What Dr Parasite posted is what we are working with here in NJ. The NJ EMS task force is a modular team that can assemble for the response needed. We have 25, 50 and 100 patient mass casualty response trucks spaced around the state. There are currently 13 Medical ambulance buses and 3 converted buses that can treat and transport up to 30 patients.
All of this is supporting the Western Shelter Systems Gatekeeper, which is a modular system made up of tents in varying sizes, mainly 19x35. We recently added 2 23x60 tents for larger incidents that require bigger single treatment areas. This system can be as simple as a single open air tent to a dozen interconnected tents with positive pressure modules, HVAC, hot and cold running water, showers, decon chambers, toilets, sleeping quarters, lockable supply rooms, generators, oxygen generating systems, ect.
This was our operation at Ocean Medical Center during Sandy
This can also be deployed to support the MSED, which is a tractor trailer based ER we can deploy anywhere. It provides both a 10 bed ER and a 2 suite surgical module, as well as all the supporting functions needed. That unit was deployed in NJ and on Long Island during Hurricane Sandy. Part of it is on St Croix supporting the local system
My volunteer agency hosts 1 Ambulance bus and the central region Special Operations Vehicle. Our SOVs are logistics support vehicle that contains everything needed to make a gatekeeper camp run. Our County has 1 100 patient MCRU, which is a Spartan Gladiator rescue and 2 25 patient MCRUs, which are F450s with a utility box
The benefit of state based funding and coordination
