Photo Gallery
Below are photographs taken during various meetings, emergency
responses and non-emergency events.
Get to Know Us Before You Need Us !
Disaster Services Open House/Q&A
April 3, 2009
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Nicole Valentine, Director of Emergency
Services/Public Affairs of the American Red Cross of Central Massachusetts
provides an overview of the services that the ARC can provide in various
emergency situations. |
WRMRC Coordinator Shawn Winsor discusses how area
Medical Reserve Corp volunteers responded to shelters during the Ice Storm. |
Chris Montiverdi, Program Manager, Office
of Health & Medical Preparedness, Worcester Division of Public Health
presents some statistics and outcomes of responses to the Ice Storm. |
Suzanne Billings, Coordinator of Preparedness &
Response for the American Red Cross of Central Massachusetts emphasizes the
importance of up dated emergency plans. |
Michael Dunne, Homeland Security Liaison,
Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission discusses the role of
Homeland Security in emergency preparations. |
Attendees at the Open House include Emergency
Managers, Fire Officers, local Public Health officials, members of MRCs, as well
as MEMA and FEMA representatives. |
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Informational session geared towards Emergency
Managers, Public Health Directors and Towns Administrators. Topics
include: Shelter Operations~ What’s My Role?, Free Shelter
Trainings available to your town, Disaster Planning with the Red Cross,
The role of your local Medical Reserve Corps, Overview of “lessons
learned” from the 2008 New England Ice Storm. |
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School Pandemic Training, Packet Stuffing
March 6, 2009
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Information Sharing Session
at Holden, MA Senior Center
February 19, 2009
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WRMRC Coordinator Shawn Winsor discusses the Worcester
Regional Medical Reserve Corps with a visitor. |
Holden CERT Coordinator Rebecca Evanoff has a
discussion with a local ham radio operator.
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Three disaster response agencies conducted an open
house to present information about reacting to an emergency situation
like the Ice Storm of December 2008 in New England. Related article
in
The Landmark. |
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Recruitment Presentation at Salter College, West Boylston, MA
November 21, 2008
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Consultant Barry Lein demonstrating the contents of
his 72-hour kit to students of "Anatomy and Physiology" classes in the
Medical Assists program at Salter College. |
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Community Immunity 2008
Worcester Senior Center
October 18, 2008
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Kerry Clark, Operations Chief |
Just-in-Time training in screening area |
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Medical student directing clients towards treatment area |
Just-in-Time training in Treatment area |
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Giving flu vaccine |
Greeting clients and directing them. |
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WRMRC Volunteers joined doctors, medical students
and nurses from UMass Medical Center and Worcester Health & Human
Services to provide staffing for a combined flu clinic and EDS drill.
More than 1000 inoculations were given at the Senior Center and through a
mobile outreach program. |
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ARC Cross-Training in prep for Gustov
September 3, 2008
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21 WRMRC Volunteers are being cross-trained by the
American Red Cross to help staff their shelters during hurricanes in the
Gulf of Mexico -- Gustov & Ike. From this class one was deployed
immediately with 6 on stand-by. See
article... |
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Community Immunity 2007, Worcester, MA
October 13, 2007
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Darlene O’Conner (Leicester BOH) , is acting as the
Safety Officer at the Forest Grove school. |
""Down the
hall and to your left, have a nice day." |
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EDS plans are tested during a Flu Clinic held at
two different locations. To view a whole page of images from the drill,
see
Gallery. |
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Twin Strike Emergency Exercise
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Program consultant, Walter Depaolo, acting as exercise
staff member at the West Boylston emergency site
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WRMRC volunteer Cheryl Rawinski being
'moulaged'
as a simulated trauma victim for the Worcester drill. |
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Not shown is program consultant Shawn Winsor who
acted as exercise staff at Clinton hospital. Technical consultant Barry
Lein photographed the activities. Read
article... |
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Bioterrorism Agents Presentations
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Milford (June 20, 2007) |
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Milford (June 20, 2007) |
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Worcester (June 15, 2007) |
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Worcester (June 15, 2007) |
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Informational Sessions
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Holden (2007) |
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Orientation Sessions
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Orientation,
Milford (April 11, 2007) |
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Orientation,
Quabbin (Date, 2007)e, 2007 |
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SuttonOrientation, Sutton (March 26, 2007) |
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First MRC Orientation Session (Jan 24, 2007)
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Karyn E. Card, cool and in charge! |
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Volunteers listen intently... |
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Drill: Flu Clinic Nov 18, 2006 (click
here to see more photos)
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Dr. Moore, the PIO, talks with the press. |
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WRMRC Kickoff Press Conference (Tatnuck Square Billboard)
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Billboard, September 13, 2006 |
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Crowd |
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Jay Gardiner, Acting Commissioner, Worcester Dept.
of Health & Human Services |
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State Senator Harriett Chandler |
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Derek Brindisi, Acting Deputy Director, Worcester
Public Health Division |
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{Jennifer Frenette,
Region 1 MRC Regional Coordinator,
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Regina Villa, MRC State Coordinator |
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Dr. Bruce Karlin, Vice President,
Worcester District Medical
Society |
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Nicole Valentine, Director of Emergency Services/Public Affairs,
American Red Cross |
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Karyn E. Card, Coordinator,
Worcester Regional MRC}
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City Counselor, Frederick Rushton,
City of Worcester |
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Worcester Regional MRC Staff
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Last updated: 20 April 2009
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