MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Miami Township Fire & EMS crews are now carrying specialized kits designed to help them communicate with children and adults with disabilities during emergency calls, after a donation from an Ohio nonprofit.
The department said in a social media post that it recently received “Brave Bags” from The Lionheart Collective, thanking Delaney Bonfield and her organization for providing the resource to the community.
The Lionheart Collective describes itself on its website as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit “dedicated to bridging the gap between first responders and individuals with disabilities” through specialized training, sensory support tools and community outreach. The group says its Brave Bags are sensory kits meant to help children and others with sensory needs, communication differences or trauma histories feel safer during encounters with first responders, with the goal of ensuring “compassion, safety and understanding in moments of crisis,” according to the nonprofit.
Miami Township Fire & EMS operates four stations staffed around the clock across more than 33 square miles of the township, including stretches of Interstate 275 and the Little Miami River, and responds to more than 6,000 calls a year, about 80% of them medical emergencies, according to the department.
The information contained in this story was obtained from Miami Township Fire & EMS.