First responders from around the Kaiserslautern Military Community and the Rhineland-Palatinate listen to a briefing about emergency response at Ramstein Air Base, Sep. 16. First responders from the local area gathered at Ramstein AB to discuss how they can better coordinate their emergency response and management practices, as well as view technology and innovative solutions available from their local emergency service providers. Photos by Senior Airman Thomas Karol
Gudrun Hess-Schmidt, left, Kaiserslautern Deputy County Commissioner, takes a photo of a robotic dog as part of a first responders symposium at Ramstein Air Base, Sep. 16. Hess-Schmidt attended the symposium because she is responsible for disaster protection in the County of Kaiserslautern and wanted to see how U.S. and German first responders work together to provide better services to local inhabitants and prepare for disasters.
Members of the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management Flight show local German first responders some of their equipment at Ramstein Air Base, Sep. 16. Ramstein AB hosted a first responder symposium as a way for members of on and off base emergency services to share experiences and ideas to make them more effective at their craft.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joverlyn Pizzuto, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management journeyman, shows local first responders how to use chemical detection equipment during the first responders symposium at Ramstein Air Base, Sep. 16. Pizzuto helped display the 786th CES EM flight’s capabilities to local first responders to help them better understand how Team Ramstein responds to emergencies and how they can benefit their mission partners.