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Emergency Medical Task Force - 6

Serving Trauma Service Areas

H, Q & R

Cindy Riggan – EMTF-6 Coordinator

Main Office: 1111 N Loop West Freeway Suite 160 Houston Tx 77008

Office: (281) 822-4444 Mobile: (281) 940-6001 Email: [email protected]

Emergency Medical Task Force

Trains, exercises and rosters medical health professionals in the four

components, MMU, RN Strike Team, AMBUS & AST, in order to respond with

personnel and assets during a state declared disaster to form an integrated

medical response.

EMTF-6 Region Trauma Service Areas (TSA) H, Q & R

• Angelina • Austin • Brazoria • Chambers • Colorado • Fort Bend • Galveston • Hardin • Harris

• Jasper • Jefferson • Liberty • Matagorda • Montgomery • Nacogdoches • Newton • Orange • Polk

• Sabine • San

Augustine • San Jacinto • Tyler • Walker • Waller • Wharton

Goals: – Rapidly deployable for statewide incidents – Builds upon regional capability and

interoperability – Integrated command/control elements – Self-sufficient for short periods of time – NIMS compliant – Presently in the ASPR Funded strategy for

FY11 and FY12

EMTF Integrated Medical Response Capability

Texas Disaster Medical System

Acute Public Health

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MIST

Enviro

Health

Team

Hospital

Nurse

Strike

Teams Long

Term

Care

Amb

Busses

ESRD

TSA

MMU

Regional

MOC

MACC

Local

MOC

Medical

Staffing

Contracts

RAT

Team

Epi

Team

CAT

Teams

CASPER

Team Food

Safety

Teams

Bus

Staging

Team

Amb

Strike

Teams

Admin

Teams

ROC

Mortuary

Team

MSN

Shelters

TxMAT

D.B.H.

Teams MRC

L.P.H.

Red Cross

Tx Military Force

NOTE: Federal and EMAC assets will augment these

teams and strategies

TxMAT 1

State EMTF Response

EMTF Regional Response

Mutual Aid Response

Local Response Local Incident

https://www.211texas.org/211/redirect.jsp?URL=http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/services.shtm

EMTF Scope of Work # Expectations

1. Establish and convene regional Emergency Medical Task Force work group(s), to include multiple Trauma Service Area (TSA) subject matter experts, as applicable.

2. Develop regional gap analysis for each EMTF concept, to include staffing, supplies, and equipment for the region.

3. Develop regional plans for each EMTF concept in conjunction with the statewide concept strategies.

4. Develop roster of personnel to support each EMTF concept.

5. Participation in statewide EMTF face to face meetings and/or conference calls is mandatory.

6. Establish at least one fully rostered, trained and exercised team for each of the EMTF concept including: Ambulance Strike Teams, AmBus Strike Team, Nurse Strike Teams, Mobile Medical Units Strike Team

7. The EMTF regional representative will attend a one day orientation for the EMTF provided by the EMTF State Coordinating Organization (SCO).

8. All supplies and equipment purchased must be on the standardized equipment/supply lists. If additional funding is available other supplies or equipment may be purchased for the teams that are not on the standardized lists.

5 Ambulance Strike Teams

•5 Ambulances in each Strike Team (25 total ambulances)

•Each Strike Team has assigned Strike Team Leader

•Teams are pre-identified

•No Notice Regional deployment

•State-wide tasked mission assignments

5 RN Strike Teams

•5 RN’s in each Strike Team (25 total RN’s)

•Each Team has pre-assigned Strike Team Leader

•4 ER Strike Teams

•1 Specialty area (Burn, OB, ICU, Pedi, NICU, etc)

•Approx. 72 hr deployment

2 Ambuses

•Ambuses are capable of transporting >12 litter patients at one time.

•Pre-plumbed for O2, Suction, medical gases, etc

•Assigned to EMS agencies that will deploy 4 paramedics

•No Notice Regional deployment

•State-wide tasked mission assignments

Mobile Medical Unit

•16 -32 bed capacity

•Able to provide emergency stabilizing care and transfer

•Fully staffed with EM physicians, ER nurses, techs, pharmacy, logistics, clerical and other support

•6-12 hour launch time for 72 hr deployment

Emergency Medical Task Force Leadership Team

• Command/General Staff

• ICS 100, 200, 300, 400 certs, with position-specific certs as well

• Must have EMS/ER/IMT management experience

• Full Comms package to communicate with all Groups and Local EOC/DDC/DSHS/GDEM-SOC

• Logistics package to support all Groups

Task Force Leader (TFL) & Asst TFL

Ops Chief

Ambulance Group Supervisor

Amb Strike Teams w/ ASTL x 5

Ambus Group Supervisor

Ambus w/ boss x 2

RN Strike Team Group Supervisor

RN Strike Teams w/ STL x 5

MMU Group Supervisor

MMU Charge nurse

Plans Chief

SitStat Unit Leader

Logistics Chief

COM-L

MMU Deployment team w/ leader

Finance Chief

Liaison Officer (LNO)

