Aerial Liaison Officer (ALO) course coming to the NH Police Academy on 10/16/13

ASSIST Aviation Solutions, a Nashua-based provider of aerial imagery and aviation services to the NH public safety community, will deliver its Aerial Liaison Officer (ALO) course at the New Hampshire Police Academy on October 16th, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The course qualifies participants for 4 CEUs. No fee to Academy attendees. 

Contact the Academy’s training department, (603) 271 – 2133, to enroll. Read more about it here. 

To date, ASSIST has delivered four ALO courses, two to law enforcement and two to fire fighting/emergency services personnel. Read more here.

ASSIST Attends NH Emergency Preparedness Conference

ASSIST was an exhibitor at this year's 9th Annual NH Emergency Preparedness Conference, held June 27, 2013, at the Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH. In addition to our team members attending a number of the presentations, our booth received many visitors, and our team will be reaching out to those individuals and companies who requested more information (they were so busy, they forgot to take pictures).

One attendee subsequently registered to attend our Aviation Liaison Officer (ALO) seminar coming up on July 11th, 9-12, at the NH Fire Academy. For more information on that event, contact registrat@assistaviationsolutions.com.  Read some of the comments from the Jan. 16, 2013 course:

• “Very insightful and helpful. I would recommend this class to colleagues.”
• “Emergency workers are notorious ADD sufferers, suggest making pace quicker and reducing rhetorical questions. Overall, excellent reach out to the public safety community! Thanks.”
• “Great seminar, thanks! Lots of new and useful information.”
• “Even though there was a lot of information squeezed into a short amount of time, the information was very knowledgeable and helpful.”

ASSIST's ALO Seminar, Jan. 16, 2013 at the NHFSTEMS Facility, Concord NH

ASSIST Offers the Next "Aviation Liaison Officer (ALO) Seminar" in July 2013

The NH Dept. of Safety is hosting ASSIST's next "Aviation Liaison Officer (ALO) Seminar."

Date/Time: July 11, 2013, 9 a.m.-noon, 
Place: The Division of Fire Standards and Training & Emergency Medical Services (NHFSTEMS, 98 Smokey Bear Blvd., Concord NH. 

The January 16, 2013, ALO Seminar

What the attendees said:

• Lieutenant, Claremont NH: Very insightful and helpful. I would recommend this class to colleagues.
• Lieutenant, Pittsfield NH: Emergency workers are notorious ADD sufferers, suggest making pace quicker and reducing rhetorical questions. Overall, excellent reach out to the public safety community! Thanks.
• Capt., Keene NH: Great seminar, thanks! Lots of new and useful information.
• EMT: Even though there was a lot of information squeezed into a short amount of time, the information was very knowledgeable and helpful.

Cost: $30/person
Course description: Read more here. 3 CEUs available.
Register: Register here, or contact the registrar directly: registrar@assistaviationsolutions.com

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ASSIST Aviation Solutions, LLC, is a market leader in the use of light manned aircraft and emerging technologies to deliver specialized missions, aerial imagery and other aviation solutions for private and public sector organizations. 

117 Perimeter Rd., Nashua NH 03063
603-505-4668, x104
http://www.assistaviationsolutions.com/

ASSIST and Northern Pictures Join Forces to Provide Customized Aerial Imagery Solutions

Northern Pictures of Concord, NH, and ASSIST Aviation Solutions of Nashua, NH, have joined forces to collaborate on providing highly-customized media solutions to meet our clients’ needs for creative imagery treatments.

“ASSIST Aviation Solutions provides aerial imagery services and solutions to a wide range of clients and markets, from public safety officials to emergency management directors for utilities; from port security directors to offshore energy producers; and from marine mammal researchers to real estate and tourism industry agents. Our customized solutions take many forms, including high definition still and video imagery that clients use for their specific applications.” – Rick Bartle, CTO & Director of Aviation Operations. (603)-533-1669, online at: www.assistaviationsolutions.com. 

“Northern Pictures can turn a storyboard into a video, an idea into a compelling, memorable and informational message. Whether it be in-house or collaborative, our relationships with industry specialists, such as inspiring photographers, visionary directors, and dynamic crews, produces art that inspires, provokes and excites. By providing tailored services, we’ve positioned ourselves as New England’s ‘choice’ for production needs large or small. Professional, upbeat and with a simplicity today’s fast paced market demands.” – J.T. McGinn, Producer/Director. (603) 225-2525, online at: www.northern-pictures.com. 

For more information, contact either Rick Bartle or JT McGinn.

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ASSIST is featured in a New Hampshire Union Leader News Story

May 23, 2013: ASSIST Aviation Solutions, LLC, is featured in a  news story related to the Oklahoma tornadoes published in the New Hampshire Union Leader by Correspondent Benjamin C. Klein.

"NASHUA — During emergencies, a view from above can greatly expedite the work on the ground. When disaster strikes, companies like Assist Aviation Solutions can help utility companies get power back online by providing live imaging of their infrastructure, as the Nashua aviation company did after Hurricanes Irene and Sandy. It also provides imaging information for researchers studying topography and the ocean."

Read more here.

View samples of our aerial imagery here.

Contact Carolyn Abbott 603-505-4668 x 107 or Rick Bartle, 603-553-1669, for more information or visit the website, www.assistaviationsolutions.com

ASSIST is standing by to support the agencies providing search and rescue and recovery operations in Oklahoma and Texas

ASSIST stands ready to supply aerial assets and flight crews to support the search and rescue and recovery operations in the midwest states devastated by the massive tornadoes that have destroyed many communities.

