Our Rapid Response Team is made up of the volunteers that activate on short notice and deploy overseas whenever large-scale disasters and emergencies occur. They physically deliver our aid, work with our local partners, and act as oversight to make sure our aid is being delivered to the people who need it most. This past weekend we conducted our annual Rapid Response Team training day to introduce volunteers to the tasks involved with our overseas deployments. Want to learn more about our our Ra
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Our Rapid Response Team is made up of the volunteers that activate on short notice and deploy overseas whenever large-scale disasters and emergencies occur. They physically deliver our aid, work with our local partners, and act as oversight to make sure our aid is being delivered to the people who need it most. This past weekend we conducted our annual Rapid Response Team training day to introduce volunteers to the tasks involved with our overseas deployments. Want to learn more about our our Ra
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At GlobalMedic, we've completed over 260 missions in 88 countries, helping more than 5 million people. From war zones to natural disasters, we've responded to it all. Recently, fire emergencies have been at the forefront of our work. People often ask if the challenges get us down, but seeing the dedication of fire departments and volunteers in Bolivia reminds us why we keep going. Their resilience and commitment inspire us to continue supporting those in need. | GlobalMedic
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At GlobalMedic, we've completed over 260 missions in 88 countries, helping more than 5 million people. From war zones to natural disasters, we've responded to it all. Recently, fire emergencies have been at the forefront of our work. People often ask if the challenges get us down, but seeing the dedication of fire departments and volunteers in Bolivia reminds us why we keep going. Their resilience and commitment inspire us to continue supporting those in need. | GlobalMedic
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When disaster strikes, we respond. Our teams have packed thousands of Family Emergency Kits, each with essentials like soap, solar lights, and a lifesaving two-bucket water purification system. With just gravity and clean engineering, a mother can turn dirty rainwater into safe drinking water for her children. These kits are ready to fly — pre-positioned and repacked to aircraft height — so when Hurricane Melissa hits, we can respond immediately to help families in need. | GlobalMedic
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When disaster strikes, we respond. Our teams have packed thousands of Family Emergency Kits, each with essentials like soap, solar lights, and a lifesaving two-bucket water purification system. With just gravity and clean engineering, a mother can turn dirty rainwater into safe drinking water for her children. These kits are ready to fly — pre-positioned and repacked to aircraft height — so when Hurricane Melissa hits, we can respond immediately to help families in need. | GlobalMedic
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Volunteers on our Rapid Response Team activate on short notice and deploy overseas when large-scale disasters and emergencies occur. They physically deliver our aid, work with our local partners, and act as oversight to make sure our aid is being delivered to the people who need it most. Once a year, we conduct our Rapid Response Team training to introduce new recruits to our programs and provide them with the information they need to join our team. Learn more about the Rapid Response Team at ww
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Volunteers on our Rapid Response Team activate on short notice and deploy overseas when large-scale disasters and emergencies occur. They physically deliver our aid, work with our local partners, and act as oversight to make sure our aid is being delivered to the people who need it most. Once a year, we conduct our Rapid Response Team training to introduce new recruits to our programs and provide them with the information they need to join our team. Learn more about the Rapid Response Team at ww
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When disaster strikes, the need rises higher than ever. Our Rapid Response Team is on the ground, working tirelessly to bring clean water to a large-scale feeding center for families in need. Behind the stoves, our water purification unit hums quietly — making sure every meal is cooked with clean, safe water. | GlobalMedic
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When disaster strikes, the need rises higher than ever. Our Rapid Response Team is on the ground, working tirelessly to bring clean water to a large-scale feeding center for families in need. Behind the stoves, our water purification unit hums quietly — making sure every meal is cooked with clean, safe water. | GlobalMedic
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Soldiers of the 352nd Field Hospital and other medical units conducted operations during Global Medic 22-01 Training Exercise on Fort Hunter Liggett, California, on June 19th. Global Medic is an annual joint training exercise that provides opportunities for medical personnel to practice critical life saving techniques, in a controlled environment. 📽️ PFC Britton Spencer | Army Reserve Medical Command | U.S. Army Reserve
