WESTPORT — The Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security showed off its advanced emergency response technology during the Region 1 Preparedness & Response Field Day at Sherwood Island State Park on Monday.
First responders and town officials attended the event to see the advanced technology and mutual aid available to the 14 towns within DEMHS Region 1 that can be utilized in emergency situations.
Region 1 includes Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport and Wilton.
State Homeland Security funds have allowed DEMHS to purchase critical equipment and develop response teams to respond efficiently to emergency incidents of all sizes.
The Stamford bomb squad’s F6 robot, capable of X-ray vision, shooting projectiles, and using a gripper, is on display at the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) Region 1 Preparedness & Response Field Day at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, Conn. Monday, Sept. 18, 2022. First responders and town officials attended the event to see the advanced technology and mutual aid available to the 14 towns within DEMHS Region 1 that can be utilized in emergency situations. State Homeland Security funds have allowed DEMHS to purchase critical equipment and develop response teams to respond efficiently to emergency incidents of all sizes.
Westport Police Deputy Chief Ryan Paulson shows the advanced technology of the DJI Matrice drone at the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) Region 1 Preparedness & Response Field Day at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, Conn. Monday, Sept. 18, 2022. First responders and town officials attended the event to see the advanced technology and mutual aid available to the 14 towns within DEMHS Region 1 that can be utilized in emergency situations. State Homeland Security funds have allowed DEMHS to purchase critical equipment and develop response teams to respond efficiently to emergency incidents of all sizes.
Westport Asst. Fire Chief Matthew Cohen, left, and Stratford Lt. Deputy Fire Marshal State Rep. Ben McGorty, R-Stratford, show the interior of the Fairfield Couty Hadardous Materials Unit command and communications center at the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) Region 1 Preparedness & Response Field Day at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, Conn. Monday, Sept. 18, 2022. First responders and town officials attended the event to see the advanced technology and mutual aid available to the 14 towns within DEMHS Region 1 that can be utilized in emergency situations. State Homeland Security funds have allowed DEMHS to purchase critical equipment and develop response teams to respond efficiently to emergency incidents of all sizes.
Stratford Assistant Fire Chief Doug Reitmeyer shows the Fairfield County Hazardous Incident Response Team’s mass decontamination unit at the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) Region 1 Preparedness & Response Field Day at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, Conn. Monday, Sept. 18, 2022. First responders and town officials attended the event to see the advanced technology and mutual aid available to the 14 towns within DEMHS Region 1 that can be utilized in emergency situations. State Homeland Security funds have allowed DEMHS to purchase critical equipment and develop response teams to respond efficiently to emergency incidents of all sizes.
Veterinarian Sheldon Yessenow speaks about the Connecticut State Animal Response Team’s role in helping evaucate pets with corresponding CERT teams during emergencies at the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) Region 1 Preparedness & Response Field Day at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, Conn. Monday, Sept. 18, 2022. First responders and town officials attended the event to see the advanced technology and mutual aid available to the 14 towns within DEMHS Region 1 that can be utilized in emergency situations. State Homeland Security funds have allowed DEMHS to purchase critical equipment and develop response teams to respond efficiently to emergency incidents of all sizes.
Critical response items on display included police drones, mobile work stations for first responders, bomb disposal robots, a mobile decontamination station, radiation detectors, and more.
