Miami County EMS has recently organized the Mass Casualty Incident Response Team to deal with any possible mass casualty situations that could happen in or around Miami County. This team would respond to events such as tornadoes striking a populated area, major bus accidents, major vehicle accidents involving a large number of patients, or a terrorist attack.

The Team utilizes the MCI Response Trailer, which was purchased with a grant from FEMA. This trailer is stocked with extra supplies that would be needed on a major incident such as spine boards, trauma bandages, IV’s, oxygen supplies and blankets. This trailer is activated by one of the first arriving crews to an incident when they deem it is needed. The trailer is pulled by one of the two Suburbans EMS uses as Deputy Chief and Battalion Chief vehicles.

The Team has received additional training in certain areas such as bio-terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction and dealing with Mass Casualty situations of any sorts. EMS will be doing continuing training on this several times throughout the year.