Regional Emergency Information
Maine Health AlertsState Emergency Software Applications:
- HAN (Maine health Alert network)
- WEBEOC (web based, local, county/state emergency operations center)
- EM Resource (Statewide Hospital Status-test version)
- Maine Responds(Maine Emergency Volunteer Registry Portal)
To protect the health and lives of people in Maine by strengthening the ability of health agencies and partner organizations in Southern Maine to detect, contain and manage public health threats and emergencies.
Maine CDC Emergency Consultation and Disease Reporting Hotline
1-800-821-5821
Follow SMRRC on 
Headlines
Contaminated water found leaking at Japanese nuclear plant...link
News archive, click..
SMRRC Regional Partners Meetings:
1.) When: April 19th, 9:30AM-11:30AM
Where: Vermont Room (1st floor), Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring Street, Portland ME 04101
Agenda: link
Map: Link
2.) When: June 19th, 9:30AM-11:30AM
Where: Nixon Training Center, Portland Water District, 225 Douglass Street, Portland, ME 04104
Agenda: To be posted
Upcoming Trainings: SMRRC Hazmat and Decontamination (HAZWOPER) Courses for 2012
- Hazmat and Decontamination Operational Level Course
Target Audience: We will offer this course designed for SMRRC hospital personnel that may be exposed to contaminated patients and or will be working on the hospital decontamination team. This is OSHA compliant HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) class and will have a certification. The training course has 2 parts: 4-hour classroom & 4-hour hands-on training. We will travel to your hospital for the hands-on training and will be using your equipment (fixed decon or tents). We will offer (free) additional training decon suits for this course.
Schedule Course Location Day Time Classroom Purpoodock Club, Cape Elizabeth, ME May 21, 2012 DONE 8AM-12PM Classroom Purpoodock Club, Cape Elizabeth, ME May 21, 2012 DONE 1-5 PM Classroom Purpoodock Club, Cape Elizabeth, ME May 22, 2012 DONE 8AM-12 PM Classroom Purpoodock Club, Cape Elizabeth, ME May 22, 2012 DONE 1-5 PM Hands on Parkview Adventist Medical Center June 6, 2012 1/2 day Hands on Your Hospital June 7, 2012 1/2 day Hands on HD Goodall Hospital June 8, 2012 1/2 day Hands on Mid-Coast Hospital June 14, 2012 1/2 day Hands on Your Hospital June 15, 2012 1/2 day Hands on Your Hospital June 16, 2012 1/2 day Registration: Link
We will post further information shortly. For further information contact Penny Hudson at hudsop@smrrc.org or FAX: 207-662-5139.
MCI Trailer Update:
SMRRC has done a complete inventory and are working on replacing all expired, damaged or used items (by June). All trailers were issued new license plates by our office. We are also revising the maintenance and storage locations and agreements and will have an updated deployment plan soon. We will announce this at our upcoming regional meeting.
SMRRC Region GETS AND WPS
An image of the recent Vortran Training
10/21/2011June 2011 HAZWOPER images and Videos
New: SMRRC Training Videos/DVD's (iPod Compatible!)
York County EMA upcoming events:
G-290 – Basic Public Information Officer Course Announcement
The Basic Public Information Officers Course is aimed at the new or less experienced PIO including those individuals who have function as a secondary responsibility. Course topics include an overview of the job of the PIO, understanding the media, interview techniques, writing a news release and conducting public awareness campaigns.At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Demonstrate how to communicate emergency public information effectively in writing to the public through the news media.
• Describe actions the PIO can take to prepare for and conduct an effective interview with the news media.
• Demonstrate the ability to answer questions effectively during an on-camera interview.
• Describe how to effectively perform the responsibilities of the PIO at the scene of an incident.
• Describe the JIS/JIC concepts as they apply to the public information function in an expanding incident.
• Participate in a panel discussion with members of the news media.
Pre-Requisites: (G 290) Public Information Awareness is a required pre-requisite for attendance of the program, please provide certificate at time of registration. This course is the pre-requisite of the (E 388) Advance Public Information Officer Course.Length of Course: 16 Hours, all classes and final exercise to be completed for certification.
Maximum Class Size: 24 participants
Class Schedule
Saturday May 18th 8 a.m to 5 p.m. York County EOC
Sunday, May 19th 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. York County EOC
Register no later than May 15th by email: EMADirector@co.york.me.us by phone, to Blain at YCEMA at 324-1578, or fax 324-4997. Email addresses required to send reservation receipt of acceptance to the class.
Cumberland County Exercises and trainings: (Click) for Monthly newsletter with training scedule in it.
Dr Matt Sholls MD Slide Presentation on Mitigation, treatment, PPE, Social Distancing, Surge Prevention/Surge Response Presented at the Freeport, Hilton Garden Inn, 10/7/09
Dr. Paul Biddinger's presentation from our July 8, 2008 "Local Partnerships in Emergency Preparedness: A Tabletop Exercise for Sagadahoc County & Neighboring Communities."
| Contact Us | ©2011 SMRRC Supported with funding from Maine DHHS, Maine CDC