For those impacted by the Oklahoma storms or if you have friends/loved ones there: Use American Red Cross Safe & Well mobile https://safeandwell-mobile.communityos.org/ & text messaging to check-in with friends & family.

The ASSIST Solution Suite of services is designed to support the needs of the state and federal agencies as well as the numerous secular, faith-based and government organizations providing aid to these devastated communities, which include:

• Red Cross Helping Tornado Victims Across the Midwest
• Samaritan's Purse Responding to Deadly Storms in Oklahoma
• Samaritans' Purse Responding to Texas Tornadoes
• The Salvation Army Provides Relief Following Midwestern Tornadoes
• World Vision Responds to Deadly Texas Tornadoes

For more information about ASSIST Aviation Solution's suite of aviation services and aerial data acquisition solutions, visit the website at www.assistaviationsolutions.com. Contact Rick Bartle, Aviation Operations Director, at 603-533-1669, to schedule a mission to the region.

7 Caught Trespassing At Quabbin Reservoir; Patrols Stepped Up Across State

This situation, which suggests that an attack on the Massachusetts water supply may be in the advance planning stage, is exactly what ASSIST Aviation Solutions was created to support. (Reported by Boston CBS News).

"7 Caught Trespassing At Quabbin Reservoir; Patrols Stepped Up Across State"

ASSIST specializes in the use of light aircraft and emerging technologies to deliver specialized missions, aerial imagery and consulting solutions for private and public sector organizations. 

For more information, view our website, www.assistaviationsolutions.com or call 603-533-1669 to speak to Rick Bartle, Director of Aviation Operations.

ASSIST Supports UNH's Study with Aerial Imagery

ASSIST Aviation Solutions recently provided aerial imagery used in a UNH research team's report, "Rivers Act as "Horizontal Cooling Towers".

The image was used in both a video interview and the press release (Courtesy of the University of New Hampshire, NH EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research)). The report is available here.

The ASSIST flight team is available  to perform similar missions. Our extensive archive of the New Hampshire and New England landscape and coastal regions is also available for these types of  research efforts. Contact Rick Bartle, CTO and Aviation Operations Director: 603-533-1669. View more imagery at  http://www.assistaviationsolutions.com/

   

ASSIST Aviation Solutions (formerly ASSIST-U.S.) has relocated to the Nashua, NH, Municipal Airport (Boire Field), effective April 1, 2013, to support our growth with increased aviation support and maintenance facilities and to enhance customer service.

New address: 117 Perimeter Road, Nashua NH, 03063.

Website: http://www.assistaviationsolutions.com
 
Email: contact@assistaviationsolutions.com

Contact: Carolyn Abbott, Business Development Manager
603-505-4668, x107
carolyn.abbott@assistaviationsolutions.com

ASSIST-U.S. is Now ASSIST Aviation Solutions

Effective February 21, 2013, the company’s name changed from Aerial Surveillance, Security & Intelligence Systems Technologies-U.S., LLC (dba ASSIST-U.S.) to ASSIST Aviation Solutions, LLC.

Read more here.

ASSIST-U.S. Manned Solutions are Best Until the FAA Approves Commercial Domestic Use of Drones

As a provider of aerial imagery and other aviation solutions, ASSIST-U.S. continues to monitor the status of the domestic use of unmanned aerial vehicles (or drones), such as this recent report: FAA Releases New Drone Authorization List.

Thus far, the FAA has not approved any domestic, commercial use of these platforms (which will be true until at least 2015), which makes our manned aerial solutions the most cost-effective and reliable approach for public and private organizations requiring aerial imagery.

Bruce Seibert, company co-founder, discusses the future of the commercial use of drones in the national air space in this white paper.

ASSIST-U.S. Delivers the Aviation Liaison Officer (ALO) seminar to NH Emergency Services Personnel

Despite a major snow storm blanketing the New Hampshire landscape, 12 hardy emergency services personnel attended the ASSIST-U.S. Aviation Liaison Officer (ALO) seminar on January 16, 2013, at the NH Fire Academy training center in Concord, NH.

The seminar was sponsored by the NH Department of Safety, Division of Fire Standards and Training & Emergency Medical Services (NHFSTEMS). It explained the ALO role and concept of operations for emergency services personnel serving or planning to serve in the ALO position. 

Rick Bartle, Director of Aviation Operations at ASSIST-U.S., addressed the following topics that are essential to the smooth and efficient operation of an emergency response unit that needs or intends to use aviation resources and assets:

• Basic aircraft types and operations
• Types of aviation engagements / missions
• Flight operations and landing site considerations
• Communication best practices: aircrew, agencies, the public
• Safety and cost considerations

Participant comments indicate that those attending found the seminar very helpful and useful in understanding their role in the application of aviation resources in their organizations:

• “Very insightful and helpful. I would recommend this class to colleagues.”
• “Overall, excellent reach out to the public safety community! Thanks.”
• “Great seminar, thanks! Lots of new and useful information.”
• “Even though there was a lot of information squeezed into a short amount of time, the information was very knowledgeable and helpful.”

The 3-hour session, which qualified for 4 CEUs, was an overview of a longer 3-day program available through ASSIST-U.S. Anyone interested in the longer program or other courses in our "Aviation Special Missions Training Program (ASMTP) curriculum can contact the company at registrar@assist-us.com.