EMTF Medical Director


Ops Chief




Ambus w/ boss x 2




MMU Charge nurse

Plans Chief

SitStat Unit Leader

Logistics Chief

COM-L


Finance Chief




Ops Chief




Ambus w/ boss x 2




MMU Charge nurse

Plans Chief

SitStat Unit Leader

Logistics Chief

COM-L


Finance Chief



Red Team White Team Blue Team

EMTF-6 Present Steering Committee EMTF Coordinator, RAC Exec Director and/ or his/her

appointee, EMTF-6 Task Force Leaders

Task Force Leader (TFL) &

Asst TFL

Ops Chief




Ambus w/ boss x 2




MMU Charge nurse

Plans Chief

SitStat Unit Leader

Logistics Chief

COM-L

MMU Deployment team

w/ leader

Finance Chief



= TF Command/General Staff

EMTF Operational Org Chart

EMTF-6 Task Force Leaders

• Chris Collier – RAC-H

• Greg Kunkle – RAC-R

• Lisa Aulbert – RAC-Q

•Mark Sastre – RAC-R

• 2 Position Open – Apply with Cindy Riggan

New Suggested Governance Structure Approved by GETAC in November 2011

Ambulance Strike Teams

• 5 Ambulances in each Strike Team (25 total ambulances)

• Each Strike Team has assigned Strike Team Leader

• Teams are pre-identified • No Notice Regional deployment • State-wide tasked mission assignments

• FEMA Typing vs. Texas Typing

• Common Communications

Ambulance strike team goals

RN Strike Team

• 5 RN’s in each Strike Team (25 total RN’s)

• Each Team has pre-assigned Strike Team Leader

• 4 ER Strike Teams • 1 Specialty area (Burn, OB, ICU,

Pedi, NICU, etc) • Approx. 72 hr deployment

Texas Labor Day Wildfire AMBUS Deployment

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Ambulance Bus - AMBUS

• Ambuses are capable of transporting 12 (or more) litter patients at one time.

• Pre-plumbed for O2, Suction, medical gases, etc

• Assigned to EMS agencies that will deploy 4 paramedics

• No Notice Regional deployment

• State-wide tasked mission assignments

Our Newly Restripped AMBUS – MPV6-01 EMTF State AMBUS Meeting – October 2011

Operation Blueprint MMU Exercise

May 2011

Mobile Medical Unit

MMU Goals

• 16 – 32 bed capacity

• Able to provide emergency stabilizing care and transfer

• Fully staffed with EM physicians, ER nurses, techs, pharmacy, logistics, clerical and other support

• 6-12 hour launch time for 72-96 hour deployment

• Clinical and Facilities Groups

• Standardized minimal supplies, pharmaceuticals, and capabilities

• Will have NO x-ray, Lab testing and surgery capability

EMTF-6 MMU Interior

Full Patriot System

Transport Systems

• Building committees for the four components with in EMTF-6

– For the purpose of:

• Gaining the interest of Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics, EMT’s, and other personnel with in EMTF-6 Region

• Making our MMU, AMBUS, RN Strike Teams and Ambulance Strike Teams stronger

• Gain enough interest to roster EMTF-6 Teams and have a rostered on call schedule

EMTF-6 Needs You

• On May 14-16, 2012 We will have a three day training and exercise that will do the following:

–Train on all 4 components of EMTF

•Deployment & Demobilization with EMTF

– Exercise at full scale level with the four components

Training & Exercises

How do you get involved with EMTF-6?

• Get involved with one of the EMTF-6 Workgroups

• Ambulance Strike Team

• Mobile Medical Unit

• AMBUS

• RN Strike Team

• Exercise Planning Team

• Social Networking Workgroup

• Tuesday February 14, 2012 - EMTF-6 Workgroup Conference Calls:

• Conference Call Number: (877) 381-8833 Participant Access Code 52651

• Webinar: www.joinme.com At the beginning of the conference call we will announce the participant access code

• 9:00am - Multi Passenger Vehicle (MPV) Workgroup –(AKA AMBUS)

• 11:00am – Ambulance Strike Team (AST) Workgroup

• 1:00pm – RN Strike Team Workgroup

• 2:00pm – Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) Workgroup

• 3:00pm – Marketing Workgroup (Social Networking, Recruitment and promotion for EMTF-6)

http://www.joinme.com/

• February 23, 2012 - Conference Call

• March 6, 2012 - Conference Call

• March 15, 2012 Face to Face Meeting – Location & Time TBD

• March 20th – 21st 2012 WebEOC Conference - at the Pitser Garrison Civic Center – Lufkin Texas – For Registration go to www.detrac.org or www.netrac.org

• March 29, 2012 April 2-5, 2012 – Texas Emergency Management Conference, San Antonio Texas

• April 12, 2012 – Face to Face Meeting– Location & Time TBD

• April 26, 2012 - Face to Face Meeting– Location & Time TBD

• May 3, 2012 –May 10, 2012 – Face to Face – Location & Time TBD

http://www.detrac.org/

http://www.netrac.org/

Any

Questions?

Contact Us

Cindy Riggan – EMTF-6 Coordinator

Main Office: 1111 N Loop West Freeway Suite 160 Houston Tx 77008

Office: (281) 822-4444 Mobile: (281) 940-6001 Email: [email protected]

RAC-H – Brenda Anderson-Cole or go to www.DETRAC.org

RAC- Q or SETRAC – Darrell Pile, Russell Kaiser or go to Go to www.SETRAC.org

RAC- R – Jo Maples or go to www.rac-r.com

Follow us on Facebook at: • Cindy Riggan – Coordinator Page • under Emergency Medical Task Force Region 6 - EMTF-6 Regional

Page

Follow us on Twitter at: EMTF_6

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For More Information Contact Cindy Riggan – EMTF-6 Coordinator

Main Office: 1111 N Loop West Freeway

Suite 160 Houston Tx 77008

Office: (281) 822-4444 Mobile: (281) 940-6001 Email:

[email protected]

Follow us on twitter at: EMTF_6

Follow us on Facebook at: • Cindy Riggan – Coordinator

Page • Emergency Medical Task Force

Region 6 - EMTF-6 Page

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