Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS Graduate Trainees
Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS graduated their fourth trainee academy on February 1, 2024. The academy included 18 trainees from Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS, 12 from Shepherdsville Fire and 7 from St. Matthews Fire & Rescue. The trainee academy had a 100% EMT Class pass rate; we are proud and excited to have the graduates join our teams.
Congratulations on the success of your new members!
Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS
Shepherdsville Fire Department
St. Matthews Fire & Rescue
Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS
Shepherdsville Fire Department
St. Matthews Fire & Rescue
Active Assailant Exercise held at Ford KY Truck Plant
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Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS coordinated an Active Assailant Exercise at the Ford KY Truck Plant which was held on June 28, 2023.
Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS partnered with Ford KY Truck plant to hold an Active Assailant Exercise to help test Ford's Emergency Plans, help Ford Employees know what to do and give an opportunity for first responders in the area to evaluate the training they had received. |
With the Old National Bank Shooting still fresh in everyone's mind, it was a timely event with the hope of trying to improve outcomes of these type of incidents which are occurring more frequently. Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS, St. Matthews Fire & Rescue, Anchorage Police, St. Matthews Police, Louisville/Jefferson County Emergency Management and the KY Air National Guard's Civil Support team were some of the agencies that took part.
Representatives of local hospitals and other first responder agencies also observed the exercise to determine how their facility or agency would be affected by such an event and to understand the techniques used on the scene. A fairly new concept that was tested is called a Rescue Task Force. This is a group of Firefighters, EMS Personnel and Law Enforcement Officers who would go into the "Warm" zone of the incident to remove victims as soon as it was safe. This concept helps protect the first responders if the Assailant hasn't been stopped or if there are others that wish to do harm.
Members of Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS became instructors for this tactical concept by attending an extension program of Louisiana State University (LSU), who teaches this class as a part of federal funding to improve preparedness of first responders and citizens to deal with events like this. Classes for citizens called "Run, Hide, Fight" are also taught by LSU and some first responders to help citizens know what to do if in the presence of an active assailant.
Representatives of local hospitals and other first responder agencies also observed the exercise to determine how their facility or agency would be affected by such an event and to understand the techniques used on the scene. A fairly new concept that was tested is called a Rescue Task Force. This is a group of Firefighters, EMS Personnel and Law Enforcement Officers who would go into the "Warm" zone of the incident to remove victims as soon as it was safe. This concept helps protect the first responders if the Assailant hasn't been stopped or if there are others that wish to do harm.
Members of Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS became instructors for this tactical concept by attending an extension program of Louisiana State University (LSU), who teaches this class as a part of federal funding to improve preparedness of first responders and citizens to deal with events like this. Classes for citizens called "Run, Hide, Fight" are also taught by LSU and some first responders to help citizens know what to do if in the presence of an active assailant.
Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS First in Greater Louisville Area to Adopt “Head-Up CPR” Technology to Potentially Improve Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
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Every year, over 700,000 people in the US suffer a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), and the survival rates are dismal, with only 10.8 percent survival when SCA occurs outside of the hospital, and 24 percent when SCA occurs in hospital.
Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS (AMFEMS) intends to change that statistic in the greater Louisville area it serves with the adoption of the EleGARD™ Patient Positioning System, a device from AdvancedCPR Solutions® that precisely and consistently positions patients into a multi-level elevation to support the practice of an innovative new technique for resuscitation – Head Up CPR or the ElevatedCPR® method. |
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The ElevatedCPR method is a technologically advanced technique for performing device-assisted head up CPR that incorporates lifting the head, heart, and thorax in a multi-level elevation, in a timed sequence, in conjunction with best practice CPR and resuscitation protocols. Preclinical and clinical studies exploring this “neuroprotective” method as part of a bundle of care including high-quality CPR and an impedance threshold device have shown a strong potential to improve resuscitation and survival from sudden cardiac arrest.
“We are committed to improving the health and safety of our community, and for that reason, we consistently adopt the most up-to-date, evidence-based treatments to improve outcomes for our neighbors,” commented AMFEMS Fire Chief Kevin Groody. “There is significant evidence showing that a bundle of care including head-up CPR with the EleGARD could improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest”
Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS will train on the EleGARD System on August 8 at 08:00 am at 9514 Featherbell Blvd, Louisville, KY 40059, and will deploy eight devices – one for each ambulance within the service area.
ABOUT Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS
Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS (AMFEMS) is a fire protection district as provided for by Kentucky Revised Statue (KRS) Chapter 75. Our Firefighters, Paramedics, and EMTs operate from 11 fire stations to provide fire protection, fire prevention, advanced life support EMS response/transport, and rescue services to over 90 square miles of Louisville Metro, including portions of I-71, I-265, I-64, and the Ohio River. In 2019, AMFEMS was one of the first services in the nation to be recognized by the American Heart Association with a Mission: Lifelong Recognition Award for our dedication to applying the most up-to-date, evidence-based treatment guidelines to improve care and outcomes in our community.
About Advanced CPR Solutions:
Founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2015 by an experienced team that previously developed multiple novel resuscitation technologies currently in widespread clinical practice, AdvancedCPR Solutions is focused on the development and commercialization of delivery mechanisms, methods, and devices to support the practice of the ElevatedCPR method and potentially improve survival of cardiac arrest. The company’s initial device, the EleGARD Patient Positioning System, precisely and consistently positions patients into multi-level elevations to support the practice of the ElevatedCPR method in the pre-hospital and hospital settings. www.ElevatedCPR.com
“We are committed to improving the health and safety of our community, and for that reason, we consistently adopt the most up-to-date, evidence-based treatments to improve outcomes for our neighbors,” commented AMFEMS Fire Chief Kevin Groody. “There is significant evidence showing that a bundle of care including head-up CPR with the EleGARD could improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest”
Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS will train on the EleGARD System on August 8 at 08:00 am at 9514 Featherbell Blvd, Louisville, KY 40059, and will deploy eight devices – one for each ambulance within the service area.
ABOUT Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS
Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS (AMFEMS) is a fire protection district as provided for by Kentucky Revised Statue (KRS) Chapter 75. Our Firefighters, Paramedics, and EMTs operate from 11 fire stations to provide fire protection, fire prevention, advanced life support EMS response/transport, and rescue services to over 90 square miles of Louisville Metro, including portions of I-71, I-265, I-64, and the Ohio River. In 2019, AMFEMS was one of the first services in the nation to be recognized by the American Heart Association with a Mission: Lifelong Recognition Award for our dedication to applying the most up-to-date, evidence-based treatment guidelines to improve care and outcomes in our community.
About Advanced CPR Solutions:
Founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2015 by an experienced team that previously developed multiple novel resuscitation technologies currently in widespread clinical practice, AdvancedCPR Solutions is focused on the development and commercialization of delivery mechanisms, methods, and devices to support the practice of the ElevatedCPR method and potentially improve survival of cardiac arrest. The company’s initial device, the EleGARD Patient Positioning System, precisely and consistently positions patients into multi-level elevations to support the practice of the ElevatedCPR method in the pre-hospital and hospital settings. www.ElevatedCPR.com