August 18 & 19, 2010 - California MRC meeting - Sacramento
September 15-18, 2010 - Region IX & X MRC Meeting - San Diego
September 25, 2010 (Saturday) - SMC MRC Meeting - 9:00 A.M. - HMB Fire Station
CPR class - for MRC members and non-profit volunteers (if space is available); Spring-Summer
Seasonal Flu Vaccination Clinic for First Responders - Fall, 2010
SAN MATEO COUNTY ALERT NETWORK
HMB Police Chief Don O'Keefe would like all MRC Volunteers to sign up for the San Mateo County Alert Network. The system will notify members of disasters, road closures, weather warnings, etc. To register, please go to www.smcalert.infoand follow the instructions for "new users"
PAST ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
2004 - Dr. Kent Garman started the process to establish the San Mateo Coastside MRC unit.
Sept., 2005 - San Mateo Coastside MRC approved by the Federal government
2006-7 - $10,000 NACCHO grant (award) applied for and received by San Mateo Coastside MRC
May 31, 2008 - First organizational meeting of the San Mateo Coastside MRC July 30, 2008 - We now have a new MRC Director, Michael Klass, MD. Dr. Kent Garman has stepped down but will continue to consult on MRC matters. Don O'Keefe (HMB Police Chief), Kevin Rose (San Mateo County Emergency Medical Services Authority), and Elizabeth Martinez-Yano (HMB Police Department) will assist Dr. Klass.
Sept. 15, 2008 - Application completed for $5,000 NACCHO Capacity Building Award (grant) from the Office of the Surgeon General of the Civilian Medical Reserve Corps (OCVMRC). The funding, awarded by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) on behalf of OCVMRC, supports Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) unit activities and will be used to pay for increased recruitment efforts, training of volunteers, supplies (i.e. a tent, banner, first aid supplies, storage) for our MRC unit, equipment, and some reimbursement for participation in conferences or disaster drills.
Sept. 23, 2008 - Presentation to the Half Moon Bay Disaster Preparedness seminar
October 24, 2008 - Presentation by James Howie to the San Mateo Coastside Mental Health meeting
November 1, 2008 - SMCMRC.ORG website goes online
November 13, 2008 - During the California statewide "GOLDEN DRAGON I" disaster drill in San Diego, the San Mateo County Medical/Health Operational Area Coordinator (MHOAC) was contacted by the State Joint Emergency Operations Center (JEOC) requesting MRC volunteers to assist with the earthquake drill in Southern California. Per the San Mateo Coastside MRC Unit Director’s permission, MHOAC sent a mission deployment request via Disaster Healthcare Volunteers of California to MRC unit members to test response times. Within 24 hours, 20 of 28 SMC MRC members responded to the request. They were not physically deployed. November 15, 2008 - SMC MRC Orientation meeting; Triage (S.T.A.R.T.) presentation
December 4, 2008 - Michael Klass and Elizabeth Martinez Yano attended a seminar in Sacramento to become administrators of the Disaster Healthcare Volunteers of California website and alert system.
December 31, 2008 - SMC MRC awarded a $5,000 NACCHO Capacity Building Award (CBA)
January 17, 2009 - SMC MRC Steering Committee meeting
February 28, 2009 - Steering Committee & General meeting; Cal-DMAT presentation by David Lipin
March 11, 2009- SILVER DRAGON III exercise - Sponsored by the CDC and Bio-terrorism unit of the San Mateo County Public Health Dept. and EMSA; This mass prophylaxis exercise included 5 CERT team members, 15 SMC MRC members, HMB Police & Fire Department, San Mateo County Health Department observers, and members of the ARES ham-radio organization. This exercise also tested the call-down system for Disaster Healthcare Volunteers of California.
March 17-April 4, 2009 - CERT training class provided for the SMC MRC by David Cosgrave and the Coastside Fire (Cal-Fire) Protection District.
March 20, 2009 - Bay Area bio-terrorism, point of distribution (POD) exercise at the Oakland Coliseum. Michael Klass & Janet Didur participated in this large scale exercise.
April 4-8, 2009 - The National Medical Reserve Corps co-sponsored the 2009 Integrated Medical, Public Health, Preparedness and Response Training Summit with the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP), and the Office of Force Readiness and Deployment (OFRD). The summit was held in Dallas, TX with 3,200 attendees. The Director and 1 Steering Committee member attended.
May 20-21, 2009 - California state-wide MRC conference; Redondo Beach, California. Attended by the director, James Howie, & Rebecca Dennison.
June 27, 2009 - General meeting & Steering Committee Meeting of the SMC MRC July 14, 27 & August 4 - American Heart Association CPR training for members
September 25, 2009 - Seasonal flu vaccination clinic for first responders, MRC, CERT-team members, teachers, and families; 7 RNs & PHNs; 14 participants; 135 people vaccinated.
October 6-9, 2009 - Western U.S. MRC Summit Meeting (Cody, Wyoming); Attended by Michael Klass, Jane Kingston, and Marilyn Dittes
October 12, 2009 - General & Steering Committee Meeting
December, 2009 - Through a Homeland Security grant, San Mateo County purchased a 24 foot disaster treatment tent, 10,000 KW generator, lights, cots, chairs and medical supplies for the SMCMRC.
December, 2009 - The 10 Bay Area MRC units were awarded a $150,000 UASI (Urban Area Security Initiative) grant for emergency medical supplies.
December 6, 2009 - SMC MRC Holiday Party
December 9, 2009 & January 4, 2010- H1N1 vaccinations for HMB Police officers, CERT team members, MRC members, HMB city employees
February 6, 2010 - General and steering committee meetings
February 13, 2010 - SMC MRC First aid class - Woodside Fire Dept March 11, 2010 - Silver Dragon IV county-wide bio-terrorism exercise; 22 MRC members participated and canvassed 1,600 homes; Also tested communications network and the DHVC alert system
April 6, 2010 - HMB City Council presentation of Recognition Awards to SMC MRC founder
J. Kent Garman, MD, coordinator Elizabeth Martinez-Yano, and Director Michael Klass, MD.
April 21, 2010 - San Mateo County earthquake exercise at Seton Coastside Hospital; The exercise included testing the DHVC alert system, erecting the disaster tent, patient triage, testing of communications equipment
May, 2010 - SMC MRC received another $5,000 NACCHO Federal grant
May 18, 19, 21, 2010 - Psychological First Aid Classes
May 20, 2010 - SMC MRC general & steering committee meetings
July 21, 2010 - SMC MRC Tour of San Mateo County Crime Lab
