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Hamilton K. Redway Family papers, 1825-1916
No full textEnvelope for letter to Lieut. Redway. Retained clothing to be returned mentioned on front of envelope
75th Stalin Volunteer Separate Infantry Brigade of Omsk Siberians: History and Commemoration
No full textThe article analyzes the history, historiography, and commemoration of the 75th Stalin volunteer separate
rifle brigade of Omsk-Siberians. It explores three interrelated questions. First, how significant was Stalin’s
name for the Omsk volunteers during the formation of the 75th brigade, and was it subsequently important for the
soldiers and officers of the 65th Guards Division throughout its combat history? Second, how was the history of the
Stalinist Siberian volunteers reflected in Russian historiography, and why do historians continue to replicate the
Soviet times falsification of the name of the glorified part? Third, how did anti-Stalinist Soviet policy affect modern
places of commemoration in Omsk? The study was carried out using military and party-state documentation,
memoirs of brigade veterans, periodicals, and photographic documents. An analysis of these sources shows that
Stalin’s name played a large role in mobilizing Omsk volunteers into the people’s militia during the formation of
the 75th Stalin Volunteer Separate Siberian Infantry Brigade, which became part of the Stalin Siberian Volunteer
Infantry Corps. Throughout the war, it was one of the main symbols that supported the steadfastness and heroism
of the Siberian warriors who won the right to become the “Stalinist Guard” and proudly self-determined themselves
in this capacity. Since Khrushchev’s times, in Russian historiography, the creation of the Stalinist people’s
militia in Omsk has traditionally been hushed up or falsified, which has become a tradition for Russian historical
science. The state of historical knowledge has determined that modern Omsk places of memory dedicated to the
history of the 75th brigade do not fully bear the historical truth about it, continuing the one laid down in the time of
N. S. Khrushchev’s tradition of falsifying history
The first 7 years of the metropolitan fire brigade emergency responder program – an overview of incidents attended
No full textMalcolm J Boyle1, Brett Williams1, Colin Bibby2, Allan Morton2, Chris Huggins11Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia; 2Emergency Medical Services, Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board, Richmond, Victoria, AustraliaPurpose: The Melbourne Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board (MFESB) was the first fire service in Australia to implement a service-wide emergency medical response (EMR) program in 2001. No additional scientific analysis of the first responder program has been reported since the pilot program. The objective of this study was to report the first 7 years of responses by firefighters as first responders.Patients and methods: The MFESB have three separate datasets with cardiac arrest information: (i) callout record; (ii) patient care record; and (iii) cardiac arrest record, including data from the automatic external defibrillator. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the demographic and specific outcome data. Ethics approval was granted.Results: A total of 8227 incidents were attended over the first 7 years. The most incidents attended were cardiac arrest 54% (n = 4450) followed by other medical 19% (n = 1579), and drug overdose 11% (n = 908); the remainder were <10% each. Sixty-three percent of incidents involved males. Average age was 57.2 years, median age 63 years, range from <1 month to 101 years; average response time was 6.1 minutes, median response time 5.6 minutes, range from 9 seconds to 31.5 minutes. Firefighters provided “initial care” in 57% and assisted in 26% of the incidents. Firefighters spent on average 4.8 minutes with the patient before handing over to paramedics; median 3.9 minutes, range of a few seconds to 39.2 minutes.Conclusion: This study suggests that the MFESB EMR program is providing firefighter first responders to emergency situations in a short timeframe to assist the ambulance service.Keywords: emergency medical services, fire department, cardiac arrest, first responde
Mass-political work of party and Komsomol organizations of the city of Omsk on the formation of the 75th Stalinist volunteer separate rifle brigade of Omsk-Siberians (July–September 1942)
No full textBased on an analysis of the activities of party and Komsomol organizations in the
city of Omsk, the article shows the main directions and forms of mass political work
carried out by local authorities to form the 75th Stalin volunteer separate rifle
brigade of Omsk-Siberians. The author traces this activity from its beginning until
the brigade was sent to the front. The study is conducted on the basis of a set of
published and unpublished records of the Omsk city and regional committees of
the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), the NKVD for the Omsk region and
the memoirs of brigade veterans. It is carried out on the basis of a microhistorical
approach, which made it possible to detail the features of mass political work in
the process of forming a military unit during the Great Patriotic War. The article
reveals the public mood of Omsk residents, which they demonstrated regarding
the creation of a volunteer brigade. In conclusion, an assessment is made of the
activities of party and Komsomol organizations in the city of Omsk and the most
important principles of mass political work to form a brigade of Omsk-Siberians are
formulated
Effective cartographic methods for assisting tactics choice and indoor deployments during building fires: A casestudy the Dutch fire brigade
No full textInformation is key for a safe deployment of the fire brigade. Incorrect judgement could lead to decreased effectivity or even casualties. Because of the risks that are posed by building complexity and modern building materials, the Dutch fire brigade is increasingly hesitant to enter the building during a building fire. While no two building fires are the same and personal judgement of the fire brigade will remain necessary, good information supply could aid the commanders in making the right choices. There are a lot of factors that come into play when choosing strategy, tactics and techniques. An effective information system should present the right and up to date information at the right moment, and it should do so in an intuitive and effective manner. Most cartography research has been done for outdoor applications; indoor cartography is in its infancy. This research aims to develop cartographic methods to aid the Dutch fire brigade during building fire deployments. Based on the requirements of the organization a novel approach is introduced: ToggleMaps. This mobile interface combines a main map pane with a reference pane, both in either 2D or 3D and with either a low or a high level of detail. This allows the user to toggle between two states: a detailed 2D overview of a separate building level with its perspective within the 3D reference map, or a more detailed 3D overview of the whole building with a simplified 2D reference map of his current building level.OLD Department of GIS Technolog
