Used exclusively by FEMA (US&R), and HHS (DMAT) teams in response to every major disaster since 1992, the Western Shelter GateKeeper system provides a turn-key solution that can be interoperable with other WSS shelters during multi-agency events. Let our expert team prepare a quote specifically designed to fit your mission.
See what our customers are saying: “Since 1992 we have been using the solutions provided by this corporation. Their quality and design make it the ideal solution for mission problems that we encounter in the field. They have also been our choice for mobile medical tents/shelters and clinics with their Mobility and Gatekeeper product lines. The fact that other federal agencies, many states and government institutions that deploy this equipment make it easier to coordinate and maintain interoperability with them on many levels.” -Robert Bishop, Cache Manager DHHS/ASPR “A historic moment in our team’s history was an “erection battle” between our team and another Florida team. We were setting up at an airport and time was critical. The other team said they wanted to put up their “quick deployment” tents, but we said we were going to use our Western Shelter 1935. They were still getting their tents out of the bags when our 1935 was up and we were ready to start seeing patients. ...we were able to set up our entire mobile critical care unit in under 60 minutes, and be ready to start seeing patients. This rapid deployment capability is mainly possible because of your products. So while our competitors are looking for the leak in their air-inflatable tent, we are busy seeing patients, while they seem to have a bad case of wind!”
After disaster strikes, the real work begins...
-Steve Williams, RN, CEN, CFRN, Team Commander, FAST “Once deployed and manned by QFRS staff, this shelter system has the capacity to self sustain the relevant facility for an initial period of up to 10 days. It offers facilities including working and sleeping tents with associated equipment, showers, toilets, water purification and water distribution, and lighting and power generation. Essentially, it’s a quick hit. We can mobilize this stuff within about three to four hours, get it on the road, get it out there and get it set up in about four hours so people can move into it. The system’s flexibility means we can put up to 15-20 tents together at short notice to support a variety of different incidents. For example, we could support a rapid damage response, a police or wildfire command in the field, a medical triage area or field hospital.” -Executive Manager Gary Littlewood, QFRS (Queensland US&R Taskforce) “Very impressed with the layout and variability of this product. The tent our EOC is set up in is the Western Shelter 1935 and we received 24mph sustained and 40mph gusts at our location in Waveland, MS from Hurricane Rita. The tents have held together fully, and we have had no water leaks or intrusion from anywhere. I can tell you that everyone here has made comments about how well the Western Shelter has held up.” -Mark Bennett, NREMTP, AAS, Disaster Preparedness Specialist, SMAT II Coordinator “The ease of set-up and take-down with very little training and practice, as well as outstanding 24-7 customer service has made the Western Shelter system one of the cornerstones of our equipment cache.” -Glenn Susskind BS, NREMT-P, Section Chief - Logistics, TN-1 DMAT
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Preparedness
Response
Recovery
Effective preparedness is centered on developing the right equipment and personnel to respond to almost any significant event. Continued training to grow the capabilities of team members, as well as proper maintenance and additions to your equipment cache, lay the groundwork for an efficient response. Western Shelter Systems’ team of specialists can keep your team up to date on the latest shelter trainings and provide expert advice on the equipment maintenance and additions that will improve your response efforts.
The versatility and interoperability of the Western Shelter System makes it ideal for emergency response applications. Whether you are deploying during a local, singular event or participating in a large scale, multi-agency response, our shelter system can be quickly established as a singular unit, rapidly expanded into a larger complex, or integrated with other responding agencies as their resources arrive on scene.
Depending on the severity of an event, response times can quickly evolve from a few days to a month or more. The ability to continue providing essential needs to the community until the restoration of basic services can be established is a key element to consider when developing an equipment cache. This need for a quick-up structure that could withstand prolonged use was a consideration in the design of the Western Shelter.
The Western Shelter System has been engineered to provide an interoperable and rapidly deployable solution to emergency response. Our continued product additions and enhancements have come from listening to the needs of our customers. Our team of experts cannot only help you select a line of equipment to meet your unique needs, they can also provide real world training and knowledge to help streamline your field response. From logistics to mobile medical, Western Shelter has a proven solution for real world applications.
A standard Western Shelter System can provide the basic foundation needed for numerous response scenarios. The environmentally secure shelter can be fully integrated with climate control, lighting, and power to provide operational basics for a full range of response. Building out the system with a few shelter enhancements or the addition of logistics equipment can transform a individual system from command and control to a mobile medical or triage staging area. This inherent versatility is an advantage in calculating equipment requirements for local needs and coordinating resources with surrounding response agencies.
The Western Shelter was built to provide an environmentally secure, and inherently strong structure that could be quickly established for rapid response but also act as a temporary structure that could function for longer time periods as needed. During prolonged emergency response or field medical care, the Western Shelter can continue to provide needed services, as well as expand to meet increasing demands such as on site billeting for responders.
Photo credits: front cover: FEMA back cover: NC SMAT above: center: right:
Cover photo courtesy of FEMA Upper left: photo courtesy of FEMA Center Left: US&R teams response to Haitian Earthquake Center: Hampton Roads VA, SAR Upper and center right: Wake Med Health and Hospitals Lower: Bricktop NJ Hospital, Hurricane Sandy
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