EMTF-11

Coordination between the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS), the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual-Aid System (TIFMAS), and the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force (TX EMTF) began in earnest in fall of 2018, following after-actions stemming from the 2018 Texas Wildfire Season. This collaborative initiative began with a series of leadership summits, co-hosted by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM),  and attended by numerous agency leads and/or subject matter experts.  The group came to consensus that due to its diverse medical response capability, with a proven …

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Augment & support the needs of the regional health-care system with the care, transport, & or transfer of patients with a high consequence infectious disease [HCID]

Registered Nurse Strike Teams (RNST) Mission To provide surge nursing staff for an Emergency Department or specialty area [ICU, burn unit, etc.] nursing staff, …

Provides medical transport & evacuation services during a large-scale disaster, mass casualty incidents, firefighter rehabilitation, incident support for all hazards, & other appropriate, like missions.

Augment and support the needs of a disaster impacted community with temporary healthcare infrastructure that is configurable to the incident.

Specialized medical busses to provide advanced medical transport and evacuation services for a large-scale disasters, mass casualty incidents, incident support, firefighter rehabilitation, and other appropriate, like missions.

Manages the Stage Site, Mobilization, and Tracking of Activated ESF-8 Resources

Medical Incident Management Personnel Augmenting Operations Centers & Command Posts