TX EMTF-11
Texas EMTF-11 Contact Info
John Phillips
Chief Operating Officer
TX EMTF-11 Regional Coordinator
Office: 361-929-5401
Nathan Rubio
TX EMTF 11 District Coordinator – T
Scott Marsh
TX EMTF 11 District Coordinator – U
Bernardino Palacios
TX EMTF 11 District Coordinator – V
Resource List
Deployment standard operating guidelines
About the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force
The Texas Emergency Medical Task Force (TX EMTF) is a series of components that are capable of activating resources on behalf of Texas on a state mission that provides a custom, scalable approach to medical disaster response. The key to the program is the ability to activate our members from EMS & fire departments, public and private healthcare organizations, regional coalitions, & state and local government who provide personnel & assets that activate during disasters.
Tx EMTF-11 Mission & Purpose
The mission of the EMTF‐11 is to provide a well‐coordinated response, offering rapid professional medical assistance to emergency operation systems during large‐scale incidents. The mission is accomplished through the utilization of specially trained teams that are able to respond to incidents at the state, regional or local level when needed.
Our Components
AMBULANCE STAGING MANAGAMENT TEAM (ASMT)
AMBULANCE STRIKE TEAM (AST)
AMBUS
INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESPONSE UNIT (IDRU)
MEDICAL INCIDENT SUPPORT TEAM (MIST)
MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT
REGISTERED NURSE STRIKE TEAM (RNST)
Wildland Fire Medical Support Unit (WFMSU)
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…