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Soldiers of the 352nd Field Hospital and other medical units conducted operations during Global Medic 22-01 Training Exercise on Fort Hunter Liggett, California, on June 19th. Global Medic is an annual joint training exercise that provides opportunities for medical personnel to practice critical life saving techniques, in a controlled environment. 📽️ PFC Britton Spencer | Army Reserve Medical Command | U.S. Army Reserve
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GlobalMedic is launching a new Special Operations Unit focused on reaching people in hard-to-access areas during disasters. Whether it’s rescuing families from flooded neighborhoods or helping seniors trapped after heavy snowfalls, the goal is to get lifesaving support where it’s needed most, fast. Thanks to our friends at Up and Down in the Waterloo region, we spent the day testing Fat Trucks, amphibious, all-terrain vehicles built in Quebec. These units could play a critical role in flood and
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GlobalMedic is launching a new Special Operations Unit focused on reaching people in hard-to-access areas during disasters. Whether it’s rescuing families from flooded neighborhoods or helping seniors trapped after heavy snowfalls, the goal is to get lifesaving support where it’s needed most, fast. Thanks to our friends at Up and Down in the Waterloo region, we spent the day testing Fat Trucks, amphibious, all-terrain vehicles built in Quebec. These units could play a critical role in flood and
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GlobalMedic’s Rapid Response Team is on the ground in Montego Bay, delivering life-saving aid to families recovering from Hurricane Melissa. Behind the scenes, our team is loading trucks with Family Emergency Kits — each one equipped with: 🔆 Solar light for communities still without power 🧼 Hygiene kit with essentials for families 💧 Gravity-based water purification system that provides clean, safe drinking water for up to a year This simple but powerful system turns unsafe water into a reliab
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When disaster strikes, innovation saves lives. 🌊🚒 GlobalMedic is out in Clinton, Ontario, training alongside the incredible volunteers from Huron and Area Search and Rescue. Together, we’re testing our new amphibious rescue vehicles—built right here in Ontario—to prepare for floods, heavy snow, and other climate-driven emergencies. With climate change increasing the frequency and intensity of disasters, we’re ensuring that first responders and communities are ready, equipped, and resilient. |
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At GlobalMedic, we believe in getting the Right Aid to the Right People at the Right Time. With operations in 90 countries and support delivered to over 6 millions people, we’re constantly innovating to meet global challenges. From deploying amphibious rescue units to reach communities cut off by floods or snow, to creating portable fire skid units that empower fire fighters worldwide, our mission is simple: deliver smarter solutions, faster! | GlobalMedic
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Another shipment of life saving aid is bound for Jamaica. This load includes both our Emergency Food Kits and Family Emergency Kits, essentials families need as they recover from disasters. We’re proud to stand with communities in Jamaica as they rebuild, and grateful to everyone who helps make responses like this possible. | GlobalMedic
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Behind the scenes of disaster relief: Volunteers are drilling buckets, packing boxes, and assembling family emergency kits for communities in Jamaica hit by Hurricane Melissa. Each kit is designed for survival and dignity — inside is: • A point-of-use water purification system, so moms can make safe drinking water for their kids • A solar light, for when there’s no electricity • A hygiene kit, to help prevent illness in crisis conditions We're working to build 1,000 kits today, and thousands mor
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Thousands of Family Emergency Kits are packed — each with essentials like hygiene items, solar lights, and a two-bucket water purification system. When Hurricane Melissa hit, GlobalMedic teams will be ready to respond immediately — delivering clean water and critical aid to families in need. Learn more or donate to support the Hurricane Melissa Response Fund. 💙 | GlobalMedic
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GlobalMedic is still actively responding to Hurricane Melissa’s aftermath. We were loading another truck full of Family Emergency Kits and Emergency Food Kits bound to Jamaica. There’s enough aid here to support over 1,000 families. A huge thank you to FedEx for donating the trucking space and helping to get this shipment moving. After the aid lands, our team will deliver these supplies directly into affected communities across northern and western Jamaica. This isn’t just logistics — it’s suppo
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Our Family Emergency Kits (FEKs) have arrived from Canada to Montego Bay, Jamaica, and our Rapid Response Team is working alongside local customs and cargo personnel to load them for distribution. These kits are one of the many ways we ensure the Right Aid reaches the Right People at the Right Time. Your support makes fast, effective humanitarian response possible. 👉 Donate today to help families rebuild. | GlobalMedic
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Hear from Brody, The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services- Ontario Division about his journey bringing GlobalMedic fire skid from our depot Belvia, Toronto to Mattawa Fire Department. | GlobalMedic
