VEMEC releases new toolkit for homeless service providers and disaster professionals
Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC) is pleased to present a new toolkit entitled Disaster Preparedness to Promote Community Resilience Information and Tools for Homeless Service Providers and Disaster Professionals. The toolkit documents can be found on-line at https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/nchav/education/VEMEC-Toolkit.asp. Many thanks to the VA National Center on Homelessness among Veterans for providing them a home for […]
2018 National Mass Care Exercise to be held in Arizona
The 2018 National Mass Care Exercise will be held May 21-24, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. The scenario involves a large evacuation to Arizona from California after a catastrophic earthquake. The five strategic goals of the National Mass Care Strategy seek to move the nation in a direction that increases the capabilities and capacities of the […]
American Red Cross releases new Reunification doctrine
When a disaster occurs with large numbers of fatalities or injuries, individuals who are unaccounted for, damage to communication infrastructure and evacuations etc., a local jurisdiction can quickly become overwhelmed with requests from concerned loved ones. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Reunification services was primarily a reactive activity, responding to high volumes of inquiries that often […]
Mass Care Seminar in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Leveraging Regional Partnerships for Better Local Planning On March 18, 2016, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Task Force (SEPA RTF) and the Health and Human Services Workgroup (HHS WG) sponsored a Mass Care Seminar at the Montgomery County Fire Academy in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania to bring together local and regional key stakeholders to discuss mass care preparedness […]
Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) Planning Resource
The Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) Planning Resource describes duties and responsibilities of individuals, agencies and volunteer organizations in the event of a disaster. The MARC Planning Resource is a living document and the contributors acknowledge there will be changes for each community and instance. The experience and knowledge regarding MARCs is growing. Over time, there […]