Rescue 510

• ALS medical equipment.
• Accident Investigations.
• Tactical operations equipment.
• Vehicle Rescue - cribbing, air chisel, sawzalls, American Rescue Technology Genesis hydraulic ram, spreaders and cutters on 100' mounted system with portable gas powered generator.
• Rope Rescue - stokes, various rope and hardware.
• Confined Space Rescue - SKED, Lock-out/Tag-out, rope.
• Water Rescue - PFD's, rope throw bags.
• Forcible entry - HydraRam, K-Tool, R-Tool.
• MSA MMR 4500 SCBA X2.
• Fire Extinguishers, H2O, Dry Chemical & Class B Foam.
• Various large and small hand tools.
• Multiport O2, size M cylinder.
• HazMat/BioHazard decon supplies.
• PTO Powered Generator
• Mounted Light Tower
• Portable Lighting.
• Chain and Cutters Edge D6 ventilation saws.
• Front mounted winch with chains.
• Extension ladders.

MCU 2 is a county OST vehicle that is housed and maintained by Baldwin EMS staff.  Vehicle is designed to give support in large scale emergency's that could deplete local resources.  Contents include large amount of BLS supplies, Immobilization equipment, Oxygen, command support equipment and much more.  Vehicle also has an on board Generator and lighting equipment.

UC-480 is a county OST vehicle that is housed and maintained by Baldwin EMS staff.  Vehicle was modified to carry an additional rescuer and stretcher.  Vehicle can be used to transport crews, equipment and supplies and a single Pt.  UC-480 has been used for large scale events such as the 2006 All-Star game at PNC park as well as local events.  Due to its off road capability 480 has been used to help rescuers remove Pts from wooded area's with in Baldwin EMS cover areas and surrounding boroughs.

January 2006

The DriveCam system has been installed in all Baldwin EMS vehicles to identify and improve risky driving behavior. It includes a dual-lens video camera that is mounted to the windshield of the vehicle and records sights and sounds inside and outside the driving compartment of the emergency vehicle. Using an omni-directional, infrared light source, the DriveCam Illuminator shines an invisible light within the vehicle's interior.  The camera, records a 20-second loop of activity outside the vehicle and in the driver's compartment when activated by a sudden stop, a sharp turn or any other jarring movement. 10-seconds before and 10-seconds after the event that activated the camera.  The camera can also can be turned on manually and will record 20-seconds.

The DriveCam program at Baldwin EMS began because of a safety initiative program sponsored by the Emergency Medical Service Institute (EMSI).

Statistics show that ambulances are one of the most often damaged vehicles on the road; in Pennsylvania, one ambulance is involved in some type of accident each day, according to the EMSI.

Tom McElree, director of the Emergency Medical Services Institute, based in Wilkinsburg, said the camera program was one component of a two-year initiative designed to provide better safety in all aspects of response.

EMSI is a regional emergency council under the Pennsylvania Department of Health office of emergency medical services, which oversees the training, licensing and certification of pre-hospital medical care and the ambulance services which provide it.  It covers 147 ambulance services, two medical helicopter flight programs and some 5,000 emergency medical professionals in a 10-county area of southwestern Pennsylvania that stretches north to Mercer County and east to Somerset County.

The cameras, which cost approximately $1,200 each and are being provided through a $350,000 state grant, are being offered to ambulance services on a voluntary basis, with each participating service permitted to keep the units after one year.

In addition to improving driving habits other benefits to this program include decreased vehicle maintenance costs and better liability determination in the event of an accident.