Infant and Pediatric Solutions, which include 24-hour perimeter monitoring or transmitter-based protection. When a...

BRISTOL, Va., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR), a leading U.S. coal supplier, today announced that its affiliates' mine rescue teams took top honors at the Southern West Virginia Mine Rescue Association Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench & Preshift Contest and West Virginia State Championship. Forty-two teams competed in the event held August 27-30(th) at the MSHA mine academy in Beckley, West Virginia. The first day of the event focused on first aid....

CHARLESTON, W.Va., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Coal, Inc. today announced that mine rescue teams for Cumberland River Coal Company and Mingo Logan Mountain Laurel each won first-place rankings in recent competitions. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120727/CG47668LOGO) Cumberland River's blue rescue team earned the Grand Championship out of 37 teams from six states in the 2012 Virginia Mining Institute (VMI) Contest. This is the team's second consecutive year...

GARDEN CITY, N.Y., July 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Lifesaving Association is a non-profit professional organization of over 14,000 members involved in lifeguarding and open water rescue. They have partnered with our foundation to provide information and services on skin cancer. The USLA will use "The Dark Side of the Sun", the educational DVD created and produced by Mollie's Fund with the support of MCS Advertising, to teach their members the necessity of...