Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, Chief of EMS Special Operations Ian Swords, and the FDNY Drone team will host a demonstration at the EMS Academy

May 4, 2023

Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, Chief of EMS Special Operations Ian Swords, and the FDNY Drone team will host a demonstration on Friday, May 5 at 10:30 a.m. at the EMS Academy at Fort Totten.

The demonstration is part of the pre-conference activities of the FDNY Search & Rescue Field Medicine Symposium (SRFM) and will showcase how drones can be used by EMTs to assess patients and deliver critical equipment to responders during an emergency scenario.

Attendees will be immersed in a live, wide-area disaster scenario using drones to find patients, use aerial triage methods and collect important information that will allow for safe, efficient, and prompt medical care and transport.

Each year, FDNY SRFM includes current hot topics, the latest medical technological updates and recent case studies from around the world. SRFM gives attendees from across the United States the opportunity to learn from FDNY EMS members, train in hands-on skills scenarios, and to attend a wide variety of lectures and workshops.

WHO: Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, Chief of EMS Special Operations Ian Swords, FDNY Drone Instructor John Wakie, EMS first responders from throughout the U.S.

WHERE: FDNY EMS Training Academy at Fort Totten, Building 405, 325 Pratt Ave Bayside, NY 11359

WHEN: Friday, May 5 – 10:30 a.m.