The Pearland Fire Department EMS Bike Team provides emergency care during crowded events and limited traffic access. The Bike Team is deployed during special events to provide quick access EMS care to visitors and participants. Parades, festivals, and other large public gatherings require specialized response to meet these unique settings where full-sized emergency apparatus aren’t available. The team is also a great community outreach tool that educates the young and old on bicycle safety.
Our EMS Bike Team members go through extensive emergency responder bicycle training to certify them to be effective navigating their bikes through crowds safely while carrying 40-60 pounds of EMS equipment. The bikes in combination with our PFD Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) allow our team the capability of treating and transporting patients from inside a restricted perimeter to awaiting PFD ambulances for transport to an appropriate emergency department facility.
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