Ma-1 Dmat Information

MA-1 DMAT was one of the first DMAT teams in the country, founded in 1988, and has extensive experience in disaster medical response, lending their resources to the local community and always prepared to respond when disaster strikes. In its nearly 25 year history, MA-1 has responded to disasters across the country and around the world, including: 1995 St. Thomas, USVI - Hurricane Marilyn 1998 Plattsburg, NY - Ice Storms 2001 New York, NY - 9/11 Terrorist Attack 2003 Bam, Iran - Earthquake; members of MA-1 deployed in conjunction with IMSuRT-East 2005 Gulfport, MS, New Orleans, LA (3 deployments) - Hurricane Katrina 2008 Baton Rouge, LA - Hurricane Gustav 2008 Galveston, TX - Hurricane Ike 2009 Fargo, ND - Red River Flood 2010 Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Earthquake 2012 New York, NY - Superstorm Sandy MA-1 has also provided medical support to presidential inaugurations, Sail Boston, The Boston Marathon, Olympic Games, air shows, and other major events, and regularly participates in field training independently or in conjunction with other teams, agencies and military units. December 2010 Wilderness Field Training, Green Woodlands, Lyme, NH - Wilderness Upgrade for Medical Professionals program, focusing on the DMAT mission under austere wilderness environment, setting up a modified Base of Operations (BoO) to provide medical care, use of designated specialized skills in the field, and utilizing ICS. November 2010 Patriot Guard, Mass Military Reserve, Chicopee, MA - Joint field training exercise with Region 1 National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) teams and the military unit CERF-P.