International Preparedness Network

By Aton Edwards, I.P.N. Executive Director On Saturday, June 26, 2010, a special health & survival workshop/training session will be presented by the Stop Playing group, Common Cents Consulting & King Simon productions at Kingsbrook Hospital, 585 Schenectady Avenue (Winthrop & Rutland – In B’klyn) 10 AM until 5PM in the hospital auditorium. The event [...]

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By Aton Edwards, I.P.N. Executive Director  The Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps (BSVAC) is on the ground in Haiti to assist the earthquake victims in their recovery efforts.  The B.S.V.A.C. is America’s first minority-run volunteer ambulance corps that has been operating since 1988.   They are in need of supplies that will help them to rescue [...]

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By Aton Edwards, IPN Executive Director/Co-Founder It’s September.  National Preparedness month is here.  So is the swine flu pandemic, California wildfires, tropical storms, and the usual mix of assorted disasters and emergencies that spike at this time of the year.   Swine Flu Virus If that isn’t enough, our nation (and world) is still in [...]

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Bed-Stuy Volunteer Ambulance Corps Commander James (“Rocky) Robinson & his proud students. The Bedford Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps (BSVAC), is the nation’s first minority-run volunteer ambulance corps.  The organization was founded in 1988 by two EMS workers, Captain James “Rocky” Robinson and Specialist Joe Perez.  Since then, the BSVAC has greatly improved emergency care in [...]

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By Aton Edwards As we move into the beginning of another year, we can look back on all of the challenges we’ve faced in 2008 and take comfort in the fact that by and large …

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