Hurricane Update
6 Sep 2008 3:14 pm - RI-1 DMAT has sent another team to the Gulf coast for response to Hurricane Ike.
Our folks are awaiting orders and watching the storm closely. Our cache is inbound to their location.

If you have a current federal ID and credit card, are an active and deployable member of RI-1 DMAT, and will be available within the next few weeks, please register at RI Responds through this link. If you have questions, please feel free to email Erin McDonough or Cheryl Lawrence.

If you are planning on deploying with the team, please visit our deployment packing list.

For a history of our deployments this year, please visit 2008 Mission List

Team Overview

The Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team, founded in 1999, serves the State, the Nation and our local communities. RI DMAT is a 501 c3 nonprofit dedicated to disaster and emergency medicine in the state and country wide.
The Federal component of the Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team (RI DMAT) falls under the auspice of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) housed within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).   Federally, RI DMAT is a level one DMAT with over 250 members.  Typically, a Federal deployment of a DMAT team calls for the activation of a 35 member roster ranging from Administrative personnel to MDs for a two week deployment. RI DMAT has responded to every major disaster in this country since 1995.  Members of NDMS are exempt federal employees.  The application process is extensive and currently open only to Physicians and RNs due to the restrictions of HHS.  It will, however, open up in the future and we will post that opportunity as it becomes available.

 

If you would like more information on the services provided by the RI DMAT team, please visit the services page.