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Education

Neighbourhood Emergency Services Teams (NEST)

Dispatch

A major disaster which overwhelms the community's or region's resources will preclude first responders from meeting the demand for fire and medical services. Factors such as the number of victims, communications failures, and road blockages will prevent people from accessing emergency services they have come to expect at a moment's notice through 911. People will have to rely on each other for help in order to meet their immediately lifesaving and life-sustaining needs.

Under these kinds of conditions, family members, fellow employees, and neighbours will spontaneously try to help each other. This was the case following the Mexico City earthquake where untrained, spontaneous volunteers saved 800 people. Hoewver, 100 people lost their lives while attempting to save others. This is a high price to pay and is preventable through training. This is what the NEST program is about.

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neighbourhood emergency services teams (nest)

introduction

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