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The Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) is a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Grant Program that provides funding to the 124 largest jurisdictions to support the integration of emergency management, health, and medical systems into a coordinated response to mass casualty incidents caused by any hazard. The MMRS program reduces the consequences of a mass casualty incident during the initial period of a response by having augmented existing local operational response systems before the incident occurs. It is the only federal grant program that supports multidisciplinary mass casualty response planning at the local/regional level.
The Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System (HRMMRS) was developed under the direction of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) in 1999. It includes the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg and the counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry and York. It covers an area of 2900 square miles and a population of 1,640,000. The HRPDC contracts with the Tidewater EMS Council to manage the activities of the HRMMRS.
The HRMMRS supports and enhances Hampton Roads public safety, hospital, public health, and emergency management response capabilities to manage mass casualty incidents. Over 250 individuals from almost 90 local and state agencies and organizations are involved in planning, training and exercises. |
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Sep. 1, 2010 RICHMOND, VA – Hurricane Earl is forecast to bring high winds and moderate flooding along Virginia's coastline, but the National Weather Service does not expect a major impact in Virginia and the storm is expected to leave the area by Friday afternoon. Hampton Roads residents should b...Read more...
Sep. 1, 2010 RICHMOND, VA - Governor Bob McDonnell today declared a state of emergency in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a step authorizing state agencies to take precautionary action to prepare for any potential impacts in eastern Virginia from Hurricane Earl. A state of emergency must be declare...Read more...
Aug. 31, 2010 RICHMOND, VA - Residents of Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina are strongly encouraged to stay informed about the location and possible impact of Hurricane Earl and other tropical weather systems as the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches.
Residents can...Read more...
Aug. 30, 2010 - RICHMOND, VA – Virginians need to prepare now for Hurricane Earl, which is forecasted to be a Category 3 or 4 hurricane as it approaches Virginia's coast later this week.
The forecasted path for Earl has changed several times so it is important for Virginians, especially those...Read more... The Hampton Roads MMRS, in collaboration with the Eastern Region of Virginia Hospital Emergency Preparedness Coordinating Group, Peninsulas Emergency Medical Services Council and the Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council, are pleased to present the Southeastern Virginia Mass Casualty Incident...Read more... |
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