East Uusimaa Rescue Department

Rescue operations are about saving or protecting people, things and the environment in the case of an accident. Accidents include road accidents or fires.

Emergency medical services are provided in cooperation with HUS.

The emergency response center dispatches emergency medical services in urgent situations, which may be caused by illness or an accident. When EMS arrives at the scene, paramedics assess the need for care and evaluate how urgently treatment is required. If necessary, they can begin treatment at the scene or during transport.

The patient does not always need to be transported by EMS for further examinations and treatment. In some cases, the patient can remain at home or seek further care independently. In these situations, paramedics provide guidance to the patient and their relatives on what to do next.

In addition to life-saving tasks, EMS also handles non-urgent cases. An essential part of paramedics’ work is advising and guiding patients and their families.

EMS actively cooperates with other authorities, such as rescue services, the police, and other social and healthcare providers. In more critical medical emergencies or accidents, several units from different authorities are often dispatched to the scene.

The Rescue Department has a full-time fire department. The main responsibility for rescue lies with the main fire department. In addition, there are many part-time fire departments in the area. They participate in rescue and emergency care, either alone or together with a full-time fire department.

There are five part-time fire departments in East Uusimaa:

• Askola
• Pukkila
• Myrskylä
• Lapinjärvi
• Ruotsinpyhtää.

The volunteer fire department, or VPK, supports the Rescue Department. Volunteer fire departments have a contract with the rescue services. This is why they are also called contract fire brigades. Rescuers in the VPK are volunteers. There are 24 voluntary fire departments in East Uusimaa.kuntaa.

The Rescue Department monitors fire safety. We check that people comply with the Rescue Act and other regulations. Fire inspections are a form of supervision. During inspections, the Rescue Department assesses the fire safety of the building. Supervision improves people’s safety. It also reduces accidents.

Safety communication refers to informing people and the public about safety topics. Examples of training:

• how to prevent accidents
• and what to do if you are in an accident.

Security communications include, for example:

• trainings
• campaigns
• advising
• communicating with the media.

The Rescue Departments is prepared for various accidents and disruptions. Rescue professionals plan and train for various emergencies. They also help people prepare for various situations, such as power outages.

The Rescue Department organises safety-related training for people. Participants can train for, for example, assessing risks or acting in hazardous incidents and accident situations.

The Rescue Department organise special trainings

• in schools
• at day-care centres
• for health care staff.

The Rescue Department also make rescue plans for high-risk objects. High-risk targets are at a higher risk of accidents.

Such objects include, for example:

• nuclear power plants
• hazardous material handling plants
• entities carrying hazardous material.

The rescue plan helps them prepare for accidents.teen.