Bucks County Emergency Health Services

October 1, 2005 SURGE Deployment (5 Bucks County Units)

Monday, 16, 2005 – 1300 Hrs

The west task force from Pittsburgh will be home by 1400, the Erie team by 1600
The Bucks team is home and the Chester should be home by 1700
This will be the last report on EMS Task Force 2, thank you for your help and support.

Monday, 16, 2005 – 1200 Hrs

Task Force 2 has a truck with a flat tire and one truck has a transmission problem.
Amos is in a dead spot so we have not spoke yet today.
The two task forces passed each other last night.
When I speak with Amos I will provide another update.

Sunday 15, 2005 – 0900 Hrs

The EMS Task Force 2 has left LA to return to PA on Sunday evening.
The EMS Task Force 3 is staging at
SA office and plan to leave at 1030, the NE group will leave from RT81 about 1030 and the SE will stage at the Mont Co Training Center to leave around 1230.
Both groups will be spending tonight in Knoxville area before completing their trips.
There will be a update daily at 930,
Good Luck to the group going and welcome home to task force 2 on their return.

Thursday 13, 2005 – 0900 Hrs

18 units currently deployed
2 down for maintenance
All units will be back to base camp by Friday evening in preparation for demobilization
IC staff preparing for re deployment home scheduled for Saturday October 15, 2005
To Date:
- 2142 Treat no transport patient contacts
- 127 Patient transports

Wednesday 12, 2005 – 0900 Hrs

All units currently deployed
Morale remains high
All units will be back to base camp by Friday evening in preparation for demobilization
IC staff preparing for re deployment home scheduled for Saturday October 15, 2005
To Date:
- 2142 Treat no transport patient contacts
- 127 Patient transports

Tuesday 11, 2005 – 0900 Hrs

All units currently deployed
5 will be returning today for 24 hour stand down
Morale remains high
IC staff preparing for re deployment home scheduled for Saturday October 15, 2005
To Date:
- 2135 Treat no transport patient contacts
- 109 Patient transports

Monday, 10, 2005 – 0900 Hrs

All crews deployed, 2 retuning from missions today will have 24 hour stand down prior to re deployment Morale remains high
To date:
- 1798Tx without transport
- 112 Patient Transports

Sunday, 9, 2005 – 0900 Hrs

All crews deployed, beginning of week looks busy with special needs transports back to extended care facilities Morale remains high
To date:
- 1095 TX without transports
- 74 Transports
- including a critical pediatric trauma from LSU, by Medic 124

Saturday 8, 2005 – 0900 Hrs

Missions continue to run smoothly
15 Units remain deployed to existing missions
Five units in base camp for completing 24 hour stand down before re assignment to next missions.
Mechanic serviced all deployed vehicles yesterday
Morale remains high among crews
PA is setting the example for EMS Operations with this mission. IC Cameron reports other services and EOC studying PA deployment which has been viewed as an extremely well organized and professional response.

Friday 7, 2005 – 0900 Hrs

One team member has been flown out area for a family medical emergency in South Carolina. Local EOC pivotal in facilitating this individual’s transportation from area.
Missions continue to run smoothly
Weather is cooling
Currently 3 Units at base camp finishing up 24 hour stand down, awaiting next mission Five units will complete 72 hour missions today and rotate to base camp for 24 hour stand down before re assignment to next missions.
Mechanic making rounds today for preventative maintenance Morale remains high among crews
With 10 of 19 units reporting in, PA EMS Task force has transported 54 patients and has had 790 patient contacts that resulted in treatment and no transport since becoming operational in Louisiana on October 3, 2005

Thursday 6, 2005 – 0900 Hrs

Weather is cooling diminishing worries about AC.
IC Cameron visited all deployed crews yesterday in a six hour drive around the area.
All crews in high spirits, integrated into mission at various sites.
Hyman Center IC and Cajun Dome IC have specifically requested that assigned crews remain for duration of deployment.
ICs at these sites have related that PA crews are the best they have had, they are pitching in with whatever is needed from triage, treatment and transport to care for special needs populations staying in these centers. High praises from DMAT teams and others working with our crews.
IC Cameron has cleared with state EOC and these crews will remain attached to their current assignments for duration of deployment.
Remainder of crews will stand down tomorrow from first 72 hour deployment. 24 hour rest period planned prior to next mission assignments.
IC Cameron has begun preparing for required process for stand down of mission and deployment home.
Medical re-supply issues resolved
Mechanic will visit all deployed crews tomorrow for preventive maintenance and vehicle checks.

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Wednesday 5, 2005 – 0900 Hrs

The crews are still working hard in 12 hour shifts.
Still working on AC
Re-supplies for services has been worked out
The main problem now is that they need to keep a person at their supply tent so someone else does not walk off with them
Moving around is slow because of the heavy traffic
The crews will return to camp on Friday morning and will have 24 hours of down time before there next mission
Good communication between Amos and the State IC system
Amos and I agreed that we will just have a report once a day at 9am unless there is a problem
Next report at 9am Thursday

Continues to work on AC for tent city as well as securing laundry and other logistical services for crews when they return from current missions

The Following 72 hour missions began this morning: These missions vary from staff support at clinics and field hospitals to patient transport to support of US Military and local public safety workers.