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Sedgwick County MMRS - Metropolitan Medical Response System.
 

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Sedgwick County 
MMRS
1530 S. Oliver, Suite 270
Wichita, KS 67218
(316) 660-7360

For more information, call
(316) 660-5551

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Health Department
1900 E. 9th Street
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 660-7300

Emergency Management
(316) 660-5959

Sedgwick County Medical Reserve Corp
The Sedgwick County Medical Reserve Corps brings volunteers – health professionals and others – together to supplement existing local emergency plans.

 

 



Recommendations for Individuals & Families

News and Events

South Central Kansas Regional Phonebook Project

The Metropolitan Medical Response System is working on a project to put together a South Central Kansas Region Emergency Response Phonebook. The phonebook will be comprised of the following agencies in the South Central Kansas Region:

  • Animal Control
  • Behavioral Health
  • CERT
  • Emergency Management
  • EMS
  • Fire Departments
  • GIS
  • Health Departments
  • Hospitals
  • Law Enforcement
  • Local Government
  • MRC
  • Public Safety
  • Public Works
  • Unified School Districts
  • Volunteer Organizations
  • State and Federal Information

If you are the director or agency head for any of the above mentioned types of agencies in the 19 county South Central Kansas Region please complete the Regional Phonebook Information Request Form.Click here for more information.

Sedgwick County Attends IEMC Training

Sedgwick County MMRS was selected to participate in the Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC) from more than 100 applications.  IEMC is designed to exercise the individual and organizational skills required in responding to and recovering from a mass casualty terrorism-related disaster.  Sedgwick County Officials attended this four and a half day exercise located at FEMA's Noble Training Center in Anniston, AL in April. Click here for more information.


National Public Health Information Coalition Features Sedgwick County MMRS

Sedgwick County MMRS is featured in the March 2005 National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) newsletter for the work on the recent "Coliseum Choas" media workshop and tabletop exercise. To read the complete article, click here.  Sedgwick County MMRS is featured on page five.


Sedgwick County MMRS Featured in KDHE Newsletter

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recently featured Sedgwick County MMRS in their monthly newsletter.  The article focuses on the media training and tabletop exercise Sedgwick County MMRS conducted on February 3.  To read the complete article, click here.


Neighborhood Distribution Center SymbolNeighborhood Distribution Center Interactive Locator Map

Sedgwick County provides an easy way for residents to locate their local Neighborhood Distribution Center.  Through the use of GIS technology, residents can now enter their address and a popup window will display the center designated for their address along with a map to the location.Click here for more information.


Mission

To assure high levels of community preparedness to a weapons of mass destruction event.  The focus of the contract is improved "medical" response systems.  The intent is decreased morbidity and mortality and increase survivability of residents, communities, and the environment.  Additionally, the resulting systems and processes will be of benefit for natural occurring disasters and public health emergencies.
 

 

Fact Sheets

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For Citizens

Emergency Preparedness & Response Frequently Asked Questions
Bioterrorism & Public Health Emergency Facts
MMRS, What is it?
Neighborhood Distribution Centers

For Clinicians

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Bioterrorism Information Handbook for Clinicians - January 2003

  Revisions Archive
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Adobe Acrobat Reader Required Infection Control and Epidemiology for Suspected Bioterrorism Agents
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Other Information

Emergency Planning Guide
Preparedness Training

Resource Links

Anthrax Facts
CDC Public Health Emergency and Response

CDC en Español - Terrorismo Biológico

Kansas Health Alert Network
Ready.gov
Smallpox
"Terrorism—Preparing for the Unexpected" - American Red Cross
United States MMRS
US Department of Homeland Security
Pandemicflu.gov
   
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