About CZER

Code Zero Emergency Response (CZER) was formed by Jesse Beckow in 2004, providing training and consulting in EMS and First Responder education.

In 2017 we became International Disaster Response to reflect our new focus on Search and Rescue and disaster response. Our services include professional rescuer and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training and consulting, as well as K-9 and ground Search and Rescue services.

Our team of Subject Matter Experts have trained more than 40,000 responders and have deployed on 4 continents. Their areas of expertise include Basic and Advanced Life Support, K-9 training and handling, SAR, Primary Care Paramedicine, Advanced and Critical Care Paramedicine, Air EMS, Public Order EMS, CBRN and Tactical EMS.

Since COVID, our focus and services have evolved. While we still train professional rescuers, we have changed our focus to our local community in Ontario rather than focusing on international deployments.

As a result IDR is now Code Zero Emergency Response (CZER). We are proud to announce we now provide First Response and private sector emergency medical response services in Canada for events and ongoing emergency coverage. CZER uses A-EMCAs, the provincial certification for Primary Care Paramedics, for your first aid and first response needs.

What is a "Code Zero?"

Since 2020 municipal EMS response in Ontario has been more and more strained. The term Code Zero is a relatively new one that refers to a time when there are no ambulances, or at most 1 ambulance, available in an entire city. For an example, the City of Hamilton has more than 2 Code Zeros per day – over 700 per year.

When there is a Code Zero, no municipal EMS is coming to help you no matter how sick or injured you are. There are simply no ambulances available.

Code Zero Emergency Services was founded to give you access to private sector first response.

When nobody else is coming, Code Zero Emergency Response is on the way.

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Jesse Beckow, A-EMCA

Jesse started his rescue career as a lifeguard in 1989. He graduated from Humber College's Ambulance and Emergency Care Program in 1992. He has worked EMS on land and water, in Canada but also in Israel and Peru during SAR deployments.

Over several decades, Jesse has personally trained 13,000 prehospital responders. He consulted in program development to Toronto Paramedic Services, and has written and edited many EMS and SAR textbooks. He has also consulted on hybrid vehicle selection and with industrial and SAR clients on vehicles for austere conditions.

In 2012, Jesse began cross-training in ground SAR in Israel and Canada. He changed the company's focus to ground Search and Rescue in 2017.

To contract Jesse or one of our consultants in other areas, please feel free to get in touch!