About

Founding Statement

The Falcon Medical Response Team (FMRT) was founded in 2025 by Rishi Sankaran, a certified CERT responder and community EMS volunteer in the Cary/Raleigh region. FMRT was created to fill a critical the critical gap in event medical coverage by building the first high‑school student–run Event first aid team in the United States, designed around professional‑grade training, accountability, and community service. FMRT also fills a major and often overlooked gap in first‑aid readiness; empowering trained youth responders to recognize emergencies early, intervene confidently, and save lives in moments where immediate action matters.

FMRT began as a small, student‑led initiative and has since grown into a structured, highly trained response team serving 10,500+ community members across the Research Triangle region.

Leadership Team

Founder & Supervising Director - Rishi Sankaran

Certified CERT Responder
FEMA ICS Responder
ARC Lifeguard/CPR.AED for Proffesional Rescuer
First Responder with Apex FD CERT & UNC‑Rex ERT

Rishi established FMRT, built the training system, recruited and trained the first cohort of responders, initiated the first partnerships, and continues to supervise operations, partnerships, and medical logistics.

Training and Internal Operations

Seerit Gill: Assistant Team Supervisor
Rafael Ji: Lead Training Officer
Samantha Yu
Charlotte Koehn

Medical Logistics Coordinators

Aliah Bhuiyan
Raena Hailu
Brian Yan
Rana Saglar

Event Outreach Coordinators

Abigail Skibbe
Samrat Vastrad
Claire Phelps