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Through the Ontario Corps program, the Government of Ontario is helping GlobalMedic strengthen disaster preparedness and response capacity across the province. We’re using this support to purchase Canadian-made flood barriers from MegaSecur in Victoriaville, Quebec — innovative technology that helps protect critical infrastructure such as nursing homes and water treatment plants. This initiative not only enhances Ontario’s resilience to flooding but also supports local manufacturing and job crea
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Communities across Western Jamaica are still reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Melissa — with 22 of 29 Salvation Army churches and pastors’ homes damaged or destroyed. GlobalMedic’s Rapid Response Team is on the ground delivering Family Emergency Kits and Emergency Food Kits, working hand-in-hand with our long-time partners at the The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services - Canada & Bermuda. These supplies will be distributed through their churches and into low-income communities th
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We were honoured to welcome paramedics from Middlesex-London Paramedic Service, one of the busiest services in the province, serving hundreds of thousands of people and responding to about eighty thousands of calls every year. From newer medics to seasoned leaders like Julie, a 20-year paramedic and longtime GlobalMedic volunteer, this team represents generations of service, compassion, and commitment. Today, they’ve loaded up their ambulance with food kits packed by our volunteers, boxes filled
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Another powerful day on the ground in Jamaica. GlobalMedic Rapid Response Team is reporting from the Montego Bay Convention Centre, now transformed into a massive emergency kitchen. Here, over 65,000 hot meals were prepared for families displaced by Hurricane Melissa. Our team is working to ensure that every meal is made with clean, safe water, while our teams continue to assess urgent needs and bring support where it’s needed most. 🌍 Your support fuels this work. | GlobalMedic
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A week ago, Hurricane Melissa ripped through western Jamaica with 185 mph winds — flattening homes and cutting power across the land. 💔 GlobalMedic Rapid Response Team went from Montego Bay to Negril, Jamaica helping our partners set up large-scale kitchens and clean-water systems to serve thousands of meals a day. We’re deeply proud to stand beside the strong and resilient people of Jamaica as they recover from the hurricane. | GlobalMedic
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Our new community response trailer is going to help us deliver the right aid to the right people at the right time. | GlobalMedic
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Wildfires are devastating communities across the globe. At GlobalMedic, we’re doing everything we can to help. We’ve provided over 300 fire skid units to support frontline responders, across Canada, and even in Bolivia, where teams are already battling fires in the Amazon. We’ve also sent units to Greece and are reaching out to Portugal, Spain, Albania, and Turkey with offers of support. When fires threaten lives and homes, we stand ready to help protect what matters most. | GlobalMedic
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Even as headlines fade, the need remains. GlobalMedic's Rapid Response Team was on the ground in Moldova, delivering essential aid to Ukrainian refugees — families, children, and the elderly who continue to face hardship every day. Thanks to our incredible volunteers and partners — Canada-Ukraine Foundation, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, and the My Heart Family Foundation, we’re providing food, hygiene items, and clean water to those who need it most. | GlobalMedic
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GlobalMedic’s Rapid Response Team was in Cambridge, Montego Bay, meeting with community leader Stasha Griffiths, who shared the reality of what families are still facing three weeks after Hurricane Melissa. With an estimated 70% of homes damaged or destroyed — many of them were board structures — entire neighborhoods have been left without electricity or running water. GlobalMedic is providing Family Emergency Kits and Emergency Food Kits with dry goods that can be easily rehydrated. Stasha and
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GlobalMedic is back at EMPACAR for the third major fire skid handover. 🚒🔥 This time, 12 new units are being donated to first responder teams across Bolivia—stretching from Santa Cruz to key regions where wildfire risk is highest. As teams gather to receive their equipment, they’ll soon take these fire skids back to their communities, ready to stop fires before they spread. 👉 Join us in strengthening wildfire response—donate today: https://globalmedic.ca/donate/ | GlobalMedic
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Hear directly from our Rapid Response Team on the ground in Jamaica as they board a helicopter bound for Montego Bay. The team flew from Toronto to Kingston by plane and then to Montego Bay by helicopter. Hurricane Melissa caused extensive devastation in the part of Jamaica. The team’s mission is to install pint of source water purification units into large communal kitchens so the Chef’s have clean drinking water to prepare meals. With your support, we are making sure clean water reaches the Ri
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