Welcome to Down East Emergency Medicine Institute (DEEMI). Thanks to our dozens of volunteers, we offer our services at no cost. Our goal is to improve Medevac techniques and Search and Rescue in the State of Maine and the New England region.
Each month we highlight one of DEEMI’s section units.
This month – HMMWV – High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles “humvee”
A critical piece of our overall operations is our HMMWV section. We currently have five vehicles – two of which are full SAR mission ready and a third is currently being outfitted for equal SAR missions. We are frequently resetting the gear – checking inventory, expiration dates, etc. so that when called upon, we can respond with full availability of latest SAR gear. All HMMWVs are equipped with over 500 pieces of gear, a stokes basket for transporting injured persons, various medical gear, food rations, winter survival gear, Steiner 10×50 binoculars, 5W portable radios, HiViz clothing and appropriate PPE. Two of our vehicles are outfitted with FLIR infrared vision cameras.
Other section units include Fixed Wing (aircraft), Rotary Wing (helicopter), UAV (drones) and IT/R&D.
–> Watch our featured video, professionally produced by DJI to learn much more about DEEMI’s mission and the people we serve. -video link-
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Maine Survival – first in a two-part series about what to do if you find yourself lost while out in the Maine wilderness – (WABI TV 5)
What it’s like to be the first called when someone goes missing in Maine waters. (story of Maine Marine Patrol by Bangor Daily News)
Search & Rescue crews change tactics with the seasons (Maine Wardens, DEEMI — Fox22/ABC7)
Watch the FEATURED VIDEO below by DJI to learn more about
DEEMI’s mission and the people we serve.