The National Disaster Life Support Foundation (NDLSF) and the NSPA Training Center hosted a Hospital Decon Training Course for first receivers across the NSPA region. This week-long course taught healthcare personnel how to set up and create a program at their hospital, maintain situational awareness, don and doff the appropriate levels of PPE while treating ... Read more...
Join the Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance is wishing Mark Cromer the very best in his next professional journey. As the NSPA Regional Healthcare Coordination Center Manager, Mark has worked to bolster the emergency preparedness of the coalition members and stakeholders. His professional experience and tireless work ethic greatly assisted the coalition and its members through ... Read more...
As a part of Virginia's Severe Weather Awareness Week, The Virginia Department of Emergency Management in partnership with the National Weather Service will be hosting a statewide tornado drill on Tuesday, March 7th at 9:45am. To learn more about Virginia's Severe Weather Awareness Week, click here. The Near Southwest Preparedness Alliance Regional Healthcare Coordination Center ... Read more...
NSPA will soon begin the process of drafting our Radiological Surge Annex as part of our regional EOP. We are currently seeking individuals to serve on the Radiological Workgroup to help with providing accurate information, input, and insight from our regional partners. If you have a strong knowledge base or strong interest in this specific area ... Read more...
Join us on Monday, February 13th, at the Vinton War Memorial for an engaging afternoon discussing pediatric emergency response. In this Integrated Preparedness Workshop, participants will have the opportunity to discuss a scenario and engage in an intuitive response to help us determine regional capabilities, capacity, and resources. This workshop is open to any organization ... Read more...