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Hamilton K. Redway Family papers, 1825-1916
No full textLetter from Samuel B. Foster to the addressee, "To whom it may concern." Foster has written this letter to inform Sergeant Lafayette's commanding officer that Lafayette has influenza and will not be able to return to duty for 10 days. Sergeant Lafayette was part of the company lead by Capt. Redway, the 1st regiment, N. Y. Veteran's Cavalry
Father Andrew Mullen 1790-1818: a study in early nineteenth century spirituality
No full textThis thesis is laid out in three parts: Part I. The life and death of Andrew Mullen. The life is based, to a large extent, on a long letter to his mother, Catherine Mullen, dated 7 January 1810. The letter gives a definite insight into his spirituality based on his membership of the Archconfraternity of the Blessed Sacrament. There is a hint that he had a premonition of an early death. Part II. The burial of Andrew Mullen and the immediate cult to him This is based on documentary evidence. Part III. Most of this part is a catalogue of testimonies taken from 1993 onwards. Then there is the conclusion on the popular devotion to Andrew Mullen stressing the theological aspect of the subject. In the course of writing the thesis it was decided to separate the documentary evidence from the oral tradition. This was advantageous in developing the thesis, and the documents provided a secure basis for the oral tradition. Two pieces of information were found in March 1997. They are death notices: 2 January 1819, The Leinster Journal and 7 January 1819, The Car low Morning Post. There is a slight discrepancy between the two on the date of his death. Also this discrepancy shows a slight difference from the date of the tombstone
Planning of 15. th. Engineer brigade troops preparation on extraordinary events during performance of integrated rescue systeém tasks.
No full textAt the time when natural and industrial disasters are becoming more frequent than before, there is a growing need for the Czech Armed Forces to assist the Integrated Emergency System. Earlier, such emergency operations were in the competence of Rescue Battalions, which have since been disbanded. The 15th Engineer Rescue Brigade was transformed into the 15th Engineer Brigade, which now consists of Engineer Battalions as well as separate Rescue Companies. These units form the bases for forming detachments to provide assistance to the Integrated Rescue System. The first part of this thesis is dedicated to the beginnings of the Civil Defence and to the beginning of rescue units in the Czech Armed Forces, including preparation of planning of Engineer and Rescue units. The technology used for providing assistance to units within the Integrated Rescue System, i.e. the technology used throughout the spectrum of kind of troops as well as special engineer?s technology, is also elaborated on. The second part of this thesis is dedicated to elaborating on the implications of deploying the units of the 15th Engineer Brigade to perform tasks during natural or industrial disasters. The numbers of so far performed tasks of specific units of the 15th Engineer Brigade are also published in this part. Formation of rescue battalion, which would substitute the necessity of forming rescue detachments, represents an important part of this thesis. Despite the fact that the rescue battalion is only fictional, it is based on the real structure of the 15th Engineer Brigade, including specific positions and their formal requirements. Special courses, which are advertised in relation with the formal requirements, are based on an internal document of the Army of the Czech Republic, which is the 20-2012 Bulletin of the Ministry of Defence Education Activity, 2013. By analysing the internal documents of the 15th Engineer Brigade as well as analysing the ways of putting such documents into practice, it has been concluded that the units of the 15th Engineer Brigade are ready to deal with incidents which may occur during performing tasks within the Integrated Rescue System
Simulation of casualty evacuation of brigade in defence operation
No full textCataloged from PDF version of article.Includes bibliographical references leaves 89-92.‘The medical history of war casts light not only upon the suffering of those
who fight but upon the dedication of those who save. Though the association
between slaying and saving is paradoxical, it exists and helps to shape the nature of
modern warfare—and of modern medicine as well.”
— The Medics’ War, Albert E. Cowdrey, Washington, D.C., 24 March 1986
We analyze a simulation model which is not currently available in Turkish
Land Forces, and which has not been examined in field-exercises. By making such
a simulation we give some useful and important statistical information about
casualties such as time in first aid stations and hospitals, waiting times in doctors’
queues, utilization of doctors, number of patients according to their sickness
categories, percentages of casualties that return to duty, died or send to higher level
medical centers to the commanders of units, to the logistical commanders and to
the medical commanders to help them in deciding on true alternatives or solutions.The result of thesis indicates that there are significant bottlenecks in brigade
separate station and in 30-bed hospital, especially in queues of sections’ wards. In
addition, we observed that if the number of casualties entering the system increases
by 3 times, there will be bottlenecks in the queues of battalions' doctors and in the
queues of 30-bed hospital normal surgery section's operator.Nuhut, Özgü
When opportunity arises: British airborne operations in the Mediterranean 1941-1944
No full textIn November 1942 the 1st Parachute Brigade was committed to Operation TORCH, the Allied invasion of French North Africa. TORCH should have been a watershed moment the first opportunity for Britain's airborne capability to transition away from being restricted to minor raiding operations to become a component part of the full-scale conventional battle. The three separate battalion-level British airborne operations conducted during TORCH were akin to three individual raids. Two brigade-sized British airborne operations were executed during HUSKY and a third was planned but cancelled. In fact when 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade was temporarily withdrawn from the front line it successfully executed two deliberate, set-piece operations, albeit elsewhere in the Mediterranean. In July 1944 the Brigade withdrew to an airborne base near Rome where it was placed under the command of U.S. Seventh Army to begin training and preparation for the invasion of southern France
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