ABOUT OUR DISASTER RESPONSE TRAINING PROGRAM
In a disaster, the first 72 hours after the event are the most important. That is when the most lives can be saved and the most property salvaged. It’s also that long before international disaster response teams can be mobilized—so we train and equip Central American Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians.
This kind of immediate assistance and long-term training can save far more lives than a reliance on outside help. Not just in disaster situations, but also in the smaller-scale emergencies that happen every day.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Disaster relief placements require very specific skillsets and take place in difficult situations. Our training sessions require specialized knowledge and skills in emergency medical care and evacuation and/or technical rescue skills.
Over the past 21 years, we’ve received and placed into service over 50 donated ambulances and trained more than 340 Honduran and Guatemalan personnel to the EMT or EMT-I level. We provide advanced rescue training to fire, civilian, and military rescue services—and while we are centered in Central America, on request we can provide a trained and coordinated disaster relief team anywhere in the world.
READY TO VOLUNTEER?
If you or your group is interested in partnering with PFC in these efforts, please email Rodger.Harrison@ParamedicsForChildren.org.
From EMT classes to haz-mat, structural firefighting to extrication, if you can do it and teach it, we can use you. Our disaster response teams are chosen largely from those who are also instructors and volunteers. From one week to a month or more, if you have the time, we have a job for you.
OTHER WAYS TO GIVE
Mail a Check:
Paramedics For Children
P. O. Box 37898
Rock Hill, SC 29732 USA
Call:
+1-704-763-2585
Email:
Donate Equipment
Your donation of used, good-condition equipment can be life-saving in Central America. From tools and medical supplies to fire engines and ambulances, your equipment can get a second life in Honduras.
If you don’t have equipment donation authority but are still interested in helping out, let your administration know about Paramedics for Children: there may be tax advantages and PR benefits for donations. Click here to learn more about donating equipment.